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Round 3 of 18 Aftermath

Argentine Grand Prix 2015

Termas de Río Hondo Argentina

4.805 m · 25 laps · since 2014
17.04 – 19.04.2015
Aftermath

What happened

The official result against what we predicted, race craft by phase and the start.

Race result

Pos.RiderBikeTeamTime / gapPoints
1Valentino RossiYamahaMovistar Yamaha MotoGP41:35.64425
2Andrea DoviziosoDucatiDucati Team+5.68520
3Cal CrutchlowHondaCWM LCR Honda+8.29816
4Andrea IannoneDucatiDucati Team+8.35213
5Jorge LorenzoYamahaMovistar Yamaha MotoGP+10.19211
6Bradley SmithYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+19.87610
7Aleix EspargaroSuzukiTeam SUZUKI ECSTAR+24.3339
8Pol EspargaroYamahaMonster Yamaha Tech 3+27.6708
9Scott ReddingHondaEG 0,0 Marc VDS+34.3977
10Maverick ViñalesSuzukiTeam SUZUKI ECSTAR+34.8086
11Danilo PetrucciDucatiPramac Racing+40.2065
12Jack MillerHondaCWM LCR Honda+42.6544
13Hector BarberaDucatiAvintia Racing+42.7293
14Loris BazYamaha ForwardAthinà Forward Racing+42.8532
15Stefan BradlYamaha ForwardAthinà Forward Racing+43.0371
16Nicky HaydenHondaAspar MotoGP Team+43.2520
17Eugene LavertyHondaAspar MotoGP Team+43.4000
18Mike Di MeglioDucatiAvintia Racing+43.8080
19Alvaro BautistaApriliaAprilia Racing Team Gresini+44.8780
20Marco MelandriApriliaAprilia Racing Team Gresini+56.2360
21Karel AbrahamHondaAB Motoracing+63.3710
22Alex De AngelisARTOcto IodaRacing Team+68.4440
DNFHiroshi AoyamaHondaRepsol Honda TeamRetired0
DNFMarc MarquezHondaRepsol Honda TeamRetired0
DNFYonny HernandezDucatiPramac RacingRetired0

Sprint result

Pending · no data yet

Forecast vs reality

C14
ForecastFavouriteWinnerOrder (model / grid)Position error (model / calibrated grid)
Race (after the grid)Marc Marquez · 29%Valentino Rossi · 3% · from P80.81 / 0.813.0 / 3.7

Error: average positions off, compared with the calibrated grid (the grid turned into expected positions with a simple regression, no model). If the model does not beat it, its edge over the raw grid is only calibration.

Lap-by-lap positions: race

Position crossing the line on each lap. The top six are in colour; the rest can be switched on in the legend. When a rider retires, their line ends.

Lap-by-lap positions: sprint

Pending · no data yet

Race pace

Pending · no data yet

The race in numbers

Race

75
Overtakes
1
Lead changes
2 leaders
2/25
Laps led by the winner
Valentino Rossi
5.685 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Pol Espargaro, from P18 to P8.

Longest battle: Andrea Iannone vs Cal Crutchlow (16 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Incidents

SessionTimeRiderWhatDetail
Race16:02:51Jump startjump start
Race16:11:26Yonny HernandezRetiredretired
Race16:39:51Marc MarquezCrashcrashed out - Rider OK
Race16:43:10Hiroshi AoyamaCrashcrashed out - Rider OK

Official race direction log (Session.pdf). Times are local circuit time.

The tyre gamble

Pending · no data yet

Race weather

C25
25.7 °C
Air
max 25.8 °C
59%
Humidity
Dry
Rain
5 km/h
Wind
gusts 18 km/h

Open-Meteo data at the circuit location during the race; not the track temperature.

Race weekend

As it happens

Live timing, the grid as it forms and who wins the run to turn one.

