Algarve Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Free Practice (3) Results

Free Practice (3) results from the 2021 Algarve Moto2 Grand Prix at Portimao.

06 Nov 2021

Raul Fernandez, Moto2, Algarve MotoGP, 5 November 2021
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Remy Gardner has an 18-point world championship lead over rookie team-mate Raul Fernandez with two rounds to go.

After Gardner's collison with Ramirez yesterday it was Fernandez who fell in FP3 but the rookie still finished fastest, by just 0.036s, from the Australian.

The top 14 riders after FP3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.

Moto2 Portimao - Free Practice (3) Results
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Bike	Time
1	Raul Fernandez	SPA	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	1m 42.462s
2	Remy Gardner	AUS	Red Bull KTM Ajo	(Kalex)	1m 42.498s
3	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	(Kalex)	1m 42.623s
4	Augusto Fernandez	SPA	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	1m 42.757s
5	Celestino Vietti	ITA	SKY Racing Team VR46	(Kalex)	1m 42.850s
6	Sam Lowes	GBR	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	(Kalex)	1m 42.855s
7	Albert Arenas	SPA	QuieroCorredor Aspar Team	(Boscoscuro)	1m 42.965s
8	Jorge Navarro	SPA	Termozeta Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	1m 42.969s
9	Hector Garzo	SPA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	1m 42.982s
10	Aron Canet	SPA	QuieroCorredor Aspar Team	(Boscoscuro)	1m 43.009s
11	Stefano Manzi	ITA	Flexbox HP40	(Kalex)	1m 43.100s
12	Ai Ogura	JPN	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	1m 43.104s
13	Xavi Vierge	SPA	Petronas Sprinta Racing	(Kalex)	1m 43.118s
14	Cameron Beaubier	USA	American Racing	(Kalex)	1m 43.147s
15	Joe Roberts	USA	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	1m 43.186s
16	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	1m 43.237s
17	Jake Dixon	GBR	Petronas Sprinta Racing	(Kalex)	1m 43.246s
18	Marcos Ramirez	SPA	American Racing	(Kalex)	1m 43.249s
19	Somkiat Chantra	THA	IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia	(Kalex)	1m 43.326s
20	Marcel Schrotter	GER	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	1m 43.546s
21	Thomas Luthi	SWI	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	1m 43.585s
22	Nicolò Bulega	ITA	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	(Kalex)	1m 43.604s
23	Barry Baltus	BEL	NTS RW Racing GP	(NTS)	1m 43.707s
24	Fermín Aldeguer	SPA	Termozeta Speed Up	(Boscoscuro)	1m 43.745s
25	Hafizh Syahrin	MAL	NTS RW Racing GP	(NTS)	1m 43.756s
26	Bo Bendsneyder	NED	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	(Kalex)	1m 43.840s
27	Tetsuta Nagashima	JPN	Italtrans Racing Team	(Kalex)	1m 44.089s
28	Tony Arbolino	ITA	Liqui Moly Intact GP	(Kalex)	1m 44.223s
29	Simone Corsi	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	1m 44.776s
30	Lorenzo Baldassarri	ITA	MV Agusta Forward Racing	(MV Agusta)	1m 45.267s
31	Piotr Biesiekirski	POL	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic	(Kalex)	1m 46.820s

Combined Practice times - Top 14
Position	Rider
1	Fernandez
2	di Giannantonio
3	Bezzecchi
4	Fernandez
5	Vietti
6	Lowes
7	Arenas
8	Navarro
9	Garzo
10	Canet
11	Manzi
12	Ogura
13	Vierge
14	Beaubier

Algarve Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Free Practice (3) Results

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