Michael Scott | March 31, 2019
Argentina MotoGP Results 2019
There was another great fighting MotoGP race at the Argentine GP. Unfortunately for all his rivals, it was for second place … because Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez checked out into the first corner, and was never seen again.
Marc Marquez checked out in Argentina, winning his 45th-career MotoGP race. (Gold & Goose photo)Marquez eventually won by an easy 9.8 seconds, after a lonely master-class in how to tame 25 laps and 120.15 kilometres of the scenic Termas de Rio Honda circuit in the north of Argentina.
“Today was a perfect day … with a really sweet feeling with the bike,” he said.
The fight for second went to the last lap, after Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow) holding off Valentino Rossi (Monster Yamaha), preserving his tyres and energy for the final confrontation. But he came off second best to the hero of the crowd. Second place was Rossi’s first podium since the German GP last year, exactly 23 years to the day since his GP debut.
For most of the race there had been six riders in close company behind Dovi.
By the finish, fourth went to Pramac Ducati rider Jack Miller, fending off Ecstar Suzuki’s Alex Rins, who had picked his way steadily through after starting on the sixth row of the grid.
The pair had escaped from Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati), with Takaaki Nakagami taking seventh as something of a gift, after Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha) and slow-starting Maverick Vinales (Monster Yamaha) collided and crashed on the last lap.
With rookie Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) eighth, Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) passed brother Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM) for ninth on the final lap, with second KTM rider, rookie Miguel Oliveira, close in 11th.
Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda) was still out of touch in 12th, after getting left off the line; erstwhile podium contender Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) came through to an angry 13th after serving a ride-through penalty for a jump start.
Marquez will take a four-point championship lead to the next round at COTA in Texas, where he is accustomed to dominate, 45 points to Dovi’s 41. Rossi has 31, Rins 21.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
MotoGP Race Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Sunday, March 31, 2019
Moto2 Race – 23 Laps
Lorenzo Baldassarri made it two in a row in a thrilling Moto2 race, after a front-end battle of changing fortunes and fierce fighting, in the second race of the new Triumph-powered era.
The Flex-Box HP40 rider led a trio of Kalexes over the line after patiently waiting until there were just four laps to go to take the lead.
He rapidly escaped, to win by better than a second, and leaving the remnants of a race-long scrap behind him.
It was won, a first-ever podium, by son-of-a-champion Remy Gardner (ONEXOX Kalex), sweet revenge for his narrow defeat for a podium slot at Qatar by Dynavolt Kalex rider Marcel Schrotter.
By the end of the barging match, erstwhile leader Schrotter was banged back to sixth.
The last podium position went to Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex), back after dropping to fifth mid-race.
Iker Lecuona (American Racing KTM) secured fourth, a couple of seconds clear by the end of Red Bull KTM’s Brad Binder. Schrotter was a tenth adrift; Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) a similar distance behind; and three seconds away Jorge Navarro (Beta Speed Up) led rookies Enea Bastianini’s (Italtrans Kalex) and a distant Somkiat Chantra (Idemitsu Kalex). completing the top ten.
But misfortune struck several leading riders. Pole qualifier Xavi Vierge (EG-VDS Kalex) suffered a mechanical failure on the warm-up lap; and front-running Tom Luthi (Dynavolt Kalex) and Sam Lowes (Federal Oils Kalex) crashed out almost simultaneously, although separately.
A perfect 50 gives Baldassarri an early points lead, from Gardner (33), Schrotter (26), Marquez (25) and Luthi (20).
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto2 Race Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Sunday, March 31, 2019
Moto3 Race – 21 laps
A long straight and a narrow racing line combined to make a desperately close Moto3 race, with a brilliantly tactical win for first-time pole qualifier Jaume Masia (Bester Capital KTM).
The Spanish teenager had played an unobtrusive part in an all-action lead group still 17-strong after the 21 laps, dropping to as low as 13th mid-race. But he arrived at the front with perfect timing. Starting the last lap fifth, he picked his way to the front, and managed to resist a last-corner attack by a blazingly on-form Darryn Binder (Green Power KTM), through from 20th on the grid.
Front-row starter Tony Arbolino (Snipers Honda) was third, after a last-corner tangle dropped home hero Gabriel Rodrigo (Gresini Honda) from third to sixth.
Fourth and fifth went to two other Hondas, ridden by Nico Antonelli (Snipers Honda) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Honda).
Qatar race winner Kaito Toba (Honda Team Asia) was tenth, and retains a narrow championship lead from today’s seventh-place finisher Lorenzo Dalla Porta and first-time winner Masia, on 31, 29 and 25 points respectively.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto3 Race Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Sunday, March 31, 2019
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Saturday
Marquez on the Pole in MotoGP Qualifying
With threatening forecasts of storms tomorrow, the weather stayed dry for qualifying at Termas de Rio Hondo. And Marc Marquez made the most of it, running a hectic two-stop/three run session to claim the 81st pole position in his glittering career.
The Repsol Honda rider had to change his strategy after a problem in Q4 – the chain jumping off the sprocket on his out lap – meant he had only one bike for that session; then his second run was spoiled with a near crash at the first corner.
“But I felt better on the third tyre, and I was able to get pole,” he smiled.
Second-fastest, one-and-a-half tenths down, was a beaming Maverick Vinales, the Monster Yamaha rider coming through strongly after a slow start yesterday, when he was struggling with wheelspin issues. “We have a lot to improve, but I think we can. The race will be difficult, but I feel great, and that is something really special,” he said.
