The ultimate race lap file on the present MotoGP calendar nonetheless held by Valentino Rossi is on track to be damaged in Argentina this weekend.
Rossi set a 1m 30.019s on his strategy to victory within the 2015 occasion whereas Marc Marquez fell after crossing strains with the Italian.
It was the primary of a number of clashes between Rossi and Marquez that season, culminating within the notorious Malaysian spherical.
2015 was additionally the final 12 months of Bridgestone tyres, with Michelin taking on for 2016.
Whereas most Bridgestone lap information fell to Michelin way back, Phillip Island, Termas de Rio Hondo and Brno proved notable exceptions.
Marc Marquez’s 2013 Phillip Island lap file, set throughout a pit cease race, was lastly overwhelmed by the Spaniard in Australia final October.
Michelin beat the Brno pole file again in 2016 and can goal the race lap file when the circuit returns to the calendar, after a four-year absence, later this season.
That leaves Argentina, venue for this weekend’s second spherical of the 2025 marketing campaign, the place each the official all-time quickest lap (by Marquez in 2014) and race lap (Rossi in 2015) stay on Bridgestone tyres.
However new Ducati Lenovo rider Marquez broke his personal 2014 file throughout Friday follow and, with no extra rain anticipated, Rossi’s race lap ought to lastly fall throughout Sunday’s grand prix.
A part of the explanation the Bridgestone information have stood for thus lengthy is further warning proven by Michelin following a tyre failure for Scott Redding on the circuit in 2016, throughout their first 12 months as MotoGP’s single tyre provider.
In the meantime, moist climate in qualifying and the grand prix restricted lap occasions throughout the latest 2023 Argentine occasion.
Michelin then launched a revised rear tyre development for 2024, which set quite a few new lap information final 12 months and is making its debut at Termas this weekend.
“This circuit is a singular place within the season, with an asphalt that’s fairly aggressive on tyres, but paradoxically affords low grip because of the rare use of the services,” mentioned Piero Taramasso, Michelin’s two-wheel motorsport supervisor.
“Because it has been two years since we final raced right here, our companions should begin from scratch when organising the bikes, particularly contemplating the numerous progress made since our final go to.
“We’ve relied on our database to find out probably the most appropriate tyre allocation, with compounds just like these utilized in 2023 for the entrance.
“Relating to the rear, we now have chosen a Mushy tyre that intently resembles final 12 months’s compound, together with a Medium possibility that’s barely softer to fulfill our companions’ wants.”
Official race lap information don’t embody the Saturday Dash race.
