MotoGP Argentina: Alex Marquez secures first premier class pole as dry tyre gamble pays off

Alex Marquez will lead an all Ducati 1-2-3 off the line in today's MotoGP Sprint race after advancing through Q1 and securing a maiden premier class pole.
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati MotoGP Argentina 2023
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati MotoGP Argentina 2023

Despite having previous expꦇerience of conditions due to taking part in a tricky MotoGP Q1 session, Quartararo and Marquez were unable to lead the way in Q2.

That honour went the way of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Johann Zarco as the Pramac Ducati rider broke into the 1m꧋ 46s barrie꧙r. 

Riders such as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Luca Marini looked set to jump up the order, however, slow fourth sector🔯s hindered both men. 

With just five minutes remaining an𒀰d track conditions still wet, Bagnaia and Marco Bezzecchi made bold switches to dry tyres.

A sketchy out lap didn’t deter Ba𝓀gnaia from attempting a flying lap, although the reigning world champion was two seconds down in just the first sector. 

Then came a stunning lap 🦩from Morbidelli as he went eight tenths clear of Zarco - the Yamaha rider was still circulati💝ng on wet tyres.

However, Morbidelli’s hopes of securing an unlikely pol🎃e were ended when Bezzecchi went quiꦦckest by nearly two seconds.

But Bezzecchi, like Mor꧟bidelli, has to watch his time get beaten by Marquez after the Gresini rider found even more time with his dry tyres.

Marquez and Quartararo advance to all-important MotoGP Q2 session

As a vital Q1 got underౠway for Fabio Quartararo, the Yamaha rider made the worst possib🦹le start as he ran off-track at turn five. 

Fabio Quartararo , Argentina MotoGP, 31 March
Fabio Quartararo , Argentina MotoGP, 31 March

A clear sign that conditi🍌ons𓃲 were worsening, Raul Fernandez instead took a big gamble as he headed out on slick tyres. 

After setting a lap time that was three seconds off Alex M💃arquez’s fastest time, Fernandez immediately returned to pit lane as the gamble failed to pay off.&n🌳bsp;

Something we hadn’t seen all weekend, Quartararo then went fastest as he begꦅan finding more confidence on the wet tyres. 

Marquez, who was fastest prior to Quartararo taking over top spot, responded before crashi🎀ng at the penultimate corner.

Looking set to knock Quartararo out of the top t💝wo, Brad Binder lost time during the closin🐭g stages of his final lap before clocking a time only good enough for P5. 

Yet more drama unfolded for Mꦗarquez after re-joining the action, as a fire underneath his Ducati meant he had to pull off circuit before getting back to pit lan༒e.

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