( CNN ) -- Marc Marquez raced to his third straight pole position of the 2014 MotoGP World Championship at the Termas de Rio Honda circuit in Argentina on Saturday . The Repsol Honda rider produced a lap of one minute , 37.683s , trumping Yamaha 's two-time MotoGP champion , Jorge Lorenzo , by 0.742 seconds . Marquez will now look to maintain his 100 % record in the full race on Sunday after winning the first two meets of the season in Doha and Austin . `` Today I really felt good on the bike and I am happy to have taken pole position , '' a smiling Marquez told the MotoGP website . `` In the morning and in FP4 , we worked a lot with the used tire and this afternoon we obviously focused on qualifying . I put in a very good lap and I am happy , '' he added . The Spaniard , who was also the quickest in all of the practice sessions , was the only rider to break the 1.37s barrier all day . Lorenzo improved significantly in the final stages of qualifying but his best lap of one minute , 38.651 seconds was only enough to qualify in second place . Marquez 's Honda teammate , Dani Pedrosa , finished 0.226 seconds back on Lorezo to pick up the final place on the front row . The second row will contain Pol Espargaro of Yamaha , Ducati 's Andrea Dovizioso and nine-time champion Valentino Rossi , also of Yamaha . The race at the Termas circuit is the first MotoGP event to be held in Argentina in 15 years . See also : Motorcycling invades new frontier .
Marc Marquez claims pole at Termas de Rio Honda Circuit , Argentina . Spaniard qualifies 0.742 seconds ahead of second-fastest Jorge Lorenzo . Marquez 's Honda teammate , Dani Pedrosa , finishes day third .