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Stryia MotoGP: Mir puts Suzuki on top in FP3

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Joan Mir

Joan Mir took charge in FP3 at the BMW M Grand Prix of Styria after the Spaniard slammed in a 1:23.456 to head Fabio Quartararo by 0.153 going into qualifying this afternoon.

After a troubled Friday on his Petronas Yamaha in which he was hit with a mystifying “bad” feeling on Michelin’s tyres, Fabio Quartararo made an early improvement on the combined timesheets.

Takaaki Nakagami was P3 having set the exact same time as Andrea Dovizioso – the Japanese rider’s second best time quicker than the Italian’s – as the top 15 in FP3 were covered by less than half a second. It was another tantalizingly close premier class session.

Vinales rounded out the top five ahead of Friday pacesetter Pol Espargaro, with the KTM rider’s 1m23.638s from FP2 keeping him sixth overall.

Practice 3 Results

Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Time Behind Gap
1 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 1’23.456 0.000 0.000
2 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1’23.607 0.151 0.151
3 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 1’23.610 0.154 0.003
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1’23.610 0.154 0.000
5 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1’23.617 0.161 0.007
6 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1’23.660 0.204 0.043
7 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1’23.725 0.269 0.065
8 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 1’23.727 0.271 0.002
9 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 1’23.754 0.298 0.027
10 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 1’23.795 0.339 0.041
11 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1’23.798 0.342 0.003
12 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 1’23.879 0.423 0.081
13 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1’23.881 0.425 0.002
14 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 1’23.889 0.433 0.008
15 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1’23.950 0.494 0.061
16 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 1’24.126 0.670 0.176
17 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1’24.136 0.680 0.010
18 51 Michele PIRRO ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 1’24.296 0.840 0.160
19 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 1’24.423 0.967 0.127
20 6 Stefan BRADL GER Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’24.617 1.161 0.194
21 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’24.742 1.286 0.125
22 53 Tito RABAT SPA Esponsorama Racing Ducati 1’25.047 1.591 0.305