Selama ini, nama-nama rider tim satelit seperti Karel Abraham, Cal Crutchlow dan Danilo Petrucci mungkin kerap tak dianggap di sesi kualifikasi MotoGP. Hampir tiap sesi kualifikasi MotoGP selalu dikuasai oleh wakil tim pabrikan.
Namun hasil berbeda terlihat di sesi kualifikasi MotoGP Argentina 2017 di sirkuit Tarmas de Rio Hondo pada Sabtu (7/4). Pembalap tim satelit seperti kesetanan untuk mencetak waktu tercepat. Alhasil, posisi dua hingga empat dikuasai tiga pembalap dari tim satelit.
Pole position sendiri memang direbut oleh Marc Marquez dari tim Repsol Honda. Tapi Karel Abraham dari tim Aspar MotoGP sukses merebut posisi dua. Lalu ada Cal Crutchlow asal tim LCR Honda di belakang Abraham. Serta wakil tim Octo Pramac Racing, Danilo Petruci di posisi ke-4.
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 47.512s [Lap 6/7] 314km/h (Top Speed)
2. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 48.275s +0.763s [6/7] 304km/h
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 48.278s +0.766s [7/8] 312km/h
4. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 48.908s +1.396s [6/8] 314km/h
5. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 49.008s +1.496s [5/8] 303km/h
6. Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 49.218s +1.706s [7/7] 306km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 49.272s +1.760s [8/8] 310km/h
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 49.323s +1.811s [7/7] 307km/h
9. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 49.630s +2.118s [3/7] 306km/h
10. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 49.724s +2.212s [8/8] 312km/h
11. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 49.825s +2.313s [7/7] 306km/h
12. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 50.725s +3.213s [7/7] 307km/h
13. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 49.488s 306km/h
14. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 1m 49.916s 311km/h
15. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 50.048s 314km/h
16. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 50.310s 310km/h
17. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 50.319s 311km/h
18. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 50.673s 311km/h
19. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 50.676s 305km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 50.910s 312km/h
21. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 51.058s 313km/h
22. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 1m 51.199s 306km/h
23. Alex Rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 52.340s 308km/h