MotoGP Argentina - Race Results.Apr-03-16.
Marc Marquez wins the Argentina MotoGP, breaking clear of Valentino Rossi after the compulsory mid-race bike swap.
Rossi had dropped to 4th, but a penultimate corner collision between Ducati team-mates Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone put the Yamaha rider back to second - in a race that also saw Qatar winner Jorge Lorenzo crash out.
A tyre failure for Scott Redding on Saturday had seen Michelin plan to replace the original allocation with a new stiffer rear tyre.
However the wet Sunday morning weather meant there was no chance to try the new tyre before the race and the decision was made to use the original tyres, but with a compulsory bike change.
All riders were thus forced to pit at the end of their 9th, 10th or 11th lap of the reduced 20-lap race. The format was previously seen at Phillip Island in 2013, when Bridgestone had tyre trouble.
Ducati test rider Michele Pirro was replacing the injured Danilo Petrucci...
1. Marc Marquez ESPRepsol
Honda Team (RC213V)34'13.628
2. Valentino Rossi Movistar
Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)34'21.307
3. Dani Pedrosa ESPRepsol
Honda Team (RC213V)34'41.728
4. E.Laverty Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmo16GP14.2)34'50.170
5. Hector Barbera ESPAvintia Racing (Desmo16 GP14.2)34'50.339
6. Pol Espargaro ESPMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)34'50.873
7. Stefan Bradl GERFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)34'54.981
8. Bradley Smith GBRMonster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)35'4.337
9. Tito Rabat ESPEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*35'4.611
10. Alvaro Bautista ESPFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)35'15.016
11. Aleix Espargaro ESPTeam
Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 35'22.496
12. Michele Pirro Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmo16 GP15)35'32.615
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA
Ducati Team (Desmo16 GP)35'47.047
Andrea Iannone ITA
Ducati Team (Desmo16 GP) DNF
Cal Crutchlow GBRLCR Honda (RC213V) DNF
Maverick Viñales ESPTeam
Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) DNF
Scott Redding GBROcto Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)DNF
Loris Baz FRAAvintia Racing (Desmo16 GP14.2) DNF
Jorge Lorenzo ESPMovistar
Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) DNF
Jack Miller AUSEstrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) DNF
Yonny Hernandez COLAspar MotoGP Team (Desmo16 GP14.2)DNF