The final front row position was slightly surprising for Qatar winner Andrea Dovizioso, and all the more gratifying after a rare crash in morning free practice. The Mission Winnow Ducati rider sounded a note of caution in the face of the changeable weather. “The speed is there, and the feeling is good. I’m really happy with the first row because tomorrow looks like conditions will be different … strange, like always in Argentina.”
After ultra-close times in free practice, the gaps grew slightly when it really mattered, with only the top ten within a second of pole.
All the same, less than a tenth separated Valentino Rossi (Monster Yamaha) from the front row, a radical improvement from the previous race, when he remained mired in Q1. He was just three thousandths clear of Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati), the Australian fast in all sessions, and disappointed not to hang on to the front row.
The strength of the Yamahas was underlined by Petronas riders Franco Morbidelli and class rookie Fabio Quartararo, placed sixth and seventh, just one hundredth apart. Before the final rush, Quartararo had been as high as second.
Several crucial slips left last year’s winner Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) a disappointed eighth, one place ahead of this team-mate Takaaki Nakagami, through from Q1, riding Crutchlow’s last-year’s bike.
Also disappointed, tenth-placed Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati), heading row four. If predictions of rain tomorrow come true, Petrucci might have hoped for an easier run if he had been further forward on the grid.
Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM) was a rewarding 11th, also through from Q1 and ahead of Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda), whose best lap was disallowed after he had exceeded track limits. He was 1.2 seconds down on team-mate Marquez.
It was an unexpectedly disappointing afternoon for the Suzuki team, after both riders had been strong in free practice. Alex Rins was 16th, leading row six behind Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia), strong rookie Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM) and Reale Avintia Ducati’s Karel Abraham.
Pecco Bagnaia (Pramac Ducati) was 17th and Red Bull KTM’s Zarco 18th; with Joan Mir (Suzuki) 19th.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
MotoGP Qualifying Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Saturday, March 30, 2019
1 |
93 |
Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
325.6 |
1’38.304 |
|
2 |
12 |
Maverick VIÑALES |
SPA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
319.2 |
1’38.458 |
0.154 / 0.154 |
3 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
325.8 |
1’38.468 |
0.164 / 0.010 |
4 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
321.3 |
1’38.545 |
0.241 / 0.077 |
5 |
43 |
Jack MILLER |
AUS |
Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
328.3 |
1’38.548 |
0.244 / 0.003 |
6 |
21 |
Franco MORBIDELLI |
ITA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
317.9 |
1’38.886 |
0.582 / 0.338 |
7 |
20 |
Fabio QUARTARARO |
FRA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
321.9 |
1’38.897 |
0.593 / 0.011 |
8 |
35 |
Cal CRUTCHLOW |
GBR |
LCR Honda CASTROL |
Honda |
327.7 |
1’38.955 |
0.651 / 0.058 |
9 |
30 |
Takaaki NAKAGAMI |
JPN |
LCR Honda IDEMITSU |
Honda |
321.0 |
1’39.038 |
0.734 / 0.083 |
10 |
9 |
Danilo PETRUCCI |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
327.3 |
1’39.093 |
0.789 / 0.055 |
11 |
44 |
Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
327.2 |
1’39.489 |
1.185 / 0.396 |
12 |
99 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
325.0 |
1’39.520 |
1.216 / 0.031 |
13 |
41 |
Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
324.7 |
1’39.288 |
0.224 / 0.071 |
14 |
88 |
Miguel OLIVEIRA |
POR |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
317.4 |
1’39.298 |
0.234 / 0.010 |
15 |
17 |
Karel ABRAHAM |
CZE |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
324.7 |
1’39.331 |
0.267 / 0.033 |
16 |
42 |
Alex RINS |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
317.8 |
1’39.384 |
0.320 / 0.053 |
17 |
63 |
Francesco BAGNAIA |
ITA |
Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
321.9 |
1’39.387 |
0.323 / 0.003 |
18 |
5 |
Johann ZARCO |
FRA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
321.8 |
1’39.571 |
0.507 / 0.184 |
19 |
36 |
Joan MIR |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
326.2 |
1’39.605 |
0.541 / 0.034 |
20 |
53 |
Tito RABAT |
SPA |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
325.5 |
1’39.978 |
0.914 / 0.373 |
21 |
55 |
Hafizh SYAHRIN |
MAL |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
316.2 |
1’40.053 |
0.989 / 0.075 |
22 |
29 |
Andrea IANNONE |
ITA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
318.0 |
1’40.118 |
1.054 / 0.065 |
Argentine Moto2 Qualifying
Spaniard Xavi Vierge (EG-VDS Kalex) took a second career pole in Moto2, one year after his first one, at the same circuit.
Vierge headed a close pack of times, with the front-row trio covered by 0.012 of a second, and all 18 candidates in Q2 within less than one second.
Vierge’s 1m 42.726s was a new circuit best lap, as the new 765cc Triumphs continue to erase the memory of the first-generation 600cc Honda-powered Moto2.
Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) was second; and Sam Lowes (Federal Oils Kalex) pushed through to place third after the chequered flag.
Two more Kalexes led row two, with Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) less than a tenth ahead of class come-back man Thomas Luthi (Dynavolt Kalex).
Brad Binder was barely two hundredths slower, his Red Bull bike top KTM.
Free practice leader Remy Gardner (ONEXOX Kalex) ended up seventh to lead row three from late-coming Qatar winner Lorenzo Baldassarri (Flexbox Kalex) and top rookie Nicolo Bulega (SKY VR46 Kalex).
