Marquez set the pace during the initial minutes of the session, placing first ahead of Movistar Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and Espargaro after the first flying laps. Both Marquez and Espargaro utilized the strategy of going out on their first bikes at the start of the session, making a quick switch to the second bikes mid-way through and finishing on first.
Marquez flew round the track on his pole-winning run, finishing within two tenths off the record time he set at the circuit in 2014. Espargaro, on the other hand, was unable to better his previous effort, but it proved to be good enough for a second-place result once the session closed.
Iannone pushed hard during the latter stages for his third-place result, while CWM LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow trailed in fourth. Lorenzo dropped to fifth by the end of the session followed by Iannone’s teammate, Andrea Dovizioso, in sixth.
MotoGP Argentina Qualifying Results 2015
1. Marc Marquez (Honda) 1’37.802
2. Aleix Espargaro (Suzuki) 1’38.316
3. Andrea Iannone (Ducati) 1’38.467
4. Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 1’38.485
5. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1’38.485
6. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) 1’38.520
7. Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 1’38.786
8. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1’38.890
9. Maverick Vinales (Suzuki) 1’39.187
10. Bradley Smith (Yamaha) 1’39.197
11. Scott Redding (Honda) 1’39.380
12. Hector Barbera (Ducati) 1’40.526
13. Yonny Hernandez (Ducati) 1’39.405
14. Eugene Laverty (Honda) 1’39.434
15. Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda) 1’39.434
16. Stefan Bradl (Forward Yamaha) 1’39.734
17. Karel Abraham (Honda) 1’39.758
18. Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) 1’39.808
19. Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia) 1’39.828
20. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1’39.876
21. Jack Miller (Honda) 1’39.888
22. Loris Baz (Forward Yamaha) 1’39.972
23. Mike di Meglio (Ducati) 1’40.133
24. Marco Melandri (Aprilia) 1’40.403
25. Alex De Angelis (ART) 1’40.485