S1, E3: The sun had come out and track temperatures had risen to 37 degrees for the start of the MotoGP-A race at the Termas de Río Hondo. The reigning MotoGP-A World Champion Marc Marquez, along with CWM LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow, decided to switch to the hard rear tyre on the grid, unlike Rossi and Lorenzo who both decided to use the extra hard compound rear.