Argentina MotoGP qualifying

22:02 That's a wrap for our live coverage, make sure to return for tomorrow's race, which has a good chance to be wet, and a classic MotoGP thriller.

21:57 Marquez: "The plan was to use three rear tyres. [There was] was another one, but then when we had the problem in FP4, we had only one bike to use in qualy. Then we change the plan and all the team react really good so this was the most important. With the second tyre I made a mistake in Turn 1 and I knew that time was very close to do another tyre, so I just go in, I cancelled the lap. With the last tyre I felt better and I did the pole."

21:55 Vinales: "I am really happy, the target was to be first row and finally we nearly make the pole. I am excited to start tomorrow because we have a lot to improve, it is very important to make another improvement tomorrow with the electronics. The race is gonna be difficult, the tyres are not clear, gonna be tough, but I feel great and that's something special."

21:53 Dovizioso: "I am so happy, the speed is there, we improved practice by practice, also after the crash this morning the feeling is good. Really good laptime without a perfect lap, really happy to start in the first row because tomorrow looks like the conditions will be different. The race will be strange like always in Argentina with the weather, but we have a good speed to fight for the podium."

21:49 Q2 results: 1 Marquez; 2 Vinales; 3 Dovizioso; 4 Rossi; 5 Miller; 6 Morbidelli; 7 Quartararo; 8 Crutchlow; 9 Nakagami; 10 Petrucci; 11 Lorenzo; 12 P.Espargaro.

21:49 Crutchlow, eighth, was the only rider who looked set to improve after the chequered flag fell, but he made a small mistake. He wasn't going to beat Marquez, but maybe he could have done something better than eighth.

21:47 Petronas SRT riders Morbidelli and Quartararo take sixth and seventh, meaning we have four Yamahas in the top seven.

21:46 The riders had only one strong lap in them - Vinales is second, Dovizioso will complete the front row. Rossi is fourth, he beats Miller by 0.003s.

21:45 Chequered flag is out, Marquez takes pole position for the Argentine Grand Prix!

21:44 Marquez is back ahead, beating Vinales by 0.154s. Dovizioso is third, just 0.01s slower than Vinales.

21:44 He didn't keep that for long though, Vinales goes first with a 1m38.458s!

21:42 Quartararo is next to improve, the Frenchman is up to second!

21:40 Marquez made a small mistake and is back in the pits. He definitely has time for another run as several riders still haven't even rejoined the track yet.

21:38 The order with seven minutes to go: 1 Marquez; 2 Crutchlow; 3 Miller; 4 Rossi; 5 Vinales; 6 Petrucci; 7 Quartararo; 8 Morbidelli; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Nakagami; 11 Lorenzo; 12 Espargaro.

21:37 Marquez changed tyres and is out on track again, while most of the field is still finishing their first runs.

21:36 Crutchlow had a moment at Turn 13, but he escaped a crash. He is now up to second, but still 0.188s slower than Marquez.

21:35 Nobody is close to Marquez after the first flying laps, the Ducati GP19s are best of the rest in the order of Miller, Petrucci and Dovizioso.

21:33 Marquez does a 1m38.767s, Lorenzo is nearly six tenths slower.

21:33 Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo lead the way on track, the duo running closely together.

21:30 Q2 begins, featuring all four Hondas and Yamahas, the three Ducati GP19s and the sole KTM of Espargaro.

21:28 Keep an eye on Jack Miller, who claimed a shock pole position here last year, and has been perhaps Marquez's closest challenger this weekend as well. It doesn't look like it will rain during the session, which was key in his 2018 success, but he should still be able to lead Ducati's efforts regardless.

21:26 Q2 line-up: Marquez; Miller; Crutchlow; Vinales; Petrucci; Morbidelli; Rossi; Dovizioso; Lorenzo; Quartararo; Nakagami; P. Espargaro.

21:24 Shocking for Zarco, especially in contrast to his teammate, the Frenchman will start tomorrow's race 18th. Even worse for Iannone, who will line up last on the grid.

21:23 Q1 results: 1 Nakagami; 2 P. Espargaro; 3 A. Espargaro; 4 Oliveira; 5 Abraham; 6 Rins; 7 Bagnaia; 8 Zarco; 9 Mir; 10 Rabat; 11 Syahrin; 12 Iannone.

21:22 Not many riders improved in the end, Takaaki Nakagami and Pol Espargaro move to Q2. His brother Aleix fell just 0.071s short, narrowly beating Oliveira.

21:21 Rins is out as his final lap is only good enough for sixth.

21:20 Aleix Espargaro improves, but is only third as the chequered flag is out.

21:19 Tech 3 rookie Miguel Oliveira is up to third, just behind Espargaro.

21:18 Nakagami lowers his own benchmark to 1m39.064s, Pol Espargaro is up to second.

21:17 Three minutes is remaining, the riders are back on track, many of them set to improve.

21:14 Not the best start for Suzuki, Rins and Mir are only sixth and seventh at the moment.

21:14 The first part of Q1 has swiftly ended, Nakagami leads Aleix Espargaro by 0.09s but it's all super close, the top seven is separated by 0.326s.

21:13 Somewhat interestingly, Espargaro set his time with a medium rear tyre, which bodes well, as he is set to switch to a soft compound for his second run.

21:11 Nakagami can't improve with his second flyer, but stays on top - Aleix Espargaro goes second.

21:09 Nakagami takes the early lead with a 1m39.279s, followed by Bagnaia.

21:06 Q1 gets underway, Nakagami is the first man on track.

21:05 Next to Rins, there is no real favourite for the second Q2 spot - fellow Suzuki rider Joan Mir, Pramac Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia, Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami, perhaps even the Aprilias of Aleix Espargaro or Andrea Iannone could take a top two position in the session.

21:03 Q1 line-up: Nakagami; Bagnaia; A. Espargaro; P. Espargaro; Rins; Oliveira; Mir; Zarco; Iannone; Rabat; Abraham; Syahrin.

21:00 First we have the Q1 session coming up, which won't have as many big names as in Qatar where Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Cal Crutchlow were among those participating in the first part of qualifying. The biggest surprise this time around is Alex Rins, who was one of the few riders unable to improve in FP3 and the Suzuki man was down in 15th in the combined order.

20:58 Marquez may have faced problems early in the session, but he still ended FP4 on top. Fellow Honda rider Cal Crutchlow was relatively close in second with a gap of 0.188s, but the rest of the field was over half a second slower than the reigning champion.