19:03
Vinales is getting his practice starts in early and it was a very good one for the Aprilia rider on the exit of pit lane. Could he be doing that from pole later this weekend?
Argentina MotoGP 2023
As it happened: Quartararo suffers shocking day-one at the Argentine MotoGP
Maverick Vinales was fastest in Practice 1 after leading a dominant 1-2 for Aprilia Racing.
Pol Espargaro, Enea Bastianini, Marc Marquez and Miguel Oliveira won't be in action this weekend after suffering injuries at the season-opener.
- Jonas Folger to replace Pol Espargaro
- Vinales has found ‘more flow’, new set-up ‘suiting my riding style’
Stay up to date as Crash.net brings you all the latest news throughout the weekend.
31 Mar 2023
19:00
And we're underway with MotoGP P2 in Argentina.
18:54
Bagnaia in FP1
Francesco Bagnaia , Argentina MotoGP, 31 March
18:52
Vinales overtaking Augusto Fernandez
Maverick Vinales , Argentina MotoGP, 31 March
18:50
Luca Marini
Luca Marini , Argentina MotoGP, 31 March
18:47
Good evening and welcome back to Practice day at the Argentina MotoGP. FP2 is coming up in just over 10 minutes time.
15:33
Aprilia on top in P1
Vinales finishes fastest by over two tenths from Espargaro and Martin. Bagnaia claims P10.
15:31
Quartararo misses out on the top ten, that could be crucial.
15:29
Sensational lap again from Vinales as he finds four tenths.
15:27
Cracking lap from Vinales as he goes quickest on his first time attack lap. Marini goes second for Ducati.
15:23
With a new medium rear tyre, Bezzecchi breaks into the 1m 39s to go fastest.
15:19
Quartararo is struggling as he goes tenth - one second down on Vinales.
15:16
Alex Rins has crashed at turn one
Rins becomes the first faller of the day in MotoGP.
15:16
Vinales finds nearly two tenths.
15:15
Vinales goes quickest and is on another very quick lap...
15:13
We're now into the low 1m 40s as Morbidelli goes quickest from Espargaro.
15:11
Vinales on form again!
Here we go! Vinales goes fastest with a time of 1:40.559s. The Aprilia rider is riding with so much confidence at the moment.
15:10
Espargaro narrowly misses out on top spot but does move up to third behind Nakagami and Martin.
15:04
Augusto Fernandez goes ninth for GASGAS Tech 3 KTM - a solid start for the only rookie in the class.
14:59
Razlan Razali has just confirmed they hope to have Miguel Oliveira back for the next round in America.
14:57
Ducati have never won at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit but Martin is showing pace early on as he goes quickest.
14:54
Quiet throughout the Portimao round, Takaaki Nakagami has gone fastest for LCR Honda ahead of Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro.
14:50
Franco Morbidell is the current pacesetter as the opening laps continue to come in.
14:49
Practice 1 could be crucial if rain does arrive later on - so stay tuned for possible time attacks as the session develops.