15:29
What a lap from Morbidelli as he goes onto provisional pole.
Alex Marquez, Gresini Ducati MotoGP Argentina 2023
LIVE UPDATES: MotoGP Sprint race as Alex Marquez starts from pole in Argentina
Alex Marquez leads a Ducati 1-2-3 after a slick tyre gamble for himself, Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia paid off during the final few minutes.
Franco Morbidelli heads the second row, while teammate Fabio Quartararo suffered another disastrous qualifying after finishing tenth.
- Aleix Espargaro leads Aprilia 1-2 but ‘the bike is not good here!’
- Quartararo 14th: ‘I feel like it's not my bike anymore’
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01 Apr 2023
15:27
This is sketchy but Bagnaia seems to be handling the dry tyres on a damp circuit quite well. The Italian is set to begin his latest flying lap.
15:26
Wow! Bagnaia and Bezzecchi have chosen dry tyres for the end of Q2.
15:24
Bagnaia is only seventh as it stands and is also behind Quartararo, not something we expected to say during Qualifying.
15:20
Lap times are already into the 1m 46s bracket as Zarco goes quickest.
15:19
Wet conditions could spoil Aprilia's party however, Vinales and Espargaro can't be ruled out of pole.
15:17
Here we go with the shoutout for pole position.
15:10
It's Marquez and Quartararo who advance to Q2.
15:08
After getting back abaord his Ducati, Marquez has had to jump off hid machine as it's caught fire.
15:06
Marquez loses the front.
Marquez has crashed at the penultimate corner with seconds remaining.
15:05
Marquez does eventually take top spot away from Quartararo.
15:04
Marquez imporves but remains second as Quartararo's second and third sectors are currently making the difference.
15:02
Quartararo goes quickest ahead of Marquez.
14:59
And Fernandez has returned to pit lane as the gamble has not paid off.
14:58
Raul Fernandez is on slick tyres!! That's a very big gamble from the RNF Aprilia rider.
14:56
Quartararo is already in the gravel after running off track at turn five.
14:52
This is going to be a very, very tricky qualifying session in Argentina.
14:45
Bagnaia ends P3 fastest from Bezzecchi and Rins.
14:44
The rain is getting heavier ahead of qualifying.
14:43
Quartararo is the only one finding time but the Yamaha rider's latest lap was only good enough for P13 - two seconds down on Bagnaia.
14:39
The top five of Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, Rins, Vinales and Marquez remains unchanged as conditions are not allowing riders to build up for qualifying in the best possible way.
14:36
A reminder that qualifying follows P3 as Quartararo will need to go through Q1.
14:33
Alex Rins has made a very promising start to the first of two race days as he sits third, although it must be said that conditions are not representative of yesterday.
14:30
Bagnaia continues to lead though, thanks to a time of 1:41.029s.