Two more Kalexes – of Simone Corsi and second-best rookie Enea Bastianini (both through from Q1) straddle Jorge Navarro’s Speed Up on row four. Navarro was only 0.372 of a second off pole.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto2 Qualifying Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Saturday, March 30, 2019
1 |
97 |
Xavi VIERGE |
SPA |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
Kalex |
279.5 |
1’42.726 |
|
2 |
23 |
Marcel SCHROTTER |
GER |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
Kalex |
274.0 |
1’42.737 |
0.011 / 0.011 |
3 |
22 |
Sam LOWES |
GBR |
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 |
Kalex |
275.7 |
1’42.738 |
0.012 / 0.001 |
4 |
73 |
Alex MARQUEZ |
SPA |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
Kalex |
277.8 |
1’42.773 |
0.047 / 0.035 |
5 |
12 |
Thomas LUTHI |
SWI |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
Kalex |
275.3 |
1’42.856 |
0.130 / 0.083 |
6 |
41 |
Brad BINDER |
RSA |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
276.0 |
1’42.873 |
0.147 / 0.017 |
7 |
87 |
Remy GARDNER |
AUS |
ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team |
Kalex |
276.3 |
1’42.969 |
0.243 / 0.096 |
8 |
7 |
Lorenzo BALDASSARRI |
ITA |
Flexbox HP 40 |
Kalex |
273.0 |
1’42.975 |
0.249 / 0.006 |
9 |
11 |
Nicolo BULEGA |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
Kalex |
274.2 |
1’43.008 |
0.282 / 0.033 |
10 |
24 |
Simone CORSI |
ITA |
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 |
Kalex |
275.7 |
1’43.061 |
0.335 / 0.053 |
11 |
9 |
Jorge NAVARRO |
SPA |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
Speed Up |
274.1 |
1’43.098 |
0.372 / 0.037 |
12 |
33 |
Enea BASTIANINI |
ITA |
Italtrans Racing Team |
Kalex |
275.9 |
1’43.103 |
0.377 / 0.005 |
13 |
10 |
Luca MARINI |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
Kalex |
279.9 |
1’43.119 |
0.393 / 0.016 |
14 |
5 |
Andrea LOCATELLI |
ITA |
Italtrans Racing Team |
Kalex |
274.2 |
1’43.323 |
0.597 / 0.204 |
15 |
27 |
Iker LECUONA |
SPA |
American Racing KTM |
KTM |
267.3 |
1’43.452 |
0.726 / 0.129 |
16 |
64 |
Bo BENDSNEYDER |
NED |
NTS RW Racing GP |
NTS |
267.5 |
1’43.498 |
0.772 / 0.046 |
17 |
88 |
Jorge MARTIN |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
271.0 |
1’43.604 |
0.878 / 0.106 |
18 |
21 |
Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO |
ITA |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
Speed Up |
268.9 |
1’43.677 |
0.951 / 0.073 |
19 |
35 |
Somkiat CHANTRA |
THA |
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
Kalex |
278.8 |
1’43.505 |
0.518 / 0.147 |
20 |
77 |
Dominique AEGERTER |
SWI |
MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward |
MV Agusta |
269.9 |
1’43.576 |
0.589 / 0.071 |
21 |
72 |
Marco BEZZECCHI |
ITA |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
278.8 |
1’43.619 |
0.632 / 0.043 |
22 |
45 |
Tetsuta NAGASHIMA |
JPN |
ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team |
Kalex |
274.3 |
1’43.669 |
0.682 / 0.050 |
23 |
62 |
Stefano MANZI |
ITA |
MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward |
MV Agusta |
270.7 |
1’43.727 |
0.740 / 0.058 |
24 |
2 |
Jesko RAFFIN |
SWI |
NTS RW Racing GP |
NTS |
267.3 |
1’43.730 |
0.743 / 0.003 |
25 |
89 |
Khairul Idham PAWI |
MAL |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Kalex |
277.6 |
1’44.037 |
1.050 / 0.307 |
26 |
16 |
Joe ROBERTS |
USA |
American Racing KTM |
KTM |
275.1 |
1’44.226 |
1.239 / 0.189 |
27 |
3 |
Lukas TULOVIC |
GER |
Kiefer Racing |
KTM |
276.4 |
1’44.233 |
1.246 / 0.007 |
28 |
96 |
Jake DIXON |
GBR |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
274.3 |
1’44.571 |
1.584 / 0.338 |
29 |
20 |
Dimas EKKY PRATAMA |
INA |
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
Kalex |
272.2 |
1’44.690 |
1.703 / 0.119 |
30 |
65 |
Philipp OETTL |
GER |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
277.2 |
1’44.825 |
1.838 / 0.135 |
31 |
18 |
Xavi CARDELUS |
AND |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
276.9 |
1’45.363 |
2.376 / 0.538 |
32 |
40 |
Augusto FERNANDEZ |
SPA |
Flexbox HP 40 |
Kalex |
|
|
|
Moto3 Qualifying Argentina
Moto3 will see a new face on pole position, with Bester Capital KTM rider Jaume Masia taking a career-first pole by an impressive three tenths of a second.
Spaniard Masia (18), in his second full season, came through to put compatriot and fellow KTM rider Aron Canet second. Canet, riding for Max Biaggi’s new Sterilgarda team, had to come through from Q1, the MotoGP style qualifying system introduced for the smaller classes this year.
Last year’s pole man Tony Arbolino pushed through in the dying seconds to become top Honda, the Snipers team rider pushing Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Leopard Honda) to lead the second row from Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Honda) and Andrea Migno (Bester KTM), who was also through from Q1.
Second Snipers Honda rider Romano Fenati heads row three from Qatar winner Kaito Toba (Team Asia Honda) and Ayumu Sasaki (Petronas Honda); with Raul Fernandez (Sama KTM) completing the top ten, and free practice leader John McPhee (Petronas Honda) dropped to 11th.
