Marc Marquez began his Argentina Grand Prix in fine fashion after he topped the timesheets in MotoGP FP1, the only rider to dip into the 1:39s with a 1:39.827, 0.353 ahead of second place Jack Miller.
The sun was shining in Argentina as the premier class riders took to the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit for the first time this weekend, but Marquez’ day didn’t start so smoothly – the seven-time Champion having difficulty getting his Honda machine started.
However, once the number 93 got going, it wasn’t long before he was setting the pace. Marquez sat at the top of the times throughout and eventually finished the session with a personal best lap – a 1:39.827.
Miller was his closest challenger, with last season’s winner Cal Crutchlow 0.388 off in third. After putting in a soft – soft tyre combination at the end, Franco Morbidelli jumped up to P4 with a 1:40.319, with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini’s Andrea Iannone getting his weekend off to a great start in P5 – 0.539 splitting the top five. Joan Mir and Danilo Petrucci both crashed at Turn 1, riders ok.
Full Result:
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1’39.827 | |
| 2 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1’40.180 | 0.353 / 0.353 |
| 3 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 1’40.215 | 0.388 / 0.035 |
| 4 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’40.319 | 0.492 / 0.104 |
| 5 | Andrea IANNONE | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’40.366 | 0.539 / 0.047 |
| 6 | Johann ZARCO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’40.387 | 0.560 / 0.021 |
| 7 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Mission Winnow Ducati | 1’40.595 | 0.768 / 0.208 |
| 8 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 1’40.676 | 0.849 / 0.081 |
| 9 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’40.821 | 0.994 / 0.145 |
| 10 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’40.827 | 1.000 / 0.006 |
| 11 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 1’40.857 | 1.030 / 0.030 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 1’41.066 | 1.239 / 0.209 |
| 13 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 1’41.303 | 1.476 / 0.237 |
| 14 | Jorge LORENZO | Repsol Honda Team | 1’41.340 | 1.513 / 0.037 |
| 15 | Tito RABAT | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’41.509 | 1.682 / 0.169 |
| 16 | Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’41.513 | 1.686 / 0.004 |
| 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Reale Avintia Racing | 1’41.641 | 1.814 / 0.128 |
| 18 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 1’41.657 | 1.830 / 0.016 |
| 19 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1’41.692 | 1.865 / 0.035 |
| 20 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Mission Winnow Ducati | 1’41.768 | 1.941 / 0.076 |
| 21 | Francesco BAGNAIA | Pramac Racing | 1’41.875 | 2.048 / 0.107 |
| 22 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 1’42.679 | 2.852 / 0.804 |
