Czech Republic MotoGP - Free Practice (3) Results
The forecast rain arrived at Brno on Saturday, meaning a wet but drying track in FP3 and no improvement on the dry Friday lap times.
The top ten riders now receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
Jorge Lorenzo is again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl, while Suzuki test rider Guintoli has his latest wild-card entry.
More rain showers are forecast this afternoon...
The forecast rain arrived at Brno on Saturday, meaning a wet but drying track in FP3 and no improvement on the dry Friday lap times.
The top ten riders now receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
Jorge Lorenzo is again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl, while Suzuki test rider Guintoli has his latest wild-card entry.
More rain showers are forecast this afternoon...
| Czech Republic MotoGP - Free Practice (3) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 2'04.279s | 5/9 | 299k |
| 2 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.588s | 9/14 | 298k |
| 3 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.894s | 6/7 | 298k |
| 4 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +1.131s | 7/9 | 298k |
| 5 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.452s | 8/17 | 294k |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +1.940s | 8/17 | 294k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +2.049s | 8/15 | 298k |
| 8 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +2.056s | 6/11 | 298k |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +2.066s | 7/13 | 295k |
| 10 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +2.102s | 6/13 | 295k |
| 11 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.248s | 7/14 | 298k |
| 12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +2.260s | 3/7 | 302k |
| 13 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +2.320s | 9/15 | 298k |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.337s | 7/13 | 291k |
| 15 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +2.500s | 6/14 | 298k |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +2.752s | 5/16 | 294k |
| 17 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +2.835s | 6/10 | 298k |
| 18 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +3.104s | 14/14 | 300k |
| 19 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +3.135s | 12/16 | 294k |
| 20 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +3.593s | 5/12 | 286k |
| 21 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +3.665s | 7/12 | 297k |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +3.920s | 6/16 | 297k |
| 23 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +4.046s | 15/15 | 297k |
Riders going directly to Qualifying 2 - Top 10 Combined Practice Times:
- Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V)
- Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP19)
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)
- Maverick Vinales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
- Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V)
- Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)
* Rookie.
Fastest Friday Time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 55.802s(FP2)
Official Brno MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 54.596s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda1m 56.027s (2014)
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