The top 15 were within one second of pole.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto3 Qualifying Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Saturday, March 30, 2019
1 |
5 |
Jaume MASIA |
SPA |
Bester Capital Dubai |
KTM |
233.2 |
1’48.775 |
|
2 |
44 |
Aron CANET |
SPA |
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team |
KTM |
225.3 |
1’49.094 |
0.319 / 0.319 |
3 |
14 |
Tony ARBOLINO |
ITA |
VNE Snipers |
Honda |
230.2 |
1’49.122 |
0.347 / 0.028 |
4 |
48 |
Lorenzo DALLA PORTA |
ITA |
Leopard Racing |
Honda |
226.3 |
1’49.128 |
0.353 / 0.006 |
5 |
23 |
Niccolò ANTONELLI |
ITA |
SIC58 Squadra Corse |
Honda |
230.5 |
1’49.160 |
0.385 / 0.032 |
6 |
16 |
Andrea MIGNO |
ITA |
Bester Capital Dubai |
KTM |
227.3 |
1’49.226 |
0.451 / 0.066 |
7 |
55 |
Romano FENATI |
ITA |
VNE Snipers |
Honda |
226.4 |
1’49.255 |
0.480 / 0.029 |
8 |
27 |
Kaito TOBA |
JPN |
Honda Team Asia |
Honda |
229.6 |
1’49.301 |
0.526 / 0.046 |
9 |
71 |
Ayumu SASAKI |
JPN |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Honda |
229.9 |
1’49.309 |
0.534 / 0.008 |
10 |
25 |
Raul FERNANDEZ |
SPA |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
223.3 |
1’49.327 |
0.552 / 0.018 |
11 |
17 |
John MCPHEE |
GBR |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Honda |
226.5 |
1’49.459 |
0.684 / 0.132 |
12 |
42 |
Marcos RAMIREZ |
SPA |
Leopard Racing |
Honda |
229.4 |
1’49.473 |
0.698 / 0.014 |
13 |
19 |
Gabriel RODRIGO |
ARG |
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 |
Honda |
229.5 |
1’49.550 |
0.775 / 0.077 |
14 |
24 |
Tatsuki SUZUKI |
JPN |
SIC58 Squadra Corse |
Honda |
227.1 |
1’49.622 |
0.847 / 0.072 |
15 |
79 |
Ai OGURA |
JPN |
Honda Team Asia |
Honda |
222.1 |
1’49.746 |
0.971 / 0.124 |
16 |
84 |
Jakub KORNFEIL |
CZE |
Redox PruestelGP |
KTM |
226.3 |
1’49.974 |
1.199 / 0.228 |
17 |
21 |
Alonso LOPEZ |
SPA |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
Honda |
227.4 |
1’49.975 |
1.200 / 0.001 |
18 |
77 |
Vicente PEREZ |
SPA |
Reale Avintia Arizona 77 |
KTM |
230.1 |
1’50.340 |
1.565 / 0.365 |
19 |
22 |
Kazuki MASAKI |
JPN |
BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race |
KTM |
226.7 |
1’49.868 |
0.372 / 0.036 |
20 |
40 |
Darryn BINDER |
RSA |
CIP Green Power |
KTM |
227.5 |
1’50.013 |
0.517 / 0.145 |
21 |
13 |
Celestino VIETTI |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
KTM |
220.9 |
1’50.015 |
0.519 / 0.002 |
22 |
7 |
Dennis FOGGIA |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
KTM |
224.2 |
1’50.119 |
0.623 / 0.104 |
23 |
61 |
Can ONCU |
TUR |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
225.9 |
1’50.234 |
0.738 / 0.115 |
24 |
12 |
Filip SALAC |
CZE |
Redox PruestelGP |
KTM |
228.1 |
1’50.235 |
0.739 / 0.001 |
25 |
81 |
Aleix VIU |
SPA |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
224.5 |
1’50.239 |
0.743 / 0.004 |
26 |
54 |
Riccardo ROSSI |
ITA |
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 |
Honda |
229.3 |
1’50.314 |
0.818 / 0.075 |
27 |
69 |
Tom BOOTH-AMOS |
GBR |
CIP Green Power |
KTM |
224.3 |
1’50.943 |
1.447 / 0.629 |
28 |
11 |
Sergio GARCIA |
SPA |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
Honda |
220.3 |
1’51.210 |
1.714 / 0.267 |
29 |
76 |
Makar YURCHENKO |
KAZ |
BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race |
KTM |
224.8 |
1’51.564 |
2.068 / 0.354 |
Saturday News
Swingarm for Downforce or Rigidity?
The plot thickened in the swing-arm spoiler saga, after it was revealed that Honda’s application to fit a similar device to Ducati’s had been refused on one day, then allowed the next.
The difference lay in the wording of the application, and revealed a loophole in the guidelines to the regulations.
On the first application, on Thursday, Honda said the device was an aerodynamic aid. Technical director Danny Aldridge had no option but to refuse it.
A day later, Honda asserted that the primary object was to improve swing-arm stiffness. Once again, in terms of the wording of his own guidelines. Aldridge had to accept it.
The wording of the regulations specifically bans aerodynamic devices outside the homologated and approved bodywork; the loophole comes from guidelines issued by Aldridge, who has sole authority in enforcing the rules. The guidelines are confidential, but leaks during the weekend revealed that swing-arm additions would be permitted, but only as long as their “purpose” was not to generate aerodynamic forces.
This wording means that aero forces are not specifically banned, as long as they are not the primary purpose.
