Source: MotoGP

Marc Marquez has rounded out the first ever day of official MotoGP free practice at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina the convincing quickest on track.

The Repsol Honda rider used the morning session as a familiarisation mission, registering just the 14th fastest lap.

He would rebound in the afternoon to produce a blistering 1m39.313 lap, 1.083 seconds clear of teammate Dani Pedrosa who ran second.

Aleix Esparagaro slotted his Open class Forward Yamaha into third, just 0.170s off Pedrosa, with Stefan Bradl, one of a select group of riders to have tested at the circuit beforehand, in fourth.

The lap time spread was vast, with Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Ross and Jorge Lorenzo languishing over two seconds off the pace in eighth and ninth, beaten by both of the Monster Tech3 Yamaha teammates, Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.

Broc Parkes made an impressive start to his weekend and maiden campaign at the Argentine track, rounding out the second session in 17th aboard his Paul Bird Motorsport machine.

Parkes outpaced the likes of Michele Pirro and Scott Redding, along with British teammate Michael Laverty.

French rider, AirAsia Caterham’s Johann Zarco capped off the first day of Moto2 track running with the fastest time in the intermediate class, just 0.027 seconds ahead of AGR Team’s Jonas Folger.

Dominique Aegerter was third-fastest, with Takaaki Nakagami fourth and Maverick Vinales impressing again in fifth.

Aussie Ant West showed promise after free practice two, setting the 14th fastest lap aboard his QMMF Racing Team bike in a super-competitive field that saw the top 20 separated by less than a second.

Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Jack Miller looks set the capitalise on the momentum of back-to-back grand prix wins in the Moto3 class after dominating proceedings on day one.

The Australian rider was able to finish 0.733 seconds ahead of SaxoPrint-RTG’s Efren Vaquez in the first practice session, and held station ahead of the Spanish rider after the second session, 0.263 seconds ahead.

Isaac Vinales was third for Team Calvo, with Estrella Galicia’s Alex Marquez fourth and Miller’s teammate Karel Hanika completing the top five.

Arthur Sissis completed his first outing at the circuit with a solid 25th place effort for Mahindra Racing. After a disastrous start, the Australian is eager to turn around his form in South America.

2014 MotoGP World Championship

Round three – Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina

MotoGP free practice results:
1. Marc MARQUEZ 1m39.313
2. Dani PEDROSA 1m40.396
3. Aleix ESPARGARO 1m40.566
4. Stefan BRADL 1m40.891
5. Andrea DOVIZIOSO 1m41.042
6. Bradley SMITH 1m41.303
7. Pol ESPARGARO 1m41.368
8. Valentino ROSSI 1m41.395
9. Jorge LORENZO 1m41.533
10. Andrea IANNONE 1m41.924
17. Broc PARKES (AUS) 1m42.827

Moto2 free practice results:
1. Johann ZARCO 1m45.066
2. Jonas FOLGER 1m45.093
3. Dominique AEGERTER 1m45.143
4. Takaaki NAKAGAMI 1m45.254
5. Maverick VIÑALES 1m45.331
6. Esteve RABAT 1m45.394
7. Simone CORSI 1m45.415
8. Ricard CARDUS 1m45.417
9. Mika KALLIO 1m45.419
10. Hafizh SYAHRIN 1m45.488
14. Anthony WEST (AUS) 1m45.744

Moto3 free practice results:
1. Jack MILLER (AUS) 1m50.367
2. Efren VAZQUEZ 1m50.630
3. Isaac VIÑALES 1m51.164
4. Alex MARQUEZ 1m51.234
5. Karel HANIKA 1m51.270
6. Danny KENT 1m51.283
7. Enea BASTIANINI 1m51.359
8. Miguel OLIVEIRA 1m51.470
9. Alex RINS 1m51.550
10. Brad BINDER 1m51.571
25. Arthur SISSIS (AUS) 1m53.094

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