After running fastest in Q1 Alex Marquez was able to cut another 4 seconds off of his fastest lap time to complete a 1:43.881. The rain had an impact on others ability to bounce back in terms of final qualifying position for the Sprint race. Marquez had some early drama in qualifying after falling off of his Gresini Racing Ducati but was able to bounce back and take pole. He stated “I’m super happy. Q1 was so difficult with the wet tyres, I wasn’t really convinced to be on dries, it was too wet,” Championship leader Francesco Bagnaia set a 1:44.739 only earning P3 behind the of Marco Bezzecchi. After being fastest in FP2 Aleix Espargaro was only able to salvage P9 which will be disappointing for the Spaniard. Teammate Maverick Viñales will also be disappointed after finishing second fastest in FP2 and 4th fastest in FP3. The sprint race is in a few hours so we will see which riders can capitalize on their qualifying success.
Top 12 Argentina Qualifying Results
1 | Alex Marquez | ES | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati | 333.6 | 01’43.881 |
2 | Marco Bezzecchi | IT | Mooney VR46 Racing | Ducati | 335.3 | 01’44.053 |
3 | Francesco Bagnaia | IT | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati | 337.1 | 01’44.739 |
4 | Franco Morbidelli | IT | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha | 332.7 | 01’45.982 |
5 | Maverick Viñales | ES | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 330 | 01:46.236 |
6 | Johann Zarco | FR | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 331.8 | 01:46.463 |
7 | Luca Marini | IT | Mooney VR46 Racing | Ducati | 335.3 | 01:46.588 |
8 | Jorge Martin | ES | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati | 329.2 | 01:46.635 |
9 | Aleix Espargaro | ES | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | 332.7 | 01:46.878 |
10 | Fabio Quartararo | FR | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha | 331.8 | 01:47.122 |
11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JP | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 323.2 | 01:48.209 |
12 | Alex Rins | ES | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda | 325.7 | 01:48.209 |