In this way, Ducati showed evidence that their spoiler, while it did generate downforce, had cooling the rear tyre as its primary purpose.
Honda’s double-think was more oblique, but cleverly revealed the failings of the guidelines.
The latest revelations go some way to explaining the histrionics of Aprilia’s new ex-F1 CEO Massimo Rivola, and push the blame onto Aldridge for his choice of wording.
This will surely be revised post-haste before the next GP, but whether the swing-arm spoilers will be present or absent remains to be seen.
Odendaal on the Mend
Steven Odendaal was again absent from the NTS Moto2 team, as he recovers from complications to a toe injury sustained in testing.
This became infected while he was on holiday in Bali, and the 26-year-old South African has now needed a bone graft. He is not expected back until the start of the European round at Jerez in May.
Odendaal’s place was again taken by former GP rider Jesko Raffin, who qualified 24th, two places ahead of team-mate Joe Roberts, the only American rider in all three classes.
Fernandez Tank Slaps Out of Argentina
Spaniard Augusto Fernandez was ruled out of the Argentine and possibly the next race as well after breaking bones in his left wrist in a spectacular free practice crash right in front of the pits.
The Pons HP40 Kalex rider actually sustained the injury before he hit the ground, after fighting to retain control as the bike developed an increasingly severe tank-slapper out of the final corner.
Finally he was flung up from the seat, throwing his weight onto his left hand still clutching the handlebar.
He landed heavily and was stretchered off, but while the airbags and safety equipment prevented further injury, the damage was already done.
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Friday News
Ducati’s Aero Swingarm Fallout
With the mass protest against Ducati’s swing-arm aero device comprehensively defeated at the Court of Appeal, and the protesters – Aprilia, Honda, KTM and Suzuki – left with egg on their faces, the race is on for imitation devices on their bikes.
The role of the under-suspension chin-piece has now been revealed. It is there to cool the rear tyre – with Ducati chief Gigi Dall’Igna telling press that it can make a difference of as much as seven degrees.
He added that the idea had come to him in imitation of Yamaha, who last year introduced a “water diffuser” at the bottom rear of their fairing – significantly, Yamaha declined to join the mass protest.
The air scoop was first seen at pre-season tests, and used by race winner Andrea Dovizioso as well as factory team-mate Danilo Petrucci and satellite rider Jack Miller at Qatar.
It had been approved by technical director Danny Aldridge, who ruled that its primary purpose was to cool the tyre. His decision was vindicated by the stewards at Qatar, and by the ruling of the Appeal Court, which was released on the Tuesday before the race.
But Dall’Igna, who had kept the purpose of the scoop secret, was angered by the protest, not only because there was the chance that Dovi would be stripped of a hard-fought win, but because of the need to reveal his secrets in full at the appeal hearing.
As well as the seven-degree lower tyre temperature, data provided by Ducati’s simulation (“we did not do any wind-tunnel testing”) revealed that there was a secondary effect of downforce, but so little as to be virtually negligible. It was, said Dall’Igna, “more or less 300 grams at 180 km/h”.
Ducati’s evidence included a report by academic technicians from MegaRide, a company that works with the factory.
A statement from company CEO Claudio Domenicali stated: “It is a shame that to get this result we had to spend our time and money with lawyers, and reveal to the competitors our understanding about tyre cooling.
In spite of denials by the protestors, whose mantra was that they were simply seeking clarification, Dall’Igna was convinced that had the appeal been successful, Dovizioso would have been disqualified, and likewise Petrucci, who had finished sixth.
Now rivals are expected to find their own ways of copying Ducati, with Honda’s Alberto Puig one to confirm that the company was working on its own tyre-cooling solution. Said Marc Marquez: “I don’t know what, but I know Honda, and they are trying to analyse the function, and how you can improve.”
Aprilia’s new ex-F1 (Ferrari) team manager Massimo Rivola, believed to be the architect of the mass protest, asserted that Aprilia had submitted proposals for a similar device, but been turned down by the FIM.
A stinging interview in Argentina smacked of being a poor loser, in spite of his assertions that development in this area could lead to runaway costs. He accused technical director Aldridge of inconsistency, in a largely semantic argument, and added: “First, the rules are not really clear. Second, they way they are policed is a joke.”
Footnote: The gaffe may be blown on the rear spoiler, but the purpose of Ducati’s front-wheel quadrant covers below the spindle remains mysterious. Pending, perhaps, a protest.
Tribute to New Zealand Shooting Victims
Australian rider Jack Miller had a personal tribute to the victims of the one-man mosque massacre in neighbouring New Zealand, in which the death toll had risen to more than 50. His number “43” on the front of his Pramac Ducati was rendered with a fern leaf. Although not the nation’s official flag (not yet, anyway), the silver fern is an important traditional symbol of New Zealand.
Garcia Debuts
Spanish teenager Sergio Garcia made his debut in Moto3 – after having turned 16 a week before the start of practice. Under-aged Garcia, riding an EG Honda, was obliged to sit out the opening round in Qatar – yet he is not the youngest in the class. That distinction belongs to last year’s Valencia GP winner Can Oncu (Red Bull KTM), allowed to ride at 15 as a reward for winning the Red Bull Rookies cup.
Updates for Binder’s Moto2 KTM
Lead KTM Moto2 rider Brad Binder was sporting a new swing-arm in Argentina, fresh from special tests at Jerez, after a disappointing drop out of the top ten in the opening round.
The problem there was a tyre that delaminated; but it was bike balance rather than Dunlop that took the blame.
Former Moto3 champion Binder was 13th in the first day of free practice, four tenths of Luthi’s Kalex on pole, and with rookie Red Bull KTM team-mate Jorge Martin (also a Moto3 champion) three places ahead.
