Fresh from victory in America, the Repsol Honda Team head south to Argentina

2015-04-13 06:33
With no time to rest, Marc Marquez and Hiroshi Aoyama (replacing injured Dani Pedrosa) are en route to Termas de Río Hondo (1100km North West of Buenos Aires) for round three of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship.

After it’s inaugural Grand Prix in 2014 – where Marc and Dani took a 1-2 finish – the MotoGP paddock returns to the Province of Santiago del Estero, with Marc looking for back-to-back victories and Hiroshi hoping to progress his experience further at a track he enjoys and finished 10th in last season on the Open Class Honda bike.

FP1 will commence on Friday at 09h55 local time.

Marc Marquez
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING: 3RD - 36 POINTS
“After a good weekend in Austin, I am feeling relaxed and confident again. Now we travel straight to Argentina for the next round and we have a good momentum which I hope to continue this coming weekend. Argentina is a circuit that I like and it’s the second year we visit Termas de Río Hondo. We had many fans there last year so I hope they all come to support us again this year and we can put on a good show for them.”

Marc Marquez
Marc Marquez Statistics

Date of Birth 17/02/1993
Birthplace Lleida, (Catalonia) – Spain
Height 168 cm
Weight 59 kg
Hobbies Mountain Biking, Video games
Racing Number 93
First Race 1998 “Enduro per nens”
Grand Prix Debut 2008 125cc Portugal GP (KTM 125 FRR)
GPs raced 116
GP pole positions 51 (14 in 125cc, 14 in 250cc, 23 in MotoGP)
Total GP podiums 70 (14 x 125cc, 25 x Moto2, 31 x MotoGP)
Total GP wins 46 (10 x 125cc, 16 x Moto2, 20 x MotoGP)
First GP Win 2010 125cc Italian GP (Derbi RSA 125)
World titles 4 (1 x 125cc - 2010, 1 x Moto2 - 2012, 2 x MotoGP - 2013, 2014)
Previous Results in Argentina 2014 1st (MotoGP)
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Hiroshi Aoyama
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDING: 14TH - 5 POINTS
“The weekend in Austin was complicated due to the weather but we learned a lot. Now we travel to Argentina which is one of my favourite tracks and I had a good race there last year. The track isn’t easy - it has a long straight and many tight corners but I believe the Honda RC213V will work well there. I have a strong teammate to learn from and Dani’s team are all helping me a lot so my confidence is high and I hope to improve from last weekend.”

Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama Statistics

Date of Birth 25/10/1981
Birthplace Chiba, Japan
Height 165 cm
Weight 57 kg
Racing Number 7
GP pole positions 8 (250cc)
Total GP podiums 27 (250cc)
Total GP wins 9 (250cc)
First GP Win 2005 250cc Japan GP
World titles 1 (2009 - 250cc)
Previous Results in Argentina 2014 10th (MotoGP)
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Rider Standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team
1
ROSSI
Valentino 46 ITA 41 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
2
DOVIZIOSO
Andrea 4 ITA 40 Ducati Team
3
MARQUEZ
Marc 93 SPA 36 Repsol Honda Team

Source: HRC

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