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 experien🍰ce 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 t😼he 1m 46s barrier🏅. 

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 l♛ooked set to jump up the✅ order, however, slow fourth sectors hindered both men. 

With just five minutes remaining and t☂rack condit♛ions still wet, Bagnaia and Marco Bezzecchi made bold switches to dry tyres.

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

Then came a stunning ♎lap from Mor𝐆bidelli as he went eight tenths clear of Zarco - the Yamaha rider was still circulating on wet tyres.

However, Morbidelli’s hopes o🐟f securing an🎐 unlikely pole were ended when Bezzecchi went quickest by nearly two seconds.

But Bezzecchi, like Morbidelli, 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 underway for Fabio Quartararo, the Yamaha rider made the worst possible start as he 𒁏ran off-track at turn five. 

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

A clear sign that conditions were worsening, Raul Fe💫rnandez instead took a big gamble as he headed out on slick t🤡yres. 

After setting a lap time that was three seconds off Alex 🔴Marquez’s fastest time, Fernandez immediately returned to pit lane as 𒊎the gamble failed to pay off. 

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

Marquez, who was fastest prior to Quartararo taking over top spot, re🤪sponded before crashing at the penultimatꦆe corner.

Looking set to knock Quartararo out of the top two꧃, Brad ꦦBinder lost time during the closing stages of his final lap before clocking a time only good enough for P5. 

Yet more drama unfolded for Marquez after re-joining the action, as a fire underneath his Ducati meant he had to pull off 𝓀circuit before ge🍷tting back to pit lane.

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