Amazing Save by Gardner
Moto2 rider Remy Gardner put in an early challenge for Save of the Weekend, with a Marquez-style recovery after losing the front wheel in FP2 in the afternoon.
The Australian son of 1987 500c champion Wayne Gardner reacted like lightning, with both knee and elbow lifting the Kalex Triumph back onto its wheels.
With spots of rain a possible portent of a tricky Saturday to come, MotoGP’s second free practice burst into frantic life in the last ten minutes, ending up with two Ducatis on top at what is supposed to be a bogy track, and the top 21 riders all within one scintillating second. The iffy weather forecast means that, as always, today’s times might determine tomorrow’s chances of getting into Q2, and the crucial top ten was without at least one big name, as Team Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci was just 13th, albeit barely half a second down on his provisional pole-sitting team-mate, Qatar winner Andrea Dovizioso.
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Argentina MotoGP Results 2019
It was Alma Pramac Ducati’s Jack Miller in a close second, back from an early low-speed spill to slot in nine little thousandths of a second down on Dovi.
Monster Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales had been languishing down the order and complaining of wheelspin, but a late gallop on a soft rear tyre put him up to third, ousting erstwhile leader Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), winner here last year.
Another sensational performance from class rookie Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) put him a stunning fifth, almost a tenth clear of late-comer Valentino Rossi (Monster Yamaha); himself just one hundredth ahead of Ecstar Suzuki star Alex Rins.
All this pushed long-time session leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda down to eighth, although significantly Marquez was endurance-testing the same soft rear tyre all session long.
Second Petronas Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli was bumped down to ninth in the closing flurry, with Takaaki Nakagami on the 2018 LCR Honda holding the coveted tenth place.
Then came the Aprilia pair, with new teamster Andrea Iannone four hundredths ahead of Aleix Espargaro, with Petrucci’s factory Ducati a similar distance behind.
Fancied rookie Pecco Bagnaia (Alma Pramac Ducati) was a late-comer in 14th, moving ahead of fellow rookie Joan Mir (Ecstar Suzuki). A little earlier in the session, Mir had been as high as fourth.
Pol Espargaro was top Red Bull KTM in 16th, one place ahead of new team-mate Johann Zarco, now beginning to find some rhythm. Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda) was 0.978 off the leader, but down in 21st place.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Friday, March 29, 2019
1 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
331.2 |
1’39.181 |
|
2 |
43 |
Jack MILLER |
AUS |
Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
332.5 |
1’39.190 |
0.009 / 0.009 |
3 |
12 |
Maverick VIÑALES |
SPA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
328.5 |
1’39.345 |
0.164 / 0.155 |
4 |
35 |
Cal CRUTCHLOW |
GBR |
LCR Honda CASTROL |
Honda |
334.4 |
1’39.346 |
0.165 / 0.001 |
5 |
20 |
Fabio QUARTARARO |
FRA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
325.7 |
1’39.357 |
0.176 / 0.011 |
6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
Yamaha |
328.6 |
1’39.441 |
0.260 / 0.084 |
7 |
42 |
Alex RINS |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
329.5 |
1’39.451 |
0.270 / 0.010 |
8 |
93 |
Marc MARQUEZ |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
333.6 |
1’39.497 |
0.316 / 0.046 |
9 |
21 |
Franco MORBIDELLI |
ITA |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
Yamaha |
327.0 |
1’39.503 |
0.322 / 0.006 |
10 |
30 |
Takaaki NAKAGAMI |
JPN |
LCR Honda IDEMITSU |
Honda |
328.3 |
1’39.629 |
0.448 / 0.126 |
11 |
29 |
Andrea IANNONE |
ITA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
327.1 |
1’39.654 |
0.473 / 0.025 |
12 |
41 |
Aleix ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
Aprilia |
332.4 |
1’39.697 |
0.516 / 0.043 |
13 |
9 |
Danilo PETRUCCI |
ITA |
Mission Winnow Ducati |
Ducati |
329.7 |
1’39.740 |
0.559 / 0.043 |
14 |
63 |
Francesco BAGNAIA |
ITA |
Pramac Racing |
Ducati |
329.2 |
1’39.799 |
0.618 / 0.059 |
15 |
36 |
Joan MIR |
SPA |
Team SUZUKI ECSTAR |
Suzuki |
330.1 |
1’39.946 |
0.765 / 0.147 |
16 |
44 |
Pol ESPARGARO |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
331.3 |
1’39.951 |
0.770 / 0.005 |
17 |
5 |
Johann ZARCO |
FRA |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
KTM |
326.3 |
1’39.956 |
0.775 / 0.005 |
18 |
17 |
Karel ABRAHAM |
CZE |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
330.7 |
1’39.995 |
0.814 / 0.039 |
19 |
88 |
Miguel OLIVEIRA |
POR |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
324.4 |
1’40.006 |
0.825 / 0.011 |
20 |
53 |
Tito RABAT |
SPA |
Reale Avintia Racing |
Ducati |
326.9 |
1’40.110 |
0.929 / 0.104 |
21 |
99 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
329.8 |
1’40.159 |
0.978 / 0.049 |
22 |
55 |
Hafizh SYAHRIN |
MAL |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
322.7 |
1’40.752 |
1.571 / 0.593 |
Moto2
Times dropped in the afternoon too for Moto2, with the smaller classes also prey to potential weather problems and this year also having Q1 and Q2 sessions like MotoGP. today’s times might likewise prove crucial. And they were close: the top 20 on the sonorous new Triumph-powered bikes all within one second
Returned veteran Tom Luthi came out on top, the Dynavolt Kalex rider less than a tenth clear of fellow ex-MotoGP rider Sam Lowes (Gresini Kalex).
