FIM MotoGP World Championship
Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina
April 17, 2015
Free Practice One (all on Bridgestone tires):
1. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (SUZUKI GSX-RR), 1:40.806
2. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (DUCATI GP15), 1:41.379
3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Italy (DUCATI GP15), 1:41.527
4. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (DUCATI GP14), 1:41.785
5. Scott REDDING, UK (HONDA RC213V), 1:41.884
6. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (HONDA RC213V-RS), 1:41.932
7. Maverick VIÑALES, Spain (SUZUKI GSX-RR), 1:42.174
8. Mike DI MEGLIO, France (DUCATI GP14), 1:42.246
9. Jack MILLER, Australia (HONDA RC213V-RS), 1:42.391
10. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (HONDA RC213V), 1:42.605
11. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Spain (APRILIA RS-GP), 1:42.828
12. Hector BARBERA, Spain (DUCATI RS-GP), 1:43.297
13. Alex DE ANGELIS, San Marino (ART-APRILIA), 1:43.330
14. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 1:43.373
15. Pol ESPARGARO, Spain (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 1:43.390
16. Cal CRUTCHLOW, UK (HONDA RC213V), 1:43.891
17. Danilo PETRUCCI, Italy (DUCATI GP14), 1:44.300
18. Eugene LAVERTY, Ireland (HONDA RC213V-RS), 1:44.313
19. Marco MELANDRI, Italy (APRILIA RS-GP), 1:44.572
20. Jorge LORENZO, Spain (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 1:44.750
21. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (HONDA RC213V-RS), 1:45.001
22. Bradley SMITH, UK (YAMAHA YZR-M1), 1:45.237
23. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Japan (HONDA RC213V), 1:45.688
24. Stefan BRADL, Germany (FORWARD YAMAHA), 1:45.747
25. Loris BAZ, France (FORWARD YAMAHA), 1:46.239
More, from a press release issued by Repsol Honda:
Marquez and Aoyama get first taste of Termas de Rio Hondo circuit
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Hiroshi Aoyama have completed FP1 for the Red Bull GP of Argentina.
The track proved to be dirty and very slippery – as it was last year – and both Marc Marquez and Hiroshi Aoyama spent the session working on general settings, not looking for a fast lap time.
Marc finished the session 10th with his lap of 1’42.605 on lap 5 of 14, and Hiro finished 23rd with a time of 1’45.688 on lap 5 of 18.
FP2 will commence at 1405 local time.
Marc Marquez
10TH
“This first session the track was very slippery. In the beginning it didn’t look too bad but after just a few laps the tyres were totally destroyed, but there was no meaning to put fresh tyres on. We can’t take much information from FP1 but anyway I’m sure FP2 the conditions will improve and we can progress.”
Hiroshi Aoyama
23RD
“This first session of Argentina GP wasn’t easy for us, but I think we are all in the same position. The grip level was very low, I think some riders put on fresh tyres but we chose to keep the same tyre so that we have extra tyres for tomorrow. I hope the conditions get better this afternoon.”