Marc Marquez storms to record Argentina MotoGP pole
AFP | Termas de Río Hondo
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Marc Marquez stormed to pole for the Argentina MotoGP yesterday to maintain his perfect start to the new season.
The six-time world champion’s dream start to life on board the factory Ducati continued as he posted a new lap record of 1min 36.917sec in qualifying at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit.
The Spaniard was lowering the record he had set 24 hours earlier in practice.
The winner of the sprint and main race at the season-opening weekend in Thailand a fortnight ago was set to start hot favourite to follow that up in the 12-race sprint later yesterday and Sunday’s 25- lap main race. This was the 32-year-old’s first back-to-back poles since 2019, the season he won the last of his six MotoGP titles.
He is joined on the front row by his brother Alex Marquez on board Ducati’s satellite Gresini bike, and the Honda of Johann Zarco.
Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, Marc Marquez’s Ducati teammate, starts on the second row after the double former world champion posted the fourth fastest time in qualifying.
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