Termas de Rio Hondo – Pembalap tim Suzuki, Aleix Espargaro kembali jadi yang tercepat usai menjalani sesi latihan bebas hari pertama (17/4) di sirkuit Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina.
Dalam latihan kedua ini, Espargaro ditempel pembalap Ducati, Andrea Iannone yang juga menempati posisi sama di latihan sebelumnya. Iannone membuat kemajuan besar, dari posisi 15 langsung bertengger di urutan kedua.
Juara dunia bertahan dan pemenang GP Argentina tahun lalu, Marc Marquez tercepat ketiga.
Semua pembalap melaju lebih kencang di sesi uji coba sore hari itu, ketika pembalap jategori pabrikan Honda dan Yamaha memakai ban belakang kompon ekstrakeras yang memulai debutnya di seri ketiga ini. (otosport.otomotifnet.com)
Hasil Latihan Bebas Kedua
1. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 38.776s [Lap 12/14] 316km/h (Top Speed)
2. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.311s +0.535s [16/16] 330km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.336s +0.560s [12/15] 332km/h
4. Cal Crutchlow GBR CWM LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 39.403s +0.627s [16/17] 324km/h
5. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.434s +0.658s [15/16] 325km/h
6. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.463s +0.687s [16/18] 324km/h
7. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 39.648s +0.872s [16/19] 327km/h
8. Scott Redding GBR Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 39.892s +1.116s [13/17] 322km/h
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.947s +1.171s [16/18] 324km/h
10. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 40.088s +1.312s [13/14] 326km/h
11. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 40.126s +1.350s [15/16] 319km/h
12. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 40.195s +1.419s [16/22] 327km/h
13. Danilo Petrucci ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP14.1) 1m 40.438s +1.662s [14/17] 327km/h
14. Nicky Hayden USA Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS) 1m 40.522s +1.746s [13/16] 317km/h
15. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RC213V-RS) 1m 40.586s +1.810s [14/18] 317km/h
16. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 40.626s +1.850s [12/13] 328km/h
17. Stefan Bradl GER Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 1m 40.672s +1.896s [8/17] 323km/h
18. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (RC213V-RS)* 1m 40.846s +2.070s [12/16] 318km/h
19. Jack Miller AUS CWM LCR Honda (RC213V-RS)* 1m 40.864s +2.088s [12/17] 320km/h
20. Alex De Angelis RSM Octo IodaRacing (ART) 1m 41.152s +2.376s [15/18] 310km/h
21. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 41.380s +2.604s [16/18] 326km/h
22. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.490s +2.714s [9/17] 318km/h
23. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14 Open) 1m 41.531s +2.755s [3/13] 323km/h
24. Marco Melandri ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.576s +2.800s [14/17] 317km/h
25. Loris Baz FRA Athina Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha)* 1m 41.784s +3.008s [9/16] 317km/h