MotoGP: Aprilia’s Espargaro tops FP3 in Valencia

Aleix Espargaro was the fastest rider heading into the final MotoGP qualifying sessions of 2021 after setting a 1:30.529 in FP3 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli were within a tenth of Espargaro in second and third, as Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) earned an automatic Q2 spot for his last qualifying dance in MotoGP.

MotoGP Valencia FP3 Results:

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time	Gap
1	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia	1’30.529	0.000s
2	Jack Miller	Ducati	1’30.547	0.018s
3	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1’30.614	0.085s
4	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1’30.652	0.123s
5	Jorge Martin	Ducati	1’30.714	0.185s
6	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1’30.762	0.233s
7	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1’30.777	0.248s
8	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1’30.786	0.257s
9	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1’30.791	0.262s
10	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1’30.825	0.296s
11	Alex Rins	Suzuki	1’30.866	0.337s
12	Brad Binder	KTM	1’30.893	0.364s
13	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1’31.112	0.583s
14	Luca Marini	Ducati	1’31.135	0.606s
15	Alex Marquez	Honda	1’31.152	0.623s
16	Danilo Petrucci	KTM	1’31.217	0.688s
17	Maverick Viñales	Aprilia	1’31.239	0.710s
18	Andrea Dovizioso	Yamaha	1’31.377	0.848s
19	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1’31.388	0.859s
20	Enea Bastianini	Ducati	1’31.389	0.860s
21	Pol Espargaro	Honda	1’31.495	0.966s