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Marc Marquez set a best time of 1:41.579 to lead the way in FP2. At more than two seconds faster than the quickest time this morning, track conditions continue to improve in Argentina. In second place was his Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa, just 0.094 off of his compatriot’s time. Maverick Vinales continued to impress […]
Enea Bastianini continued to top the timing sheets in FP2 on the Gresini Honda. As expected times started to tumble as track conditions improve, but Bastianini’s time of 1:51.137 is still some way off times from last year’s Argentina round. Romano Fenati ended the session in second place on the Sky Racing Honda, closely followed […]
Reigning Moto2 champion Johann Zarco stamped his authority on the opening Moto2 free practice session. He set a time of 1:45.037 to top the timing sheet and was virtually untouchable on his Ajo Motorsport Kalex until the chequered flag. No one was able to get within half a second of the Frenchman until the dying […]
Andrea Dovizioso set the fastest time in Argentina in the dying seconds of FP1. With a best lap of 1:43.684 on his Ducati, he was just 0.094 quicker than Marc Marquez on the Repsol Honda. Yonny Hernandez was third quickest on his Aspar Ducati. The provisional third row is made up of Maverick Vinales in […]
Italian Enea Bastianini set the pace in the first Moto3 shakedown in Argentina on his Gresini Honda. His time of 1:52.467 was 0.375 faster than Livio Loi in second on his RW Racing Honda. Brad Binder ended the session in third on the Red Bull KTM. Jorge Navarro took his time to build his pace […]
Jorge Lorenzo secured pole position in a thrilling first qualifying session of the year. He set a time of 1:54.543 early in the session, and although he wasn’t beaten, it wasn’t without a hard fight. Marc Marquez will start the race from second on the grid just .091 of a second behind his compatriot. On […]
Jonas Folger will start the Moto2 race in Qatar from pole position tomorrow. Setting a best lap of 1:59.052 early on in qualifying, no one was able to better him for the rest of the session. Sam Lowes will start the race from second, just 0.072s behind the German. The Brit, however, appears incredibly happy […]
Romano Fenati snatched pole position in the dying moments of Moto3 qualifying. He set a time of 2:06.131 after the chequered flag, when he got a massive tow down the start finish straight. Bumped into second place by a mere 0.047s was Livio Loi, with Brad Binder in third. Binder, however, received a penalty in […]
Ducati rider Andrea Iannone remained unbeaten today, setting the fastest time of 1:54.639 in a frantic FP3. Jorge Lorenzo was second, 0.137 off of Iannone’s time, while Marc Marquez found some pace in the Repsol Honda, rounding out the provisional front row. In a dramatic session, less than a second covered the top 12 riders […]
Sam Lowes headed the time sheets in FP3, setting a time of 1.59.262, the fastest ever lap for a Moto2 bike in Losail. Thomas Luthi finished the session in second, .211 behind the Brit. Lorenzo Baldassarri rounded out the provisional front row in third. Marcel Schrotter ended the session in fourth, with Jonas Folger in […]
Frenchman Fabio Quartararo led the way in the final Moto3 practice session with a time of 2.05.859. He is the only person to have topped Belgian Livio Loi in a session so far this weekend. Loi himself finished third behind Brad Binder. Class rookie Nicolo Bulega continued to impress in fourth, with Sky VR46 teammate […]
Setting the pace in FP2 was Ducati’s Andrea Iannone. Setting a time of 1:55.388 he was 0.013s faster than Marc Marquez in second on the Repsol Honda. Power sliding his was to third was Britain’s own Scott Redding on his Pramac Ducati. Continuing to impress in fourth was Suzuki’s Maverick Vinales, with Andrea Dovizioso in […]