RANCAH POST – Setelah menguasai sesi latihan kedua, Marc Marquez kembali memimpin catatan lap terbaik di sesi free practice iii MotoGP Argentina 2014.
Marc Marquez yang mengunci torehan waktu 1 menit 39,171 detik, gagal dikejar para rivalnya, termasuk rekan setim, Dani Pedrosa yang harus puas diasapi yuniornya itu dengan selisih 0,159 detik.
Valentino Rossi yang mulai tampil impresif dan berada di posisi ketiga. Usai merampungkan sesi perdana dan kedua dengan hasil jeblok, rider veteran Yamaha Movistar itu sanggup jadi tercepat ketiga, berkat pergantian ban dari hard ke medium pada paruh kedua sesi.
Jorge Lorenzo gagal untuk setidaknya menghuni lima besar tercepat. Dua kali juara MotoGP itu hanya menempati urutan ketujuh di bawah Stefan Bradl dan Andrea Dovizioso.
Hasil Free Practice III MotoGP Argentina 2014
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.171s [Lap 16/19] 325km/h
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.330s +0.159s [16/19] 324km/h
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.458s +0.287s [18/21] 322km/h
4. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 39.573s +0.402s [17/18] 321km/h
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 39.757s +0.586s [15/17] 325km/h
6. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 1m 39.771s +0.600s [19/21] 325km/h
7. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.782s +0.611s [17/21] 320km/h
8. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 40.050s +0.879s [17/18] 324km/h
9. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 1m 40.223s +1.052s [14/17] 325km/h
10. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 40.422s +1.251s [10/15] 321km/h
11. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 40.575s +1.404s [16/23] 323km/h
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 1m 40.802s +1.631s [15/17] 321km/h
13. Colin Edwards USA NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 40.950s +1.779s [16/18] 314km/h
14. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 41.142s +1.971s [19/20] 309km/h
15. Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)* 1m 41.193s +2.022s [15/19] 307km/h
16. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 1m 41.457s +2.286s [13/15] 315km/h
17. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R) 1m 41.552s +2.381s [14/14] 310km/h
18. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Avintia)* 1m 41.904s +2.733s [14/15] 308km/h
19. Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)* 1m 41.935s +2.764s [12/15] 302km/h
20. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 1m 41.958s +2.787s [17/20] 311km/h
21. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing Project (ART) 1m 42.419s +3.248s [14/17] 304km/h
22. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Avintia) 1m 42.482s +3.311s [12/13] 309km/h
23. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) 1m 42.932s +3.761s [12/16] 305km/h
