Francesco Bagnaia was the sixth fastest at the end of Day 1 of the Michelin Grand Prix of Argentina, the second round of the 2023 MotoGP season, held this weekend at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit.
Tenth after the first session, the Ducati Lenovo Team rider lowered his time by more than half a second in the afternoon session. With a fastest lap time in 1:38.944, Bagnaia ended the day in sixth, thus gaining direct access to tomorrow morning’s Q2.
In addition to the official qualifying, scheduled at 10:50am local time, the MotoGP riders will also face the first race of the weekend at the Argentine track tomorrow. The Sprint Race will start at 3:00pm local time (CEST -5:00) on a 12-lap distance.
Francesco Bagnaia (#1, Ducati Lenovo Team) – 6th (1:38.944)
“It was a positive day all in all, and I am satisfied with our work. Compared to Portimão, where we had two days of testing before the race weekend, we were not starting in the best conditions. The time available to fine-tune the bike is not much, but we still did a good job. On used tires, my pace is competitive, and we are not far from the frontrunners. Tomorrow morning it will be very important to keep riding on used tyres again to try to make an additional step forward, and in qualifying, it will be crucial to secure a spot in the first two rows of the starting grid.”
- From Ducati Media House
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