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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 4:55:08 GMT -8
Moto3 FP1 1 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.268 17 19 239.1 2 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'49.373 17 20 0.105 0.105 242.9 3 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.489 17 19 0.221 0.116 236.9 4 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.591 16 18 0.323 0.102 235.1 5 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.769 19 21 0.501 0.178 233.3 6 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.773 16 18 0.505 0.004 237.3 7 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'49.861 20 20 0.593 0.088 238.2 8 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'49.934 17 19 0.666 0.073 233.8 9 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.934 17 20 0.666 236.4 10 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'49.980 17 17 0.712 0.046 237.8 11 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'50.163 21 21 0.895 0.183 236.0 12 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'50.318 20 20 1.050 0.155 238.7 13 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'50.397 18 21 1.129 0.079 234.2 14 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.399 20 20 1.131 0.002 236.4 15 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'50.540 17 20 1.272 0.141 236.9 16 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.540 14 17 1.272 234.7 17 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.552 16 18 1.284 0.012 236.4 18 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'50.569 18 20 1.301 0.017 234.2 19 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'50.624 18 20 1.356 0.055 236.0 20 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.653 16 19 1.385 0.029 237.3 21 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'50.706 20 21 1.438 0.053 232.9 22 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'50.752 16 19 1.484 0.046 232.0 23 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.802 19 20 1.534 0.050 231.2 24 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'51.081 18 19 1.813 0.279 237.8 25 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.191 18 19 1.923 0.110 236.0 26 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'51.321 16 18 2.053 0.130 234.2 27 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'51.357 16 18 2.089 0.036 232.0 28 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'51.797 18 18 2.529 0.440 236.4 29 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.988 19 19 2.720 0.191 237.8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 5:31:46 GMT -8
At 2:18am we got all our crates, our motogp week-end can start now
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 5:40:46 GMT -8
Simon Patterson It is really, really, really dusty. Think the MotoGP guys will be hoping that four sessions of Moto2 and Moto3 clean things up a bit!
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 7:06:46 GMT -8
2022 Argentina Moto2 FP1 Result: Aldeguer Thrives At Termas Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sat, 2022-04-02 13:27
Next in line for the cleaning job in Argentina were the intermediate class riders and some did a better job than others. Fermín Aldeguer was amongst the former, the youngster picking up the lead of the session right at the chequered flag, demoting compatriot Augusto Fernandez to second, after the KTM man led for much of the morning session. Somkiat Chantra stayed at the business end after his victory in Indonesia and ended FP1 in third place, three tenths of a second off top spot. Tony Arbolino and Aron Canet joined the top five, with Celestino Vietti also within half a second of the lead.
Brits Jake Dixon and Sam Lowes were less than a tenth behind, while Jorge Navarro and Bo Bendsneyder completed the top 10 positions. Cameron Beaubier, Albert Arenas, Manuel Gonzalez and Ai Ogura claimed early top 14 places ahead of the decisive FP2 session. Meanwhile, Moto3 champion Pedro Acosta wasn’t a great contributor to the cleaning efforts, the rookie taking a tumble at turn two early on and unable to rejoin the action while his dented machine got pampered. Joe Roberts had a similar faith at turn two but finished the session on track, albeit down in 23rd position.
