Danilo Petrucci has had a good start to the season, despite some difficulties encountered. This weekend is no exception, since after a complicated Friday, the Italian managed to have a good Saturday, and advance to Q2 to secure a good place on the grid for the race.
After an excellent weekend in Qatar, during which he qualified on the front row and brought home a top 5, it was more complicated in Argentina for Danilo Petrucci. He had in fact started from eighteenth position, and had managed to move up to tenth, not without some controversy over his way of driving.
Away from all the hustle and bustle of last week, the Pramac driver focused on the Austin Grand Prix, which however did not start very well, Petrucci not at all appreciating the adjustments made on the route which made it extremely dirty.
Despite this, he progressed during the last free sessions, and managed to achieve a very good Q1, which allowed him to progress to Q2. He finally placed tenth, a result which made him very happy: “I can say that I am satisfied with this result. To be honest, this top 10 makes me as happy as my first row in Qatar because it comes after a very difficult Friday. I would like to thank my entire team for the work they have done. »
However, the Pramac driver remains cautious regarding his race objective, and prefers to aim for a reasonable result: “Tomorrow we may not be able to fight for the top 5, but I think we can fight for the top 10.”
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 2'03.658
2 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 2'04.064 0.406 0.406
3 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 2'04.209 0.551 0.145
4 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 2'04.210 0.552 0.001
5 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 2'04.229 0.571 0.019
6 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 2'04.294 0.636 0.065
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 2'04.456 0.798 0.162
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 2'04.865 1.207 0.409
9 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 2'04.963 1.305 0.098
10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 2'05.058 1.400 0.095
11 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 2'05.260 1.602 0.202
12 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 2'05.829 2.171 0.569
13 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 2'05.457 0.288 0.212
14 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 2'05.686 0.517 0.229
15 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 2'05.761 0.592 0.075
16 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 2'05.873 0.704 0.112
17 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 2'05.943 0.774 0.070
18 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 2'05.966 0.797 0.023
19 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 2'06.035 0.866 0.069
20 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 2'06.222 1.053 0.187
21 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 2'06.296 1.127 0.074
22 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 2'06.370 1.201 0.074
23 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 2'06.537 1.368 0.167
24 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 2'06.726 1.557 0.189
