Results MotoGP Pole Position Argentina 2014

 

Dominant Marquez secures Argentina pole

Marc Marquez appears to be enjoying every moment of the first World Championship visit to the new Termas de Rio Hondo track and he set a superb 1'37.683s late in the 15 minute showdown to maintain his 100% 2014 pole record.

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s 2010 and 2012 MotoGP title winner Lorenzo improved his best time significantly in the final stages to qualify second, a 0.742s margin from pole.

Pedrosa, meanwhile, was not far behind Lorenzo in third, his best time of 1’38.651s leaving him a second off the pole pace.

Another good performance from Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) on the ‘Open’ Forward-Yamaha puts him at the head on the second row, with Italians Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) qualifying just behind him.

After making it through from Q1 Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) will shoot for another top five race result from the front of row three, with Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) and Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) behind him. Bradl walked away from a big highside but looked somewhat shaken by the crash.

Alvaro Baustista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini), Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech3) and the other rider to make it through from Q1, Nicky Hayden (Drive M7 Aspar), will get away from the fourth row.

 Free Practice III MotoGP Argentina 2014 :

 1. Marc Marquez Honda Team 1:39,171
2. Dani Pedrosa Honda Team 1:39,330
3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha MotoGP 1:39,458
4. Aleix Espargaro NGM Forward Racing 1:39,573
5. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team 1:39,757
6. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP 1:39,771
7. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha MotoGP 1:39,782
8. Andrea Iannone Pramac Racing 1:40,050
9. Alvaro Bautista Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1:40,223
10. Pol Espargaro Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:40,422
11. Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:40,575
12. Yonny Hernandez Pramac Racing 1:40,802
13. Colin Edwards NGM Forward Racing 1:40,950
14. Nicky Hayden Drive M7 Aspar 1:41,142
15. Scott Redding Go&Fun Honda Gresini 1:41,193
16. Michele Pirro Ducati Team 1:41,457
17. Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing 1:41,552
18. Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing 1:41,904
19. Broc Parkes Paul Bird Motorsport 1:41,935
20. Hiroshi Aoyama Drive M7 Aspar 1:41,958
21. Danilo Petrucci IodaRacing Project 1:42,419
22. Hector Barbera Avintia Racing 1:42,482
23. Michael Laverty Paul Bird Motorsport 1:42,932

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Marc Marquez In Circuit of The Americas

 

Marquez Untouchable On Friday in Texas

Maec Marquez set a best time of 2’03.490s to lead the way at the state-of-the-art track in Texas where he took his first premier class victory in 2013 and on Saturday he will be a clear favourite to repeat his pole position from last year. Indeed Marquez set his best Friday time on a hard tyre and was less than 0.5s from his own pole record set on a medium tyre 12 months ago.

Ducati Team’s Dovizioso was the ‘best of the rest’ using a softer tyre, whilst Marquez led his Repsol Honda teammate Pedrosa by 1.133s. Like Dovizioso his Italian compatriot and fellow Ducati rider Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) made use of a soft compound to lap fourth quickest.

The best of the Yamaha riders was Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) at a circuit which he admits he found tricky last season. The nine-time World Champion trailed Marquez by 1.3s.

The impressive Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) lapped sixth quickest on the ‘Open’ Yamaha and outpaced Factory-equipped rivals Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda MotoGP) and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) in seventh and eighth respectively.

Lorenzo was apparently unable to make the most of the re-introduced 2013-spec Bridgestone tyre which has been brought to this round and for which he stated a preseason preference over the 2014 version.

Britons Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team) and Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech3) rounded out the top ten behind Lorenzo.

Free Practice I MotoGP 2014 Austin :

1. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team 2m 4,704s
2. Aleix Espargaro Forward Racing 2m 5,591s
3. Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team 2m 5,676s
4. Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha2m 5,972s
5. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 2m 6,279s
6. Bradley Smith Yamaha Tech 3 2m 6,336s
7. Cal Crutchlow Ducati Team 2m 6,433s
8. Stefan Bradl LCR Honda 2m 6,537s
9. Andrea Iannone Pramac Racing 2m 6,602s
10.Alvaro Bautista Honda Gresini 2m 6,633s
11.Pol Espargaro Yamaha Tech 3 2m 6,680s
12.Jorge Lorenzo Movistar Yamaha 2m 6,771s
13.Nicky Hayden Drive M7 Aspar 2m 7,450s
14.Colin Edwards Forward Racing 2m 7,644s
15.Yonny Hernandez Pramac Racing 2m 7,689s
16.Karel Abraham AB Motoracing 2m 7,702s
17.Hector Barbera Avintia Racing 2m 8,150s
18.Hiroshi Aoyama M7 Aspar 2m 8,455s
19.Scott Redding Honda Gresini 2m 8,588s
20.Danilo Petrucci IodaRacing Project 2m 9,646s
21.Michael Laverty Paul Bird Motorsport 2m 10,206s
22.Broc Parkes Paul Bird Motorsport 2m 10,493s
23.Mike Di Meglio Avintia Racing 2m 11,100s

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Marc Marquez Wins Motogp Qatar 2014

 

Marquez overcomes Rossi to Take Qatar Win

Repsol Honda’s 21 year-old rider produced a gritty performance to take maximum points despite breaking his leg in preseason and missing the last two MotoGP tests.

In further drama Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of the race lead at turn 15 on the first lap, meaning his season starts with a DNF after he had struggled with grip issues throughout the weekend.

Meanwhile, after eight laps the race was over for Stefan Bradl who had led the contest for several circulations. Coming from seventh on the grid and taking advantage of Lorenzo’s crash and some errors ahead of him Bradl was writing headlines for LCR Honda but perhaps the pressure of Marc Marquezand Valentino Rossi on his shoulder was too much as the German slid off track.

Indeed, Marquez and Rossi then went on to have a great fight which went down to the last lap and saw the Spaniard outpace the Italian by 0.25s – with Pedrosa three seconds back to complete the podium.

An excellent ride for Aleix Espargaro saw him take fourth on his debut for NGM Forward Racing on their ‘Open’ Yamaha. Espargaro cashed in on crashes for Alvaro Baustista (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) and Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) as they fell out of the podium hunt.

Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow did well in fifth and sixth respectively for Ducati Team, though Crutchlow finished 16 seconds behind his teammate after almost running out of fuel on his debut for the Italian factory.

A good first premier class race for Scott Redding (GO&FUN Honda Gresini) saw him beat fellow ‘Open’ Honda equipped rider Nicky Hayden (Drive M7 Aspar) to seventh by a 0.035s margin.

The top ten was rounded out by Hayden’s compatriot Colin Edwards (NGM Forward Racing), riding his first race as a 40 year-old, and Andrea Iannone (Pramac Racing) who recovered well from a fall on the last corner of lap two.

A mistake from rookie Pol Espargaro (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) with five laps to go saw him drop down to 15th and then pull into pits shortly after.

The riders will reconvene for the next race at the Circuit Of The Americas in three weeks’ time.

MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda TeamLap 22

ROSSI V.Movistar Yamaha MotoGP+0.259

PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team+3.370

ESPARGARO A.NGM Forward Racing+11.623

DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+12.159

CRUTCHLOW C.Ducati Team+28.526

REDDING S.GO&FUN Honda Gresini+32.593

HAYDEN N.Drive M7 Aspar+32.628

EDWARDS C.NGM Forward Racing+39.547

IANNONE A.Pramac Racing+43.360

AOYAMA H.Drive M7 Aspar+46.595

HERNANDEZ Y.Energy T.I. Pramac Racing+46.688

ABRAHAM K.Cardion AB Motoracing+50.581

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