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MotoGP practice3 cut short after nasty Martin crash

Posted by AR1 staff

Fabio Quartararo (shown above) leads the MotoGP field into qualifying at the Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal, the Frenchman setting a 1:39.044 on Saturday morning to beat former teammate Franco Morbidelli by 0.051s.

Friday pacesetter Francesco Bagnaia is also within a tenth of the top time, the Italian is 0.073s back in P3 as a dramatic FP3 unfolded in Portimao.

Jorge Martin suffered a frightening crash at Turn 7 in the closing stages and headed to the hospital for further medical checks, the Spaniard is conscious but has a head contusion and right hand, right ankle contusion. He will not be allowed to compete any further this weekend.

Practice 3 Results

Pos Rider Bike Laps Time Behind
1 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 18 1m39.044s 0.000s
2 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 19 1m39.095s 0.051s
3 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 18 1m39.117s 0.073s
4 Johann Zarco Ducati 18 1m39.228s 0.184s
5 Alex Rins Suzuki 20 1m39.328s 0.284s
6 Jack Miller Ducati 17 1m39.345s 0.301s
7 Luca Marini Ducati 18 1m39.600s 0.556s
8 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 15 1m39.690s 0.646s
9 Miguel Oliveira KTM 19 1m39.697s 0.653s
10 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 22 1m39.742s 0.698s
11 Alex Marquez Honda 20 1m39.796s 0.752s
12 Joan Mir Suzuki 19 1m39.818s 0.774s
13 Pol Espargaro Honda 19 1m39.828s 0.784s
14 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 22 1m39.912s 0.868s
15 Marc Marquez Honda 21 1m39.945s 0.901s
16 Brad Binder KTM 17 1m40.196s 1.152s
17 Danilo Petrucci KTM 19 1m40.302s 1.258s
18 Enea Bastianini Ducati 17 1m40.343s 1.299s
19 Jorge Martin Ducati 12 1m41.046s 2.002s
20 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 17 1m41.190s 2.146s
21 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 9 1m41.566s 2.522s
22 Iker Lecuona KTM 19 1m41.568s 2.524s