3
20:04
Quartararo falls off
Fabio Quartararo has experienced three mixed rounds so far. The Frenchman is currently only in 13th place and has so far lost out in the duels.
2
20:02
Difficulties with Dovizioso
Dovizioso seems to be in trouble. He turns into the pits with his Yamaha. In the meantime, the top 2 can easily pull away at the front.
2
20:02
Bradl makes up a position
Stefan Bradl moved up one position in the first few kilometers of this race. He is now 23.
1
20:01
Espargaro makes a space good
Aleix Espargaro can at least regain second place in a duel with Marini. At the front, however, Martin has already gained a minimal lead. It is now necessary to drive it.
1
20:00
The race has started!
The race has started! Aleix Espargaro doesn’t get off well and immediately there is a change at the top. Jorge Martin and Luca Marini slide past.
19:59
It’s about to start
The drivers return to the starting grid. Now it won’t be long until the start!
19:58
Warm-up lap in progress
The machines start moving and Aleix Espargaro leads the field one last time before the start. The choice of tires is the same for all pilots: they start the race with hard front tires and soft rear tires.
19:54
The distance
MotoGP is a guest on the third weekend of the season at the Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo. The 4.8-kilometre circuit made its debut on the MotoGP calendar in 2014, but has not been raced here for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The track has 14 corners, five to the left and nine to the right. There are a total of 25 rounds today.
19:47
Look at the World Cup
After the first two races, Enea Bastianini leads the rankings in the Drivers’ Championship by a narrow margin with 30 points. Brad Binder follows two points behind him in front of Fabio Quartararo, who is three points short of the championship lead. The top nine is currently only ten points apart.
19:41
Stefan Bradl replaces Marc Marquez
Marc Márquez is one of the most successful drivers in Argentina with three victories, but this weekend the Spaniard is missing after his highside in the warm-up for the Indonesian Grand Prix. The Repsol Honda star suffers from diplopia again. He will be replaced by Stefan Bradl. Unsurprisingly, he wasn’t able to do much in qualifying and is now in last starting position.
19:36
Bagnaia in midfield
Things were not going well for Francesco Bagnaia, who started the season with high expectations. The runner-up world champion clearly struggled with the machine in his Q1 runs and is only 13th on the grid today. Team-mate Jack Miller didn’t fare much better either. Although he was present in Q2, he was subsequently penalized by race control for obstructing Quartararo on the flying lap. This dropped three places on the grid, putting him behind Bagnaia.
19:32
Espargaro from the pole
There were two celebrations on yesterday’s qualifying day. Aleix Espargaro confirmed his strong performance in practice and took pole for today’s race with a 1:37.688. For the Spaniard it was the third pole of his career after a long dry spell of over six years. For Aprilia it was even the first pole in MotoGP. Next to him are Jorge Martin and Luca Marini.
Welcome!
After a two-year Corona break, MotoGP is back in Argentina this year. At 8:00 p.m. the points will be awarded in the third WRC round of the season.