Alex Marquez set the pace to top the final practice MotoGP session at the Argentine Grand Prix ahead of brother Marc Marquez on the factory Ducati.
The Gresini rider ended the session with a time of 1:37.795, half a second shy of the lap record set by his brother on the factory Ducati yesterday afternoon.
The elder Marquez was 0.085s behind the Gresini rider in second as he continued his momentum around the Termas circuit.
Johann Zarco remained the fastest Honda rider and finished practice in third place, just a tenth behind the Marquez brothers.
Fabio Di Giannantonio was fourth for VR46 while KTM’s Pedro Acosta ensured three different manufacturers were inside the top five.
Rookie Fermin Aldeguer benefitted from a slipstream from Ducati’s Marquez to take sixth place in practice, with Francesco Bagnaia down in seventh.
Marco Bezzecchi was eighth for Aprilia, setting an identical lap time to Pramac’s Jack Miller in ninth.
Fabio Quartararo rounded out the top ten in the final practice session before qualifying for the factory Yamaha outlet.
Joan Mir confirmed Honda’s improvements in 11th ahead of Franco Morbidelli who took 12th despite a crash early in the session.
Alex Rins was 13th, just over six tenths off Marquez’s leading lap time, while Luca Marini earned 14th for Honda.
Trackhouse’s Ai Ogura was 15th, 0.819s away from the best time as Miguel Oliveira was 16th.
Brad Binder was a lowly 17th for KTM, just under a tenth clear of the second Trackhouse of Raul Fernandez.
The Tech3 KTM duo finished 19th and 20th, with Maverick Vinales leading Enea Bastianini over the line.
LCR Honda’s Somkiat Chantra was 21st as Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori completed the standings in 22nd.
