MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro tops Assen practice 3

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro edged Fabio Quartararo by 0.041s seconds in the third practice for the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix at Assen despite a late crash.

Crashes for Gresini duo Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio, as well as Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli, see all three riders dropping into Q1 as a result.

Practice 3 Results

POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME/GAP
1 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) 1’32.164s
2 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.041s
3 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.156s
4 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.191s
5 Marco Bezzecchi ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)* +0.218s
6 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.276s
7 Maverick Viñales SPA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +0.323s
8 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.428s
9 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP22) +0.562s
10 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Lenovo (GP22) +0.714s
11 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.798s
12 Fabio Di Giannantonio ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21)* +0.835s
13 Franco Morbidelli ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.872s
14 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.964s
15 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.984s
16 Luca Marini ITA Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) +1.013s
17 Enea Bastianini ITA Gresini Ducati (GP21) +1.097s
18 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Racing (RS-GP) +1.117s
19 Andrea Dovizioso ITA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1) +1.182s
20 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.441s
21 Remy Gardner AUS KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +1.475s
22 Stefan Bradl GER Repsol Honda (RC213V) +2.016s
23 Raul Fernandez SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16)* +2.459s
24 Darryn Binder RSA WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)* +2.793s