The weekend, session by session

FP1 · 17.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Aleix Espargaro01:40.806—16314.4
2Andrea Iannone01:41.379+0.57315324.0
3Andrea Dovizioso01:41.527+0.72117323.0
4Yonny Hernandez01:41.785+0.97917323.3
5Scott Redding01:41.884+1.07815319.4
6Nicky Hayden01:41.932+1.12615315.2
7Maverick Viñales01:42.174+1.36816317.0
8Mike Di Meglio01:42.246+1.44013321.8
9Jack Miller01:42.391+1.58518317.5
10Marc Marquez01:42.605+1.79914328.0
11Alvaro Bautista01:42.828+2.02216314.8
12Hector Barbera01:43.297+2.49115324.4
13Alex De Angelis01:43.330+2.52416305.6
14Valentino Rossi01:43.373+2.56715320.4
15Pol Espargaro01:43.390+2.58416319.6
16Cal Crutchlow01:43.891+3.08515320.5
17Danilo Petrucci01:44.300+3.49418322.5
18Eugene Laverty01:44.313+3.50719318.0
19Marco Melandri01:44.572+3.76614306.3
20Jorge Lorenzo01:44.750+3.94414319.9
21Karel Abraham01:45.001+4.19515313.4
22Bradley Smith01:45.237+4.43117322.3
23Hiroshi Aoyama01:45.688+4.88218323.2
24Stefan Bradl01:45.747+4.94116316.0
25Loris Baz01:46.239+5.43316311.7
FP2 · 17.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Aleix Espargaro01:38.776—14316.1
2Andrea Iannone01:39.311+0.53516329.8
3Marc Marquez01:39.336+0.56015331.9
4Cal Crutchlow01:39.403+0.62717324.2
5Andrea Dovizioso01:39.434+0.65816325.2
6Jorge Lorenzo01:39.463+0.68718323.5
7Pol Espargaro01:39.648+0.87219327.2
8Scott Redding01:39.892+1.11617322.0
9Valentino Rossi01:39.947+1.17118323.7
10Yonny Hernandez01:40.088+1.31214325.5
11Maverick Viñales01:40.126+1.35016318.6
12Bradley Smith01:40.195+1.41922327.0
13Danilo Petrucci01:40.438+1.66217326.5
14Nicky Hayden01:40.522+1.74616317.3
15Karel Abraham01:40.586+1.81018317.0
16Hector Barbera01:40.626+1.85013327.7
17Stefan Bradl01:40.672+1.89617323.4
18Eugene Laverty01:40.846+2.07016317.8
19Jack Miller01:40.864+2.08817320.3
20Alex De Angelis01:41.152+2.37618309.5
21Hiroshi Aoyama01:41.380+2.60418325.7
22Alvaro Bautista01:41.490+2.71417317.5
23Mike Di Meglio01:41.531+2.75513322.9
24Marco Melandri01:41.576+2.80017317.2
25Loris Baz01:41.784+3.00816317.4
FP3 · 18.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:38.602—19330.4
2Cal Crutchlow01:38.658+0.05619322.6
3Andrea Iannone01:38.791+0.18918327.2
4Andrea Dovizioso01:38.818+0.21617325.8
5Aleix Espargaro01:38.919+0.31717315.8
6Jorge Lorenzo01:38.952+0.35019322.9
7Valentino Rossi01:39.019+0.41721324.6
8Danilo Petrucci01:39.197+0.59517324.7
9Maverick Viñales01:39.253+0.65116317.6
10Scott Redding01:39.312+0.71019324.0
11Pol Espargaro01:39.326+0.72419326.0
12Eugene Laverty01:39.362+0.76018319.2
13Bradley Smith01:39.471+0.86922326.5
14Yonny Hernandez01:39.728+1.12619326.8
15Nicky Hayden01:39.762+1.16017319.1
16Hector Barbera01:39.794+1.19217326.2
17Stefan Bradl01:39.812+1.21019325.0
18Alvaro Bautista01:39.938+1.33617319.3
19Jack Miller01:39.999+1.39718322.3
20Karel Abraham01:40.135+1.53316317.8
21Hiroshi Aoyama01:40.188+1.58620326.7
22Mike Di Meglio01:40.255+1.65320326.9
23Marco Melandri01:40.532+1.93018318.5
24Loris Baz01:40.805+2.20319316.1
25Alex De Angelis01:41.565+2.96319310.5
FP4 · 18.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:39.265—14327.5
2Cal Crutchlow01:39.444+0.17915322.6
3Jorge Lorenzo01:39.506+0.24115321.5
4Andrea Dovizioso01:39.614+0.34914323.6
5Valentino Rossi01:39.666+0.40115322.2
6Yonny Hernandez01:39.918+0.65311325.2
7Andrea Iannone01:39.963+0.69813325.3
8Scott Redding01:40.006+0.74113322.3
9Pol Espargaro01:40.047+0.78216325.0