Results:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev 1 54 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro 1'43.356 2 37 Augusto Fernandez Kalex 1'43.486 0.130 0.130 3 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 1'43.672 0.316 0.186 4 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex 1'43.775 0.419 0.103 5 40 Aron Canet Kalex 1'43.781 0.425 0.006 6 13 Celestino Vietti Kalex 1'43.824 0.468 0.043 7 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 1'43.887 0.531 0.063 8 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 1'43.904 0.548 0.017 9 9 Jorge Navarro Kalex 1'43.937 0.581 0.033 10 64 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex 1'44.130 0.774 0.193 11 6 Cameron Beaubier Kalex 1'44.220 0.864 0.090 12 75 Albert Arenas Kalex 1'44.348 0.992 0.128 13 18 Manuel Gonzalez Kalex 1'44.571 1.215 0.223 14 79 Ai Ogura Kalex 1'44.605 1.249 0.034 15 23 Marcel Schrotter Kalex 1'44.731 1.375 0.126 16 12 Filip Salac Kalex 1'44.789 1.433 0.058 17 52 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex 1'44.803 1.447 0.014 18 51 Pedro Acosta Kalex 1'44.853 1.497 0.050 19 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex 1'44.905 1.549 0.052 20 5 Romano Fenati Boscoscuro 1'44.926 1.570 0.021 21 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 1'44.996 1.640 0.070 22 84 Zonta vd Goorbergh Kalex 1'45.002 1.646 0.006 23 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 1'45.018 1.662 0.016 24 42 Marcos Ramirez MV Agusta 1'45.135 1.779 0.117 25 61 Alessandro Zaccone Kalex 1'45.408 2.052 0.273 26 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 1'45.479 2.123 0.071 27 4 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex 1'45.597 2.241 0.118 28 28 Niccolò Antonelli Kalex 1'45.785 2.429 0.188 29 81 Keminth Kubo Kalex 1'46.352 2.996 0.567
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 7:30:27 GMT -8
Martin Raines: Fermin Aldeguer looking good in Moto2 practice. Still just 16 years old, if he tops qualifying he would be the youngest ever rider to be on pole in the Intermediate-class of GP racing, taking the record from Jorge Lorenzo, at the age of 18yrs 32 days at Mugello in 2005
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 7:32:57 GMT -8
Moto3 FP2 1 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'48.962 20 20 238.7 2 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'48.985 18 19 0.023 0.023 239.6 3 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.144 16 16 0.182 0.159 237.8 4 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'49.169 18 18 0.207 0.025 236.4 5 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 1'49.258 9 17 0.296 0.089 238.2 6 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.361 8 16 0.399 0.103 234.7 7 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 1'49.430 9 12 0.468 0.069 239.6 8 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.472 19 20 0.510 0.042 236.4 9 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 1'49.623 16 17 0.661 0.151 234.2 10 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'49.790 15 15 0.828 0.167 236.4 11 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'49.869 10 16 0.907 0.079 235.5 12 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.897 8 15 0.935 0.028 236.0 13 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'49.966 15 18 1.004 0.069 233.8 14 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'49.968 21 22 1.006 0.002 236.4 15 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.023 15 18 1.061 0.055 235.1 16 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'50.051 9 15 1.089 0.028 236.9 17 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'50.174 13 13 1.212 0.123 230.3 18 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'50.181 11 15 1.219 0.007 236.4 19 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.197 15 19 1.235 0.016 234.2 20 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'50.203 17 18 1.241 0.006 236.0 21 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'50.223 19 20 1.261 0.020 235.5 22 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'50.276 9 15 1.314 0.053 233.8 23 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.749 14 20 1.787 0.473 234.7 24 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.815 11 17 1.853 0.066 236.9 25 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.824 7 13 1.862 0.009 231.2 26 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'50.924 13 17 1.962 0.100 228.7 27 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.113 11 15 2.151 0.189 232.5 28 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.944 16 16 2.982 0.831 234.2 29 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'52.012 9 16 3.050 0.068 232.5
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Post by Zytes on Apr 2, 2022 7:39:28 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 7:54:49 GMT -8
Moto2 FP2 1 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA MB Conveyors Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'43.502 12 17 280.4 2 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'43.562 17 21 0.060 0.060 283.0 3 96 Jake DIXON GBR Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'43.824 14 22 0.322 0.262 284.3 4 51 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'43.837 15 19 0.335 0.013 284.9 5 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'43.849 19 20 0.347 0.012 283.0 6 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'43.861 17 17 0.359 0.012 284.9 7 40 Aron CANET SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'43.932 15 20 0.430 0.071 283.6 8 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 1'44.008 12 18 0.506 0.076 285.6 9 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Autosolar GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'44.079 18 18 0.577 0.071 279.8 10 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'44.149 5 19 0.647 0.070 282.3 11 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'44.160 7 8 0.658 0.011 280.4 12 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'44.215 16 20 0.713 0.055 281.1 13 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'44.233 20 24 0.731 0.018 279.2 14 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'44.238 15 19 0.736 0.005 279.8 15 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 1'44.249 24 25 0.747 0.011 286.2 16 84 Zonta VAN DEN GOORBE NED RW Racing GP KALEX 1'44.364 15 19 0.862 0.115 283.0 17 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'44.391 12 20 0.889 0.027 283.6 18 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'44.415 15 16 0.913 0.024 281.1 19 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'44.419 11 18 0.917 0.004 284.3 20 2 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'44.536 7 15 1.034 0.117 281.1 21 5 Romano FENATI ITA MB Conveyors Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'44.712 15 19 1.210 0.176 279.2 22 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'44.771 21 21 1.269 0.059 278.6 23 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'45.015 17 19 1.513 0.244 281.1 24 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'45.051 6 21 1.549 0.036 286.2 25 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'45.111 6 17 1.609 0.060 279.2 26 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'45.272 20 22 1.770 0.161 279.8 27 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'45.346 19 21 1.844 0.074 283.6 28 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'45.411 20 20 1.909 0.065 278.0 29 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'45.757 4 13 2.255 0.346 276.7
