22-year-old Spaniard Marquez has had a stellar racing career so far, winning 13 of his 18 races in 2014 and having spent 3 years at the top of the MotoGP rankings. Trying to regain his lost lead over Rossi in the second-to-last lap, he lost out on both the race and this year’s world championship rankings. A win would have seen him level with Rossi, who also won the Qatar GP, after placing third in the Motorcycle GP of the Americas, which Marquez won. The Moto 2 and Moto3 champions of that race were both Britons: riders Sam Lowes and Danny Kent.
Rossi, a seven-time world champion, is regarded by some as the greatest competitive motorcycle rider of the past decade.
The top three were rounded off by Rossi’s compatriot Andrea Dovizioso, riding on a Ducati, while Briton Cal Crutchlow, riding for Honda, ended the race in third place.
Both Italians have had a good start to the 2015 season: Valentino Rossi is currently in 1st position for the 2015 rider rankings, while second-place winner Andrea Dovizioso is also second in the worldwide rankings.
Marquez currently stands at 5th following his loss in Argentina.
Argentina Grand Prix results
Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 41:35.644
Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 41:41.329
Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda 41:43.942
Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 41:43.996
Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 41:45.836
Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 41:55.520
Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki 41:59.977
Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 42:03.314
Scott Redding (Britain) Honda 42:10.041
Maverick Vinales (Spain) Suzuki 42:10.452
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