10Aleix Espargaro01:40.080+0.81513315.4
11Maverick Viñales01:40.225+0.96012313.3
12Bradley Smith01:40.394+1.12916325.2
13Eugene Laverty01:40.451+1.18615316.1
14Hector Barbera01:40.576+1.3119327.2
15Danilo Petrucci01:40.601+1.33611323.3
16Nicky Hayden01:40.672+1.40713314.4
17Alvaro Bautista01:40.727+1.46213313.1
18Stefan Bradl01:40.738+1.47314321.9
19Loris Baz01:40.819+1.55414316.7
20Jack Miller01:40.860+1.59514319.4
21Hiroshi Aoyama01:40.862+1.59714325.0
22Alex De Angelis01:41.083+1.81813312.4
23Karel Abraham01:41.105+1.84011315.2
24Mike Di Meglio01:41.121+1.85611323.8
25Marco Melandri01:41.125+1.86011313.8
Q1 · 18.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Bradley Smith01:38.956—7325.7
2Hector Barbera01:39.320+0.3646324.1
3Yonny Hernandez01:39.405+0.4497321.3
4Eugene Laverty01:39.434+0.4788314.0
5Hiroshi Aoyama01:39.715+0.7598325.6
6Stefan Bradl01:39.734+0.7788318.6
7Karel Abraham01:39.758+0.8028315.3
8Pol Espargaro01:39.808+0.8528319.4
9Alvaro Bautista01:39.828+0.8728310.6
10Nicky Hayden01:39.876+0.9208314.7
11Jack Miller01:39.888+0.9328320.1
12Loris Baz01:39.972+1.0168312.3
13Mike Di Meglio01:40.133+1.1777320.3
14Marco Melandri01:40.403+1.4477315.7
15Alex De Angelis01:40.485+1.5298309.8
Q2 · 18.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:37.802—9326.0
2Aleix Espargaro01:38.316+0.5149312.3
3Andrea Iannone01:38.467+0.6658328.1
4Cal Crutchlow01:38.485+0.6837323.5
5Jorge Lorenzo01:38.485+0.6838320.0
6Andrea Dovizioso01:38.520+0.7187318.3
7Danilo Petrucci01:38.786+0.9847323.2
8Valentino Rossi01:38.890+1.0888317.0
9Maverick Viñales01:39.187+1.3858314.4
10Bradley Smith01:39.197+1.3958322.7
11Scott Redding01:39.380+1.5787321.3
12Hector Barbera01:40.526+2.7249321.7
Warm Up · 19.04
Pos.RiderBest lapGapLapsTop km/h
1Marc Marquez01:38.671—12326.2
2Cal Crutchlow01:39.011+0.34010327.0
3Jorge Lorenzo01:39.039+0.36813320.5
4Andrea Iannone01:39.062+0.39112329.0
5Valentino Rossi01:39.398+0.72712317.5
6Pol Espargaro01:39.526+0.85512322.7
7Andrea Dovizioso01:39.577+0.90612327.7
8Scott Redding01:39.716+1.04512323.7
9Yonny Hernandez01:39.733+1.06211321.0
10Bradley Smith01:39.770+1.09912324.4
11Aleix Espargaro01:40.014+1.34310316.6
12Nicky Hayden01:40.189+1.51811315.7
13Eugene Laverty01:40.262+1.59110319.0
14Karel Abraham01:40.264+1.59311319.2
15Stefan Bradl01:40.393+1.72211320.4
16Hiroshi Aoyama01:40.394+1.72310324.4
17Mike Di Meglio01:40.530+1.8598324.2
18Danilo Petrucci01:40.554+1.88311323.4
19Alvaro Bautista01:40.653+1.98212313.4
20Alex De Angelis01:40.663+1.99212310.0
21Jack Miller01:40.765+2.09411318.3
22Hector Barbera01:40.831+2.16010321.6
23Loris Baz01:40.850+2.17912313.6
24Marco Melandri01:40.862+2.19112314.7
25Maverick Viñales01:41.237+2.56612316.0
Race · 19.04
Pos.RiderTime / gapPointsLaps
1Valentino Rossi41:35.6442525
2Andrea Dovizioso+5.6852025
3Cal Crutchlow+8.2981625
4Andrea Iannone+8.3521325
5Jorge Lorenzo+10.1921125
6Bradley Smith+19.8761025
7Aleix Espargaro+24.333925
8Pol Espargaro+27.670825
9Scott Redding+34.397725
10Maverick Viñales+34.808625
11Danilo Petrucci+40.206525
12Jack Miller+42.654425
13Hector Barbera+42.729325
14Loris Baz+42.853225
15Stefan Bradl+43.037125
16Nicky Hayden+43.252025
17Eugene Laverty+43.400025
18Mike Di Meglio+43.808025
19Alvaro Bautista+44.878025
20Marco Melandri+56.236025
21Karel Abraham+63.371025
22Alex De Angelis+68.444025
RetiredHiroshi Aoyama024
RetiredMarc Marquez023
RetiredYonny Hernandez06

