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April 27, 2019
MotoGP: Márquez Storms to Victory at Argentine Grand Prix
Spaniard leads from First to Last and Wins by Personal Best Margin.
Photo: Marc Marquez celebrates after winning the Argentina MotoGP at the Termas de RÃo Hondo Circuit, Argentina. Image Credit: Gold & Goose/Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Marc Marquez of Spain rounds the bend during the Warm Up at MotoGP Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas on April 14, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Image Credit: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Andrea Dovizioso at MotoGP World Championship 2019, Stop 03 - Austin, Texas, United States. Image Credit: Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Brad Binder races at Argentina MotoGP Moto 2 at the Termas de RÃo Hondo Circuit, Argentina. Image Credit: Gold & Goose/Red Bull Content Pool.
Photo: Marco Bezzecchi races at the Argentina MotoGP Moto2 at the Termas de RÃo Hondo Circuit, Argentina. Image Credit: Gold & Goose/Red Bull Content Pool.
MotoGP world champion, Marc Márquez, destroyed the field at the Gran Premio Motul De La Republica Argentina to win by a distance from Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso.
The Autódromo Termas de RÃo Hondo managers were expecting bad weather, but they conducted the race in the right, dry conditions.
Márquez’s winning margin of 9.816 seconds is his most significant winning margin of all time in MotoGP.
Márquez started from pole position and was never headed, lapping at around half a second quicker than the field for the majority of the race.
The reigning world champion could have won by an even more significant margin, but slowed towards the end to protect himself from any potential issues with his rear tire.
Rossi and Dovizioso were in a battle for second place that was eventually settled on the final lap when Rossi passed Dovizioso up the inside at Turn 7 to take the runner-up spot.
The result sees Márquez overtake Dovizioso in the overall standings, with Rossi moving up to the third position.
Dovizioso revealed: “Happy for the podium because when we came here, it was our target, but I’m not happy in the way the tire worked during the race, and I had to stay in front to manage the tires.”
Jorge Lorenzo had to settle for 12th place after admitting before the race that he’s taking things cautiously on his return from injury.
Red Bull KTM Factory duo Pol Espargaro and Johann Zarco finished 10th and 15th respectively, while Red Bull KTM Tech 3 pair Miguel Oliveira and Hafizh Syahrin were placed 11th and 16th respectively.
Argentina GP result
- Marc Márquez (SPA) Repsol Honda 41m 43.688s
- Valentino Rossi (ITA) Monster Yamaha +9.816s
- Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Ducati Team +10.530s
- Jack Miller (AUS) Pramac Racing +12.140s
- Alex Rins (SPA) Suzuki Ecstar +12.563s
2019 MotoGP rider standings:
- Marc Márquez (SPA) 45 points
- Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 41
- Valentino Rossi (ITA) 31
- Alex Rins (SPA) 24
- Danilo Petrucci (ITA) 20
|GlobalGiants.Com|
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