MotoGP Argentina, Termas - Friday Practice (2) Results
2023 MotoGP Argentina, Termas - Practice (2) Results | |||||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max | |
1 | ^1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | 1'38.518s | 20/21 | 335k |
2 | ˅1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.162s | 24/26 | 338k |
3 | ^6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.249s | 19/24 | 335k |
4 | ^3 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.315s | 23/25 | 335k |
5 | ^1 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.391s | 20/22 | 334k |
6 | ^4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.426s | 19/20 | 336k |
7 | ˅4 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.488s | 22/25 | 336k |
8 | ˅4 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.553s | 25/25 | 330k |
9 | ˅1 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.562s | 21/23 | 332k |
10 | ^1 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.599s | 22/24 | 334k |
11 | ˅6 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.666s | 21/26 | 335k |
12 | ^4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.684s | 16/22 | 333k |
13 | ^5 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.719s | 21/23 | 331k |
14 | ^1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.746s | 25/27 | 334k |
15 | ˅3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.770s | 24/25 | 333k |
16 | ˅2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.858s | 19/24 | 333k |
17 | ˅4 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +1.043s | 16/20 | 332k |
18 | ˅1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +1.057s | 21/23 | 334k |
Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than Practice 1.
= Rider is same position as Practice 1.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than Practice 1.
Official Termas de Rio Hondo MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 37.683s (2014)
Fastest race lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 39.019s (2015)
* Rookie
Riders directly to Qualifying 2 - Top 10 Combined Practice Times: | |||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
1 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP23) |
2 | Maverick Vinales | SPA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP23) |
3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) |
4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) |
5 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) |
6 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) |
7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) |
8 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
10 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) |
Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales repeat this morning's Aprilia one-two, in reverse order, at the end of Friday practice at the 2023 MotoGP of Argentina.
Meanwhile, Fabio Quartararo and Jack Miller are among those to miss out on a top ten place and will need to take part in Saturday's Qualifying 1.
The 1m 39.207s morning best by Vinales stood as the lap to beat until the final 15mins of the hour when Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin popped ahead.
Last year's winner Espargaro then briefly restored the RS-GP to the top before Ducati's reigning champion and 2023 title leader Francesco Bagnaia set the first 1m 38s lap of the weekend.
But Marco Bezzecchi, Vinales and Luca Marini swiftly pushed the double Portimao winner down to fourth ahead of the final run.
Vinales dislodged Bezzecchi, but was in turn beaten by Espargaro - the Aprilias thus repeating their morning one-two, but with Espargaro 0.162s ahead of Vinales.
Further back, the LCR Hondas had a good day with Takaaki Nakagami in eighth and Alex Rins, who has one of Marc Marquez's Honda chassis to try this weekend, in tenth.
15th this morning on the slippery surface, the dry afternoon weather was especially welcome for Quartararo.
But the Frenchman continued to struggle, being consistently outpaced by team-mate Franco Morbidelli (ninth) and visibly agitated, punching the tank and shrugging his shoulders in disbelief on his way to just 14th place.
Rookie Augusto Fernandez, 13th this morning, lost the front and tumbled through the gravel at turn one early in the afternoon session.
Most riders used the hard front and medium rear tyre combination this afternoon.
Four riders are missing Argentina due to injuries at last weekend’s Portimao season-opener: Pol Espargaro, Enea Bastianini, Miguel Oliveira and Marc Marquez.
Bastianini, Oliveira and Marquez hope to return for round three in COTA but Espargaro’s injuries are set to see him sidelined for at least several more events. There are no replacement riders this weekend but Espargaro will be replaced by KTM test rider Jonas Folger next time out.
Aleix Espargaro gave Aprilia its first and so far only MotoGP victory in last year’s Termas de Rio Hondo race ahead of Jorge Martin, who was also caught up in the Marquez-Oliveira clash and is riding with a broken toe this weekend.
Unlike last weekend's Portimao season-opener, which was preceded by a winter test, there has been no MotoGP action at Argentina since last year's grand prix.
2023 MotoGP Argentina, Termas - Practice (1) Results | ||||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | 1'39.207s | 18/20 | 335k |
2 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +0.284s | 18/18 | 336k |
3 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.301s | 18/20 | 334k |
4 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.376s | 18/19 | 333k |
5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.403s | 18/19 | 334k |
6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +0.421s | 16/17 | 334k |
7 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.426s | 15/18 | 333k |
8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.489s | 15/16 | 334k |
9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +0.493s | 15/20 | 335k |
10 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.544s | 17/18 | 337k |
11 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.595s | 16/17 | 335k |
12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +0.719s | 17/19 | 331k |
13 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +0.787s | 19/20 | 333k |
14 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.830s | 15/17 | 333k |
15 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.909s | 17/19 | 334k |
16 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.057s | 19/19 | 332k |
17 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +1.129s | 16/18 | 331k |
18 | Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.458s | 18/19 | 331k |
* Rookie
Official Termas de Rio Hondo MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 37.683s (2014)
Fastest race lap:
Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1m 39.019s (2015)
Maverick Vinales leads an Aprilia one-two during opening practice for the MotoGP of Argentina at Termas de Rio Hondo, ahead of Pramac Ducati's Jorge Martin.
Light rain during the previous Moto2 session had cleared in time for MotoGP FP1, but with more moisture forecast there was a sense of urgency to finish FP1 in the top ten in case of an afternoon downpour.
Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli surprised by heading Aprilia's 2022 winner Aleix Espargaro at the midway stage of the 45mins on the rarely used circuit, which nonetheless looked much cleaner than in past years.
Espargaro's team-mate Vinales then took over, before Portimao podium finisher Marco Bezzecchi was the first to dip under the 1m 40s mark with 8mins to go - kicking off a mini-qualifying session that ended with Vinales back on top.
The Spaniard stopped at the end of the session, possibly due to a lack of fuel.
Takaaki Nakagami was a surprise fourth for LCR Honda, with Alex Marquez (Gresini Ducati) and Johann Zarco (Pramac Ducati) completing the top six.
Double Portimao winner Francesco Bagnaia was tenth for Ducati while the likes of a frustrated Fabio Quartararo (Monster Yamaha) must hope the dry weather holds if they are to avoid a trip to Qualifying 1 on Saturday morning.
Alex Rins, who has been given one of Marc Marquez's newer Honda chassis for this weekend, was the only faller, at turn 1 with 15mins to go, while he was holding seventh place.