Track conditions improve as Marquez goes third on day one in Argentina

Courtesy of Repsol Honda Team

GP Red Bull de la Republica Argentina MotoGP 2015  Round 3 With more rubber on the track and a cleaner racing line emerging, the times dropped drastically from this morning with Marc bettering his FP1 time of 1’42.605 by over three seconds with his best lap of 1’39.336 on lap 12/15, placing him 3rd in the combined times on this first day. Teammate, Hiroshi, also improved his time of 1’45.688 from this morning by over four seconds with his time of 1’41.380 on lap 16/18, placing him 21st. FP3 will commence tomorrow at 09h55 local time.

Marc Marquez 3rd 1’39.336 [lap 12/15] “I’m pretty happy today even if the track was not in the best condition. In the first session I was sliding around a lot, but in FP2 it was better. Things are gradually improving and we felt progressively more comfortable. I think the key to this weekend will be understanding the evolution of the grip level of the track, and adapting the setup to the changes. But the important thing is that we were able to go out and ride, and we are already at a good level.”

Hiroshi Aoyama 21st 1’41.380 [lap 16/18] “This morning and this afternoon have been difficult for me on the bike. I wasn’t able to get a good feeling or feedback on the bike due to the conditions. FP2 was a little better and we were able to go faster but the position didn’t change that much. It’s not the best way to start this first day but we will analyse the data tonight and try to improve tomorrow.”

Results Session Pos. Rider Num Nation Team Time/Gap 1 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar 1’38.776 2 IANNONE Andrea 29 ITA Ducati Team 1’39.311 3 MARQUEZ Marc 93 SPA Repsol Honda Team 1’39.336 4 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR CWM LCR Honda 1’39.403 5 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA Ducati Team 1’39.434 6 LORENZO Jorge 99 SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1’39.463 7 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’39.648 8 REDDING Scott 45 GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 1’39.892 9 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1’39.947 10 HERNANDEZ Yonny 68 COL Pramac Racing 1’40.088 11 VINALES Maverick 25 SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar 1’40.126 12 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1’40.195 13 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA Pramac Racing 1’40.438 14 HAYDEN Nicky 69 USA Aspar MotoGP Team 1’40.522 15 ABRAHAM Karel 17 CZE AB Motoracing 1’40.586 16 BARBERA Hector 8 SPA Avintia Racing 1’40.626 17 BRADL Stefan 6 GER Athina Forward Racing 1’40.672 18 LAVERTY Eugene 50 IRE Aspar MotoGP Team 1’40.846 19 MILLER Jack 43 AUS CWM LCR Honda 1’40.864 20 DE ANGELIS Alex 15 RSM Athina Forward Racing 1’41.152 21 AOYAMA Hiroshi 7 JPN Repsol Honda Team 1’41.380 22 BAUTISTA Alvaro 19 SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1’41.490 23 DI MEGLIO Mike 63 FRA Avintia Racing 1’41.531 24 MELANDRI Marco 33 ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1’41.576 25 BAZ Loris 76 FRA Athina Forward Racing 1’41.784

Location Information The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina ́s Touring Car Racing championship. In…read more.

Length 4.806 kilometres / 2.986 miles Width 16 metres Left corners 5 Right corners 9 Longest straight 1.076 kilometres / 0.669 miles Constructed 2008 Modified 2013 Circuit Records Pole Position 1m 37.683s (177.1km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2014) Race Lap 1m 39.233s (174.3 km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2014) Race Time 41m 39.821s (158.9 km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2014) 2014 Race Winner Marc Marquez (Honda) Autódromo Provincial Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina – View in Google Maps www.autodromotermas.com