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Misano MotoGP: Marquez heads Lorenzo in FP3

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez set the quickest time of the San Marino Grand Prix weekend at Misano so far in FP3.

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team

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Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team
Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing
Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing
Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Factory Racing
Jorge Lorenzo, Yamaha Factory Racing
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team
Pol Espargaro, Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Pol Espargaro, Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Marquez headed title rival Jorge Lorenzo by 0.18s in the closing stages of the session.

Only a select few riders in the top 10 managed to improve their Friday pace before the final minutes of FP3, with 2017 Yamaha teammates Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales moving up the order on a 1m33.075s and a 1m33.392s respectively.

Vinales' current Suzuki teammate Aleix Espargaro also lowered his pace at around halfway, narrowly surpassing Vinales and subsequently crashing out at Turn 14.

With five minutes left on the clock, Marquez finally took care of Pol Espargaro's FP2 benchmark, setting the fastest lap of the weekend so far on a 1m32.451s.

Lorenzo moved up to second shortly thereafter, 0.18s off the Honda rider, with neither managing to improve until the chequered flag.

Tech 3's Pol Espargaro remained third overall, lapping close to his FP2 time but not managing to surpass it - with Dani Pedrosa likewise failing to improve but remaining fourth, his session interrupted by a Turn 15 fall at halfway.

Vinales took fifth, ahead of Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso and LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow, who held on to an automatic Q2 bye despite crashing out at Turn 2 with two minutes to go.

Valentino Rossi was eighth, 0.624s off the pace, with Ducati wildcard Michele Pirro and Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro making up the top 10.

Pirro also trialled an enclosed rear wheel on his bike, although Ducati's Paolo Ciabatti clarified such a solution was unlikely to be seen on either of the regular works bikes over the remainder of the season.

Pramac duo Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci were among those who will have to fight through Q1, Petrucci's chances an an automatic Q2 slot ended by a late FP3 crash.

Marc VDS Honda's Jack Miller and Tech 3 sub Alex Lowes were the other two riders to take a tumble in FP3, with Misano continuing to provide a high rate of crashes.

Overall practice times

Pos.#DriverBikeTimeGap
1 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'32.451  
2 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1'32.631 0.180
3 44 Pol Espargaro Yamaha 1'32.769 0.318
4 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 1'32.834 0.383
5 25 Maverick Viñales Suzuki 1'32.839 0.388
6 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'32.901 0.450
7 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'33.074 0.623
8 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'33.075 0.624
9 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'33.086 0.635
10 41 Aleix Espargaro Suzuki 1'33.272 0.821
11 19 Alvaro Bautista Aprilia 1'33.480 1.029
12 45 Scott Redding Ducati 1'33.552 1.101
13 8 Hector Barbera Ducati 1'33.581 1.130
14 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'33.803 1.352
15 22 Alex Lowes Yamaha 1'33.835 1.384
16 68 Yonny Hernandez Ducati 1'34.011 1.560
17 6 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 1'34.126 1.675
18 43 Jack Miller Honda 1'34.143 1.692
19 53 Tito Rabat Honda 1'34.222 1.771
20 50 Eugene Laverty Ducati 1'34.457 2.006
21 12 Xavi Forés Ducati 1'35.471 3.020

 

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