Austin Moto2 Grand Prix, COTA - Free Practice (3) Results
Free Practice (3) results from the 2021 Austin Moto2 Grand Prix at COTA.
Raul Fernandez, Moto2, Grand Prix of the Americas, 1 October 2021
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The top 14 riders after FP3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
| Moto2 COTA - Free Practice (3) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 2m 9.258s |
| 2 | Remy Gardner | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 2m 9.319s |
| 3 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 2m 9.733s |
| 4 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 2m 9.823s |
| 5 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 9.862s |
| 6 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 9.969s |
| 7 | Cameron Beaubier | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 9.982s |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | 2m 9.987s |
| 9 | Aron Canet | SPA | Inde Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 10.214s |
| 10 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Inde Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 10.232s |
| 11 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | MB Conveyors Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 10.266s |
| 12 | Simone Corsi | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 2m 10.432s |
| 13 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 10.451s |
| 14 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 10.462s |
| 15 | Thomas Luthi | SWI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 2m 10.470s |
| 16 | Marcel Schrotter | GER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 2m 10.520s |
| 17 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 2m 10.522s |
| 18 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 2m 10.656s |
| 19 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 2m 10.685s |
| 20 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | 2m 10.835s |
| 21 | Hector Garzo | SPA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 2m 10.871s |
| 22 | Nicolò Bulega | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 2m 10.913s |
| 23 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 2m 11.042s |
| 24 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 2m 11.096s |
| 25 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 11.163s |
| 26 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | MB Conveyors Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 2m 11.164s |
| 27 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 2m 11.501s |
| 28 | Barry Baltus | BEL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 2m 11.514s |
| 29 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 2m 11.600s |
| 30 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 2m 11.714s |
| Combined Practice times - Top 14 | |
| Position | Rider |
| 1 | Fernandez |
| 2 | di Giannantonio |
| 3 | Di Giannanto |
| 4 | Ogura |
| 5 | Fernandez |
| 6 | Lowes |
| 7 | Beaubier |
| 8 | Bezzecchi |
| 9 | Canet |
| 10 | Arenas |
| 11 | Navarro |
| 12 | Corsi |
| 13 | Dixon |
| 14 | Vierge |
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