Marc Marquez achieved another milestone in his career today, taking his fourth consecutive Argentinian pole position (out of four visits to the Termas de Rio Hondo Circuit), his 38th in MotoGP, and the 66th of his career, setting a new record across all classes of the Championship, at only 24 years of age.
Marc was the only rider who was able to get into the 1’47” range in the wet conditions that affected the qualifying session.
Dani Pedrosa also made the best of a tricky situation after a morning drizzle prevented him from getting a top 10 result in FP3. Forced to participate in QP1, he set the fastest lap in that wet session to join his teammate in the fight for the top positions, ultimately qualifying on the second row with the fifth-fastest lap time.
Weather forecasts indicate dry conditions for tomorrow’s MotoGP race, which will get underway at 4 p.m. local time.
Marc Marquez - Pole position 1'47.512
“Today on the full wets in FP4, I was really comfortable. It was a little bit slippery but the feeling was very good. In qualifying the conditions were different and not the best for my riding style, as it was half wet and half dry, but we managed and tried to do a great lap and ultimately got the pole. I even thought about fitting the slick but then, speaking with Santi [Hernandez], we decided not to do it. We did a good job with the team and I’m very happy to start from the front row tomorrow. They say it will be dry, so the race will be another story, but we’ll try to find a way to fight for the podium.”
Dani Pedrosa - 5th 1'49.008
“It has been a challenging day, as we had to go through QP1 after rain started falling midway into FP3 this morning and I didn't have the chance to improve my lap time enough to get into the top 10. The rain also affected FP4, causing us a bit of confusion with the electronics setting at the beginning, but in the end we were able to improve. We set the fastest time in Q1 and after that we earned a second-row start, which is very positive as we recovered a lot compared to yesterday. Now we must keep working for tomorrow to have the best race possible.”
1 - MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'47.512
2 - ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 1'48.275
3 - CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR LCR Honda Honda 1'48.278
4 - PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 1'48.908
5 - PEDROSA Dani 26 SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'49.008
6 - VINALES Maverick 25 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1'49.218
7 - ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1'49.272
8 - ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1'49.323
9 - BAZ Loris 76 FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 1'49.630
10 - BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 1'49.724
11 - FOLGER Jonas 94 GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'49.825
12 - IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1'50.725
13 - DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'49.488 (Q1)
14 - ZARCO Johann 5 FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'49.916 (Q1)
15 - REDDING Scott 45 GBR Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 1'50.048 (Q1)
16 - LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Ducati Team Ducati 1'50.310 (Q1)
17 - MILLER Jack 43 AUS Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 1'50.319 (Q1)
18 - ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'50.673 (Q1)
19 - SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'50.676 (Q1)
20 - RABAT Tito 53 SPA Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 1'50.910 (Q1)
21 - BARBERA Hector 8 SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 1'51.058 (Q1)
22 - LOWES Sam 22 GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1'51.199 (Q1)
23 - RINS Alex 42 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 1'52.340 (Q1)
Marquez takes fourth consecutive pole in Argentina, Pedrosa positive on second row
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