A.Espargo puts Suzuki on top in Friday Practice at Argentina
Suzuki´s Aleix Espargaro topped both practice sessions and is half–a–second quicker than the next best rider Andrea Iannone of Ducati and Word Champion Marq Marquez in 3rd just ahead of Dovizioso.
Lorenzo came 6th and Rossi in 9th in their Yamaha.
This is the second occassion MotoGP rides are racing in Argentina after the launch last year.
Pos. | No. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Time | Gap 1st/Prev |
1 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1´38.776 | |
2 | 29 | Andrea IANNONE | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1´39.311 | 0.535 / 0.535 |
3 | 93 | Marc MARQUEZ | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1´39.336 | 0.560 / 0.025 |
4 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | 1´39.403 | 0.627 / 0.067 |
5 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1´39.434 | 0.658 / 0.031 |
6 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1´39.463 | 0.687 / 0.029 |
7 | 44 | Pol ESPARGARO | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1´39.648 | 0.872 / 0.185 |
8 | 45 | Scott REDDING | GBR | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1´39.892 | 1.116 / 0.244 |
9 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 1´39.947 | 1.171 / 0.055 |
10 | 68 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1´40.088 | 1.312 / 0.141 |
11 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1´40.126 | 1.350 / 0.038 |
12 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1´40.195 | 1.419 / 0.069 |
13 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 1´40.438 | 1.662 / 0.243 |
14 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | 1´40.522 | 1.746 / 0.084 |
15 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | AB Motoracing | Honda | 1´40.586 | 1.810 / 0.064 |
16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1´40.626 | 1.850 / 0.040 |
17 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Athinà Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1´40.672 | 1.896 / 0.046 |
18 | 50 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | 1´40.846 | 2.070 / 0.174 |
19 | 43 | Jack MILLER | AUS | CWM LCR Honda | Honda | 1´40.864 | 2.088 / 0.018 |
20 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | Octo IodaRacing Team | ART | 1´41.152 | 2.376 / 0.288 |
21 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1´41.380 | 2.604 / 0.228 |
22 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1´41.490 | 2.714 / 0.110 |
23 | 63 | Mike DIMEGLIO | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1´41.531 | 2.755 / 0.041 |
24 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1´41.576 | 2.800 / 0.045 |
25 | 76 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Athinà Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | 1´41.784 | 3.00 |