Official classification of each session (Dorna). Best lap and the tyres used on it: official FIM PDFs. Long-run pace: median of the clean laps in long runs (5 flying laps or more); blank if the rider did none. Every rider runs their own programme and fuel load, so long-run pace only compares within the same session.

Long-run pace in practice

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Who will make it to Q2

C21a
Pred.RiderP(through)Actual in Q1
1Pol Espargaro78%8
2Eugene Laverty46%4
3Bradley Smith35%1 ✓
4Yonny Hernandez14%3
5Nicky Hayden14%10
6Hector Barbera3%2 ✓
7Stefan Bradl11%6
8Alvaro Bautista0%9
9Jack Miller0%11
10Karel Abraham0%7
11Hiroshi Aoyama0%5
12Mike Di Meglio0%13
13Marco Melandri0%14
14Loris Baz0%12
15Alex De Angelis—15

Forecast after Practice for the riders going to Q1. Two go through. Q1 is fairly predictable, but 55% for the favourite still means a miss almost half the time.

Grid penalties

Pending · no data yet

Sprint forecast

C13s

Win and podium chances in Saturday’s sprint, based on the grid.

Pending · no data yet

Race forecast

C13

Forecast based on the starting grid.

RiderGridWinPodiumTop 5Top 10P(DNF)Final
Marc Marquez129%59%74%85%9%—
Aleix Espargaro221%51%66%80%17%7
Andrea Iannone312%37%52%68%27%4
Cal Crutchlow49%32%50%67%27%3
Jorge Lorenzo59%34%58%85%7%5
Andrea Dovizioso66%26%48%81%7%2
Danilo Petrucci74%15%32%61%28%11
Valentino Rossi83%14%35%77%8%1
Maverick Viñales92%9%23%65%14%10
Bradley Smith101%6%17%61%14%6
Scott Redding111%5%14%58%12%9
Hector Barbera121%4%9%49%16%13
Yonny Hernandez131%2%7%35%29%—
Eugene Laverty140%2%5%34%14%17
Hiroshi Aoyama150%1%4%31%6%—
Stefan Bradl160%1%3%20%22%15
Karel Abraham170%0%1%11%33%21
Pol Espargaro180%0%1%10%24%8
Alvaro Bautista190%0%1%7%22%19
Nicky Hayden200%0%1%6%14%16
Jack Miller210%0%0%3%27%12
Loris Baz220%0%0%3%14%14
Mike Di Meglio230%0%0%2%20%18
Marco Melandri240%0%0%1%17%20
Alex De Angelis250%0%0%1%11%22

What the sprint changed

C13b

Who rises and who drops in the race forecast after the sprint.

Pending · no data yet

Sprint pace

Pending · no data yet
Preview

Before the race

What to expect this weekend: race and qualifying outlook, the weight of the grid and the weather.

Who rules each sector

C6
S1 · M. MarquezS2 · BezzecchiS3 · M. MarquezS4 · M. Marquez

Finish line (approximate) S1 S2 S3 S4 · 4,820 m per lap

Approximate sectors: estimated from the time spent in each sector (typical error 5 to 10% of a lap) until we have the official split points.

© OpenStreetMap contributors

Fastest per sector: 2018–2026

Median gap to the fastest rider in each sector within each session, across all seasons at this circuit; active riders only. The name on the layout is the sector leader. Sector split points on the map are approximate.

A track for grid position, or an open one?

C15

An open track: the grid decides less here and there are more comebacks.

10/100
Position index
60%
Pole wins
60%
Front row on the podium
0.69
Grid ↔ result

When two teammates disagree between pace and grid, pace wins 20% of the time (between 4% and 62%; 5 cases).

Descriptive, over 5 races (2018–2025). 100 = the track where the grid matters most; 0 = the most open. Within a team, practice pace tells who will finish ahead 7 times in 10, but when the faster teammate qualifies behind, they finish behind 6 times in 10: grid position weighs more than pace.

The last race here in numbers

2014 edition

61
Overtakes
1
Lead changes
2 leaders
9/25
Laps led by the winner
Marc Marquez
1.837 s
Closest finish

Comeback of the day: Hiroshi Aoyama, from P16 to P10.

Longest battle: Colin Edwards vs Michael Laverty (13 laps).

Overtakes are counted at the finish line: moves undone within the same lap are not seen. It is a measure of movement, not an official statistic.

Race pace at the last edition

C1
Pending · no data yet

Winners here

  • 2025Marc MarquezDucati
  • 2023Marco BezzecchiDucati
  • 2022Aleix EspargaroAprilia
  • 2019Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2018Cal CrutchlowHonda
  • 2017Maverick ViñalesYamaha
  • 2016Marc MarquezHonda
  • 2015Valentino RossiYamaha

Attrition here

Average here 17% · global 19%
YearDNFs%
20252/2010%
20230/170%
20224/2417%
20195/2223%
20183/2413%
20177/2330%

Tyres at the last edition

Pending · no data yet