Marquez Shines In Argentina Rain
Fakhir Rizvi Published April 07, 2018 | 02:00 AM
Termas de R�o Hondo, Argentina, April 6 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Apr, 2018 ) :World champion Marc Marquez shrugged off the showers to set the best time in Friday practice for the Argentina MotoGP.
The 25-year-old Spaniard dominated at the circuit des Thermes de Rio Hondo with a time of 1:39.395 on his Honda. Fellow Honda riders Cal Crutchlow and teammate Dani Pedrosa were second and third fastest at 0.404 sec and 0.908 sec respectively.
Valentino Rossi, the 39-year-old nine-time world champion, managed only the seventh best time on his Yamaha at 1.182sec off the pace. Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso, the winner of the season-opener in Qatar last month, was a modest 15th with former world champion Jorge Lorenzo, also on a Ducati, was 16th.
MotoGP times: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1:39.395, 2. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) at 0.404, 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.908, 4. Tito Rabat (ESP/RAR Ducati) 0.951, 5. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 0.991, 6.
Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 1.115, 7. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1.182, 8. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 1.197, 9. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 1.219, 10. Jack Miller (AUS/APR Ducati) 1.320 Selected: 15. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 1.543, 16. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) 1.624
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