Takaaki Nakagami Brings Fastest Honda LCR In First Free Practice MotoGP Argentina

JAKARTA - The delay in cargo transporting the MotoGP team's equipment to Argentina has canceled the free practice session for the Argentine Grand Prix at the Rio Hondo Termas Circuit on Friday April 1st. Free practice just started on Saturday 2 April.

LCR Honda rider who has just recovered from COVID-19, Takaaki Nakagami mastered the first free practice session or FP1. The Japanese racer made a time of 1 minute 39.028 seconds. Nakagami set a top speed record of 335 km/h.

Defending champion Fabio Quartararo of factory team Monster Energy Yamaha came in second. The French racer made a time of 1 minute 39.155 seconds.

Pol Espargaro is in third place. The Spaniard from the Repsol Honda factory team made a time of 1 minute 39.223 seconds.

Marc Marquez did not compete at the Rio Hondo. He suffered an injury due to an accident in the Mandalika MotoGP qualifying round, March 18-20. Marquez's position at the Argentine GP was replaced by Honda Racing's test rider, Stefan Bradl from Germany.

Here are the full results of FP1 MotoGP Argentina:1 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU 01'39.0282 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 01'39.1553 Pol Espargaro Repsol Honda Team 01'39.2234 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Racing 01'39.2245 Marco Bezzecchi06 Mooney VR4623 Racing Team 01'39.23 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 01'39.27407 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 01'39.31808 Maverick Vinales Aprilia Racing 01'39.39609 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 01'39.42510 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 01'39.42711 Enea Bastianini MotoGP Racing 01' Gresini 39,58912 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team 01'39.62213 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 01'39.70414 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol 01'39.75615 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing 01'39.80216 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team 01'39.83017 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team 01' Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 01'39.960019 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP 01'40.00420 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing 01'40.1822 1 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team 01'40.29322 Stefan Bradl Honda HRC 01'40.34623 Raul Fernandez Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 01'40.47424 Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team 01'40.721