John McPhee (British Talent Team) has taken pole position in the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina, as the Brit timed it to perfection to set the best lap of the session before the rain flag came out. Nicolo Bulega (Sky Racing Team VR46) shot up the timesheets in the final seconds as one of the only riders to improve into second, with Qatar podium finisher Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) completing the top three. Aron Canet (Estrella Galicia 0,0) put in a solid session to head the second row, with second Del Conca Gresini Moto3 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio taking fifth in a big leap of progress. Fellow Italian Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) locks out the second row in P6. Juanfran Guevara took seventh for RBA BOE Racing Team, ahead of Andrea Migno (Sky Racing Team VR46) and an impressive performance from SIC58 Squadra Corse rider Tatsuki Suzuki. Südmetall Schedl GP Racing’s Philipp Oettl completed the top ten. In the difficult damp conditions late on, Championship leader Joan Mir (Leopard Racing) couldn’t improve from P16, with the Red Bull KTM Ajo Team also suffering the weather with Niccolo Antonelli in P14 and Bo Bendsneyder in P17.
results QP:
POS | Rider | TEAM | Fastest lap |
1 | John MCPHEE | British Talent Team | 1’49.094 |
2 | Nicolo BULEGA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’49.248 |
3 | Jorge MARTIN | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | 1’49.323 |
4 | Aron CANET | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 1’49.463 |
5 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | 1’49.486 |
6 | Romano FENATI | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | 1’49.493 |
7 | Juanfran GUEVARA | RBA BOE Racing Team | 1’49.782 |
8 | Andrea MIGNO | SKY Racing Team VR46 | 1’49.830 |
9 | Tatsuki SUZUKI | SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1’49.843 |
10 | Philipp OETTL | Südmetall Schedl GP Racing | 1’49.860 |
11 | Darryn BINDER | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 1’49.901 |
12 | Livio LOI | Leopard Racing | 1’49.927 |
13 | Gabriel RODRIGO | RBA BOE Racing Team | 1’49.935 |
14 | Niccolò ANTONELLI | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’49.974 |
15 | Enea BASTIANINI | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 1’49.978 |
16 | Joan MIR | Leopard Racing | 1’50.025 |
17 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 1’50.042 |
18 | Kaito TOBA | Honda Team Asia | 1’50.067 |
19 | Albert ARENAS | Aspar Mahindra Moto3 | 1’50.093 |
20 | Maria HERRERA | AGR Team | 1’50.107 |
21 | Adam NORRODIN | SIC Racing Team | 1’50.126 |
22 | Jakub KORNFEIL | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | 1’50.163 |
23 | Marco BEZZECCHI | CIP | 1’50.250 |
24 | Tony ARBOLINO | SIC58 Squadra Corse | 1’50.328 |
25 | Ayumu SASAKI | SIC Racing Team | 1’50.668 |
26 | Lorenzo DALLA PORTA | Aspar Mahindra Moto3 | 1’50.681 |
27 | Marcos RAMIREZ | Platinum Bay Real Estate | 1’50.727 |
28 | Jules DANILO | Marinelli Rivacold Snipers | 1’50.781 |
29 | Manuel PAGLIANI | CIP | 1’50.783 |
30 | Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT | Honda Team Asia | 1’51.180 |
31 | Patrik PULKKINEN | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | 1’52.615 |
Source: motogp.com, ajo.fi