Repsol Honda Team head south to Argentina

After losing to Rossi in the season opener, Marquez was not to be denied in Austin

Fresh from victory in America, the Repsol Honda Team head south to Argentina.

With no time to rest, Marc Marquez and Hiroshi Aoyama (replacing injured Dani Pedrosa) are en route to Termas de Río Hondo (1100km North West of Buenos Aires) for round three of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship.

After its inaugural Grand Prix in 2014 – where Marc and Dani took a 1-2 finish – the MotoGP paddock returns to the Province of Santiago del Estero, with Marc looking for back-to-back victories and Hiroshi hoping to progress his experience further at a track he enjoys and finished 10th in last season on the Open Class Honda bike.

FP1 will commence on Friday at 09h55 local time.

Marc Marquez

"After a good weekend in Austin, I am feeling relaxed and confident again. Now we travel straight to Argentina for the next round and we have a good momentum which I hope to continue this coming weekend. Argentina is a circuit that I like and it’s the second year we visit Termas de Río Hondo. We had many fans there last year so I hope they all come to support us again this year and we can put on a good show for them."

Rider Standings

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Constructor

1

ROSSI Valentino

46

ITA

41

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

2

DOVIZIOSO Andrea

4

ITA

40

Ducati Team

Ducati

3

MARQUEZ Marc

93

SPA

36

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

4

IANNONE Andrea

29

ITA

27

Ducati Team

Ducati

5

LORENZO Jorge

99

SPA

26

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

6

SMITH Bradley

38

GBR

18

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

7

CRUTCHLOW Cal

35

GBR

18

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

8

ESPARGARO Aleix

41

SPA

13

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

9

PEDROSA Dani

26

SPA

10

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

10

PETRUCCI Danilo

9

ITA

10

Pramac Racing

Ducati

11

VINALES Maverick

25

SPA

9

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

12

ESPARGARO Pol

44

SPA

7

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

13

HERNANDEZ Yonny

68

COL

6

Pramac Racing

Ducati

14

AOYAMA Hiroshi

7

JPN

5

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

15

BARBERA Hector

8

SPA

5

Avintia Racing

Ducati

16

HAYDEN Nicky

69

USA

3

Aspar MotoGP Team

Honda

17

REDDING Scott

45

GBR

3

Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

18

MILLER Jack

43

AUS

2

CWM LCR Honda

Honda

19

BAUTISTA Alvaro

19

SPA

1

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

Location Information

The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship.

Length

4.806 kilometres / 2.986 miles

Width

16 metres

Left corners

5

Right corners

9

Longest straight

1.076 kilometres / 0.669 miles

Constructed

2008

Modified

2013

Circuit Records

Pole Position

1m 37.683s (177.1km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2014)

Race Lap

1m 39.233s (174.3 km/h) Dani Pedrosa (Honda, 2014)

Race Time

41m 39.821s (158.9 km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2014)

2014 Race Winner

Marc Marquez (Honda)

Aut¢dromo Provincial Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina www.autodromotermas.com