Alvaro Bautista gives Aprilia Gresini their best grid spot yet in Argentina

After the last two free practice sessions which both Melandri and Bautista spent looking for the best setups for the race on Sunday, the Spaniard rode his RS-GP to the 19th best time in qualifiers that determine the starting order on the grid.

This is his best result in this early phase of the season which has the V4 from Noale making its début and it earns him the best spot on the seventh row.

ALVARO BAUTISTA
“We worked hard and well. In the morning we tried a chassis setup which was quite different than yesterday to improve performance in turns and we were able to gain a bit. In FP4 we tested with the hard front tyre to see if it might be an option for the race, but I didn’t feel very confident with it so we’ll be using the medium tomorrow. In the qualifiers I just tried to be as precise as possible. It’s a shame that in the two good laps I lost a few tenths, but it is still a good day. Looking after the tyres will be essential tomorrow, especially in the first laps.”