Kalexes held the top seven slots, with rising Australian star Remy Gardner (ONEXOX Kalex) a close third, ahead of Augusto Fernandez (Flexbox Kalex) and class rookie Nicolo Bulega, whose SKY VR46 team-mate Luca Marini was fastest in the morning, and now placed sixth.
Qatar winner Lorenzo Baldassarri (Flexbox Kalex) was next, then the first intruder – the Speed Up of Jorge Navarro.
Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM) was ninth, four places ahead of team-mate Brad Binder, with Marcel Schrotter (Dynavolt Kalex) completing the top ten.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Friday, March 29, 2019
1 |
12 |
Thomas LUTHI |
SWI |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
Kalex |
284.1 |
1’43.353 |
|
2 |
22 |
Sam LOWES |
GBR |
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 |
Kalex |
282.4 |
1’43.445 |
0.092 / 0.092 |
3 |
87 |
Remy GARDNER |
AUS |
ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team |
Kalex |
282.9 |
1’43.477 |
0.124 / 0.032 |
4 |
40 |
Augusto FERNANDEZ |
SPA |
Flexbox HP 40 |
Kalex |
284.9 |
1’43.518 |
0.165 / 0.041 |
5 |
11 |
Nicolo BULEGA |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
Kalex |
282.0 |
1’43.605 |
0.252 / 0.087 |
6 |
10 |
Luca MARINI |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
Kalex |
285.0 |
1’43.613 |
0.260 / 0.008 |
7 |
7 |
Lorenzo BALDASSARRI |
ITA |
Flexbox HP 40 |
Kalex |
284.7 |
1’43.633 |
0.280 / 0.020 |
8 |
9 |
Jorge NAVARRO |
SPA |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
Speed Up |
281.1 |
1’43.645 |
0.292 / 0.012 |
9 |
88 |
Jorge MARTIN |
SPA |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
281.1 |
1’43.651 |
0.298 / 0.006 |
10 |
23 |
Marcel SCHROTTER |
GER |
Dynavolt Intact GP |
Kalex |
283.4 |
1’43.710 |
0.357 / 0.059 |
11 |
27 |
Iker LECUONA |
SPA |
American Racing KTM |
KTM |
280.9 |
1’43.766 |
0.413 / 0.056 |
12 |
64 |
Bo BENDSNEYDER |
NED |
NTS RW Racing GP |
NTS |
280.0 |
1’43.772 |
0.419 / 0.006 |
13 |
41 |
Brad BINDER |
RSA |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
281.8 |
1’43.773 |
0.420 / 0.001 |
14 |
24 |
Simone CORSI |
ITA |
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 |
Kalex |
282.7 |
1’43.783 |
0.430 / 0.010 |
15 |
73 |
Alex MARQUEZ |
SPA |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
Kalex |
289.4 |
1’43.806 |
0.453 / 0.023 |
16 |
21 |
Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO |
ITA |
Beta Tools Speed Up |
Speed Up |
277.2 |
1’43.920 |
0.567 / 0.114 |
17 |
33 |
Enea BASTIANINI |
ITA |
Italtrans Racing Team |
Kalex |
283.0 |
1’43.971 |
0.618 / 0.051 |
18 |
45 |
Tetsuta NAGASHIMA |
JPN |
ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team |
Kalex |
286.7 |
1’43.989 |
0.636 / 0.018 |
19 |
77 |
Dominique AEGERTER |
SWI |
MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward |
MV Agusta |
271.9 |
1’44.085 |
0.732 / 0.096 |
20 |
97 |
Xavi VIERGE |
SPA |
EG 0,0 Marc VDS |
Kalex |
284.3 |
1’44.281 |
0.928 / 0.196 |
21 |
5 |
Andrea LOCATELLI |
ITA |
Italtrans Racing Team |
Kalex |
280.1 |
1’44.367 |
1.014 / 0.086 |
22 |
89 |
Khairul Idham PAWI |
MAL |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Kalex |
280.7 |
1’44.389 |
1.036 / 0.022 |
23 |
2 |
Jesko RAFFIN |
SWI |
NTS RW Racing GP |
NTS |
269.9 |
1’44.522 |
1.169 / 0.133 |
24 |
72 |
Marco BEZZECCHI |
ITA |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
281.7 |
1’44.556 |
1.203 / 0.034 |
25 |
35 |
Somkiat CHANTRA |
THA |
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
Kalex |
286.5 |
1’44.688 |
1.335 / 0.132 |
26 |
16 |
Joe ROBERTS |
USA |
American Racing KTM |
KTM |
280.8 |
1’44.756 |
1.403 / 0.068 |
27 |
62 |
Stefano MANZI |
ITA |
MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward |
MV Agusta |
276.5 |
1’44.979 |
1.626 / 0.223 |
28 |
65 |
Philipp OETTL |
GER |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
KTM |
278.4 |
1’45.342 |
1.989 / 0.363 |
29 |
20 |
Dimas EKKY PRATAMA |
INA |
IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia |
Kalex |
279.5 |
1’45.679 |
2.326 / 0.337 |
30 |
96 |
Jake DIXON |
GBR |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
277.6 |
1’45.700 |
2.347 / 0.021 |
31 |
3 |
Lukas TULOVIC |
GER |
Kiefer Racing |
KTM |
278.4 |
1’45.903 |
2.550 / 0.203 |
32 |
18 |
Xavi CARDELUS |
AND |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
278.1 |
1’46.682 |
3.329 / 0.779 |
Moto3
Honda took first blood in Moto3, taking the top five position, with KTM riders placed from sixth to tenth, and a time of less than a second covering them all.