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 8:56:25 GMT -8
MotoGP FP1
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 10:18:34 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: MotoGP FP1: 2 Hondas in the top 3, now the grid is back on 2022 rear casings, not 2017-spec casings. Rookie Bezzecchi top Ducati in 5th & Bastianini in 11th, both on GP21s, with Bagnaia top GP22 in 12th, which must have Ducati wondering, again. Top 10 covered by 0.399 seconds🤯
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 10:19:33 GMT -8
Moto3 Q1 1 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'49.822 4 5 225.8 2 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'49.899 5 5 0.077 0.077 234.2 3 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'49.919 5 5 0.097 0.020 231.6 4 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 1'49.980 5 7 0.158 0.061 229.9 5 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'50.094 3 7 0.272 0.114 232.9 6 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.104 3 7 0.282 0.010 232.5 7 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.138 4 7 0.316 0.034 225.8 8 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'50.209 6 6 0.387 0.071 228.7 9 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'50.229 3 5 0.407 0.020 230.3 10 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 1'50.423 6 6 0.601 0.194 232.5 11 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'50.544 5 5 0.722 0.121 232.5 12 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'50.740 5 5 0.918 0.196 234.2 13 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.031 5 5 1.209 0.291 229.9 14 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 1'51.128 6 6 1.306 0.097 227.8 15 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'53.108 2 4 3.286 1.980 227.8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 11:09:07 GMT -8
Moto2 Q1 1 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 1'44.132 5 8 278.0 2 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'44.156 5 8 0.024 0.024 277.3 3 84 Zonta VAN DEN GOORBE NED RW Racing GP KALEX 1'44.185 7 8 0.053 0.029 286.2 4 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'44.199 8 8 0.067 0.014 279.2 5 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'44.244 3 8 0.112 0.045 283.6 6 2 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'44.390 7 8 0.258 0.146 282.3 7 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'44.431 3 8 0.299 0.041 277.3 8 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 1'44.445 4 8 0.313 0.014 282.3 9 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'44.501 8 8 0.369 0.056 280.4 10 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 1'44.521 8 8 0.389 0.020 284.9 11 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 1'44.652 6 8 0.520 0.131 279.8 12 5 Romano FENATI ITA MB Conveyors Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 1'44.671 6 6 0.539 0.019 279.2 13 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 1'44.798 5 8 0.666 0.127 281.7 14 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 1'44.798 6 6 0.666 278.6 15 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 1'44.876 8 8 0.744 0.078 276.7
Moto2 Q2 Top 10: 1. Sergio Garcia (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) – 1:48.429 2. Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) + 0.171 3. Izan Guevara (Solunion GASGAS Aspar Team) + 0.195 4. Riccardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) + 0.297 5. Joel Kelso (CIP Green Power) + 0.306 6. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.436 7. Xavier Artigas (CFMoto Racing PrüstelGP) + 0.514 8. Andrea Migno (Rivacold Snipers Team) + 0.524 9. Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) + 0.621 10. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) + 0.632
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 11:58:36 GMT -8
MotoGP FP2
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 12:53:33 GMT -8
HISTORICAL @aleixespargaro is the FIRST RIDER IN THE HISTORY OF MOTOGP to make poles with 3 different brands: · Forward Yamaha (HOL 2014) · Suzuki (CAT 2015) · Aprilia (ARG 2022) Is the FOURTH in the history of the queen class after · Randy Mamola · Eddie Lawson · John Kocinski ·
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 13:02:06 GMT -8
MotoGP Q1 1 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'38.501 6 7 331.8 2 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'38.523 6 8 0.022 0.022 334.4 3 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'38.566 7 8 0.065 0.043 339.9 4 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'38.610 5 7 0.109 0.044 332.7 5 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'38.805 7 8 0.304 0.195 328.3 6 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'38.871 7 8 0.370 0.066 329.2 7 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'38.877 6 8 0.376 0.006 335.3 8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'38.938 6 8 0.437 0.061 330.9 9 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'39.095 8 8 0.594 0.157 333.6 10 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'39.126 6 8 0.625 0.031 332.7 11 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'39.153 7 7 0.652 0.027 333.6 12 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'39.159 7 7 0.658 0.006 331.8 13 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 1'39.380 7 7 0.879 0.221 334.4 14 6 Stefan BRADL GER Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'39.487 6 7 0.986 0.107 334.4
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 13:04:45 GMT -8
MotoGP Q2
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Post by truenorth on Apr 2, 2022 13:06:45 GMT -8
Aprilia's first premier class pole since...
