14:25
Just five minutes to go now and pitlane empties. This will be a fiesty end to the session.
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2025 Argentina MotoGP
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2025 Argentina MotoGP: Sprint as it happened
Lap-by-lap updates from the 12-lap sprint at the 2025 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix
Marc Marquez will make his bid for a second spring win in MotoGP 2025 after topping qualifying at the Argentina Grand Prix for the factory Ducati team.
Topping both sessions at Termas de Rio Hondo on Friday, Marquez comes into Saturday's 12-lap sprint as favourite after setting a new all-time lap record on to take pole.
Alex Marquez will go from second once again on his Gresini Ducati and feels he is closer in pace to his elder brother than he was at the Thai GP.
Completing the front row was LCR Honda's Johann Zarco, who delivered the Japanese marque its first qualifying top three result since the 2023 Italian GP - highlighting just how much progress it has made over the winter with its bike.
Pecco Bagnaia was fourth on the second of the factory team Ducatis and believes he is "ready to fight". KTM's Pedro Acosta and VR46's Fabio Di Giannantonio complete row two.
The sprint begins at 6pm GMT.
15 Mar 2025
14:22
Di Giannantonio has now jumped into sixth, which pushes Bagnaia down to eighth.
The factory Ducati rider said he was "ready to fight" after Friday practice, so it's time for him to stand up and deliver.
14:22
Sixth and a 1m37.586s is a solid effort from Morbidelli on used rubber. Don't rule him out for the front row when he goes onto a fresh soft.
14:21
After the first runs, it's Marc Marquez from Alex Marquez and Zarco.
Bezzecchi is fourth ahead of Acosta, Morbidelli, Bagnaia, Quartararo, Di Giannantonio, Binder, Rins and Mir.
14:20
Marquez goes even quicker on lap two with a 1m37.023s. Alex Marquez moves up to second, 0.140s off.
14:19
Zarco was hooked in behind Marquez, but that is an amazing effort.
14:19
First laps come in and Marc Marquez hits the front with a new lap record of 1m37.142s.
Zarco is second, 0.063s back, while Alex Marquez is third. Bagnaia only ninth after first lap.
14:17
Everyone is out on fresh soft rubber, apart from Q1 pacesetter Morbidelli - and presumably Mir, though there is no tyre data for him registered - who is out on a used soft.
14:15
The pole shootout session is go!
14:14
Last time we were in Argentina, Alex Marquez took his first MotoGP pole.
14:13
Lap record went yesterday. I reckon we'll see the first 1m36s lap of Termas de Rio Hondo over the next 15 minutes.
14:10
Q2 group
- Zarco
- Quartararo
- Morbidelli
- Binder
- Mir
- Acosta
- Rins
- Di Giannantonio
- Bagnaia
- Bezzecchi
- A.Marquez
- M.Marquez
14:09
Miserable day for the Tech3 duo so far. Vinales was 0.934s away from Morbidelli's time, while Bastianini was over a second away.
They have a lot of work to do ahead of the sprint.
14:07
Miller will start 13th ahead of Aldeguer, Ogura, Marini, Oliveira, Fernandez, Chantra, Vinales, Bastianini and Savadori.
14:06
Morbidelli fastest in Q1, Mir progresses to Q2
Morbidelli's 1m37.312s remains intact, Mir holds onto second by 0.078s over Miller to bag the final Q2 spot.
14:05
Chequered flag
Chequered flag is out. Nobody threatening the top two places right now.
14:04
Crash - Ai Ogura
Big drama for Ogura! He's gone down at Turn 2. Fast crash, but he's ok.
His Q2 hopes are over, though. The best he can hope for is 14th.
14:03
Mir goes second with a 1m37.526s, still 0.2s shy of Morbidelli.
14:03
Crash - Somkiat Chantra.
Yellow flags are out in sector one. Chantra has crashed at Turn 2. He's fine but that will affect a few riders' laps.
14:02
Lots of cruising going on as riders look for the best reference to set their laps behind. Ogura, though, is just getting on with it. He's just 0.105s outside of a Q2 place.
14:01
Morbidelli isn't risking it, he has come out now.
13:59
Though that lull is now over. Morbidelli is remaining in his garage for the time being.
13:59
Everyone is in pitlane now with just under six minutes to go.
13:57
That lap has blown the doors open somewhat. He's got almost half a second over third-placed Ai Ogura.
That could well be enough for him to get through to Q2 without using up another soft tyre.
13:56
Morbidelli improves to a 1m37.312s, which puts him 0.375s clear of Miller now. That's a statement lap. Second-fastest time of the weekend.