Scotsman John McPhee (Petronas Honda) was fastest at 1m 49.892, less than a tenth quicker than last year’s pole qualifier Tony Arbolino (Snipers Honda). Niccolo Antonelli (SIC58 Honda) was close, a couple of hundredths ahead of home hero Gabriel Rodrigo (ARG Honda) and Tatsuki Suzuki (SIC58 Honda).
New KTM rider Aron Canet, runner up last year here on a Honda, was sixth; from rookie Dennis Foggia (SKY VR46 KTM), and morning leader Jaume Masia (Bester KTM).
Qatar winner Kaito Toba (Team Asia Honda) was 13th, nine tenths down; rookie Can Oncu (Red Bull KTM) placed 17th.
GRAN PREMIO MOTUL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2019
Termas de Río Hondo, Friday, March 29, 2019
1 |
17 |
John MCPHEE |
GBR |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Honda |
231.8 |
1’49.892 |
|
2 |
14 |
Tony ARBOLINO |
ITA |
VNE Snipers |
Honda |
232.1 |
1’49.971 |
0.079 / 0.079 |
3 |
23 |
Niccolò ANTONELLI |
ITA |
SIC58 Squadra Corse |
Honda |
227.5 |
1’50.061 |
0.169 / 0.090 |
4 |
19 |
Gabriel RODRIGO |
ARG |
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 |
Honda |
231.4 |
1’50.080 |
0.188 / 0.019 |
5 |
24 |
Tatsuki SUZUKI |
JPN |
SIC58 Squadra Corse |
Honda |
232.5 |
1’50.132 |
0.240 / 0.052 |
6 |
44 |
Aron CANET |
SPA |
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team |
KTM |
227.7 |
1’50.337 |
0.445 / 0.205 |
7 |
7 |
Dennis FOGGIA |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
KTM |
234.3 |
1’50.390 |
0.498 / 0.053 |
8 |
5 |
Jaume MASIA |
SPA |
Bester Capital Dubai |
KTM |
233.7 |
1’50.572 |
0.680 / 0.182 |
9 |
77 |
Vicente PEREZ |
SPA |
Reale Avintia Arizona 77 |
KTM |
231.7 |
1’50.575 |
0.683 / 0.003 |
10 |
25 |
Raul FERNANDEZ |
SPA |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
231.0 |
1’50.743 |
0.851 / 0.168 |
11 |
48 |
Lorenzo DALLA PORTA |
ITA |
Leopard Racing |
Honda |
232.0 |
1’50.748 |
0.856 / 0.005 |
12 |
42 |
Marcos RAMIREZ |
SPA |
Leopard Racing |
Honda |
233.0 |
1’50.774 |
0.882 / 0.026 |
13 |
27 |
Kaito TOBA |
JPN |
Honda Team Asia |
Honda |
236.2 |
1’50.820 |
0.928 / 0.046 |
14 |
55 |
Romano FENATI |
ITA |
VNE Snipers |
Honda |
232.4 |
1’50.851 |
0.959 / 0.031 |
15 |
71 |
Ayumu SASAKI |
JPN |
Petronas Sprinta Racing |
Honda |
233.2 |
1’50.923 |
1.031 / 0.072 |
16 |
16 |
Andrea MIGNO |
ITA |
Bester Capital Dubai |
KTM |
228.4 |
1’50.926 |
1.034 / 0.003 |
17 |
61 |
Can ONCU |
TUR |
Red Bull KTM Ajo |
KTM |
226.9 |
1’51.033 |
1.141 / 0.107 |
18 |
22 |
Kazuki MASAKI |
JPN |
BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race |
KTM |
230.9 |
1’51.080 |
1.188 / 0.047 |
19 |
40 |
Darryn BINDER |
RSA |
CIP Green Power |
KTM |
227.5 |
1’51.091 |
1.199 / 0.011 |
20 |
11 |
Sergio GARCIA |
SPA |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
Honda |
231.9 |
1’51.316 |
1.424 / 0.225 |
21 |
84 |
Jakub KORNFEIL |
CZE |
Redox PruestelGP |
KTM |
228.6 |
1’51.330 |
1.438 / 0.014 |
22 |
13 |
Celestino VIETTI |
ITA |
SKY Racing Team VR46 |
KTM |
231.3 |
1’51.360 |
1.468 / 0.030 |
23 |
54 |
Riccardo ROSSI |
ITA |
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 |
Honda |
229.7 |
1’51.458 |
1.566 / 0.098 |
24 |
76 |
Makar YURCHENKO |
KAZ |
BOE Skull Rider Mugen Race |
KTM |
231.5 |
1’51.596 |
1.704 / 0.138 |
25 |
21 |
Alonso LOPEZ |
SPA |
Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
Honda |
232.0 |
1’51.707 |
1.815 / 0.111 |
26 |
79 |
Ai OGURA |
JPN |
Honda Team Asia |
Honda |
233.9 |
1’52.024 |
2.132 / 0.317 |
27 |
12 |
Filip SALAC |
CZE |
Redox PruestelGP |
KTM |
227.4 |
1’52.080 |
2.188 / 0.056 |
28 |
81 |
Aleix VIU |
SPA |
Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team |
KTM |
225.4 |
1’52.114 |
2.222 / 0.034 |
29 |
69 |
Tom BOOTH-AMOS |
GBR |
CIP Green Power |
KTM |
227.2 |
1’52.690 |
2.798 / 0.576 |
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