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2022 3:33:14 GMT -8
History maker: Aleix Espargaro powers to pole in Termas Aprilia Racing celebrate their first MotoGP™ pole position in a dramatic pair of qualifying sessions in Argentina A stunning Saturday afternoon Q2 lap from Aleix Espargaro handed Aprilia Racing their first MotoGP™ pole position – and the Spaniard’s first pole position since the 2015 Catalan GP. It’s a magnificent day for the Noale factory at the Gran Premio Michelin® de la República Argentina and joining Espargaro on the front row are a pair of GP22 Ducatis in the form of Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) and Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team), as we witness some shock qualifying results in Termas de Rio Hondo. Two 2022 winners and a pre-season favourite falter in Q1 Before the pole position fight got underway, an almighty battle to get into Q2 unfolded, featuring World Championship leader Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), pre-season title favourite Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), Indonesian GP race winner Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), Qatar GP podium finisher Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) and more very, very fast riders. Halfway through Q1, Pecco was last. The Italian was yet to set a clean lap and had a mountain to climb if Q2 beckoned, and he was visibly frustrated. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) and Bastianini were the top two after the first set of flying laps had been landed as the riders ventured out for their second attempts – a Pecco came out swinging. Top spot was his but not for long, as Nakagami returned to P1, before Pol Espargaro shot to first place with two minutes to go. Suddenly, Bagnaia was outside the top two again. Bastianini then went third, but as we know, that’s not enough to head into Q2. Both Bagnaia and Bastianini needed to find time on their last laps, but it wasn’t to be for either of them – both were out of qualifying in Q1. Oliveira was also not going to contest in Q1 as we witness some big shocks in Argentina – something we’re going to start getting used to. A history-making Q2 in Argentina Q2 then burst into life for 10 of the 12 riders as Pol Espargaro sat patiently in his box, and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) encountered an issue when trying to fire up his number one GSX-RR. There was frantic action inside the box to swap the tyres onto his second bike, but thankfully, Mir didn’t lose too much time, as Martin went P1 early doors. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) grabbed P2 before the Australian tucked the front at Turn 1, rider ok, but it meant the yellow flags were out. Just behind Miller, Aleix Espargaro went 0.3s clear at the summit to lay down a real gauntlet in Q2. Quartararo was P3 at the end of the first efforts behind Martin, Miller was P4, Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) P5 and Marini P6. That was before Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) pounced up to provisional P5. So, could anyone bridge the 0.3s gap that Aleix Espargaro boasted in the final five minutes? Quartararo was certainly trying but came across Miller, who was on an out-lap, at Turn 7. That lap was gone for a frustrated reigning World Champion, but meanwhile, Martin pulled out a beauty to go provisional pole. However, Aleix Espargaro was 0.2s under at the third split. Could he hold onto that advantage around the final two corners? Absolutely. Espargaro crossed the line to take a momentous first pole position for Aprilia in the MotoGP™ era, beating Martin by over a tenth, as Marini snuck onto the front row. How the top 12 looks after Q2 Pol Espargaro was able to earn a fantastic P4 after coming through Q1, the Spaniard edged out compatriot Maverick Viñales by less than a tenth – that P5 for Top Gun is his best qualifying result in Aprilia Racing colours. Quartararo cut a frustrated figure at the end of qualifying, the Frenchman will start from P6 ahead of Rins, Mir, Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) and Nakagami, who rounds out the top 10. Miller wasn’t able to improve on his best time after his Turn 1 tumble, the Australian finished P11. However, for riding slowly on the racing line and disturbing Quartararo’s lap, Miller has been handed a three-place grid penalty. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was made to rue a mistake at Turn 7 that cost him a lap that was set to take him onto – at least – the front two rows. The South African had to settle for P12, but that becomes P11 after Miller’s penalty. That’s Super Saturday in Argentina done and dusted. Dramatic and history-making are two ways to describe what went down in the premier class, as we get set for what looks set to be a phenomenal race day in Termas. Tune in for the MotoGP™ race at 15:00 local time (GMT-3). Top 10: 1. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) – 1:37.688 2. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 0.151 3. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.431 4. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.477 5. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.508 6. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.593 7. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.767 8. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.828 9. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) + 0.849 10. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) + 0.888
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2022 3:54:07 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 3, 2022 3:56:17 GMT -8
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