Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Free Practice (3) Results
UPDATE: Jorge Martin 'declared unfit with a head contusion, right hand and ankle contusion. He will be transferred to hospital for further medical checks'.
Quartararo and Yamaha take over at the top during a red-flagged Free Practice 3 for the Portimao MotoGP round.
The session was stopped with four minutes to go in order to treat rookie Martin, who had a big accident on his out-lap at Turn 7. The Qatar pole and podium star was conscious but clearly in a lot of pain and required extensive treatment in the gravel trap before eventually being moved to a waiting ambulance.
A replay of the end of Martin's accident showed the young Spaniard having already fallen from his Pramac Ducati and sliding at high-speed towards the gravel trap, where rider and bike looked to become tanged together as they flipped over multiple times.
Fully dry conditions meant the fastest laps of the weekend so far in FP3, with the top ten riders (combined times) receiving direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
Among those missing out on the top ten was eight-time world champion Marquez, returning to MotoGP action this weekend after being sidelined for the past nine months due to complications with his broken right arm, which eventually required three operations.
Marquez said he expected to struggle more with the arm today and will be joined in Qualifying 1 by the likes of world champion Mir, Repsol Honda team-mate Espargaro and Petronas Yamaha's Rossi, whose rookie brother Marini had his best MotoGP session so far.
Nakagami struggled with the aftermath of yesterday's heavy accident, especially on his right collarbone and stopped riding after just five laps this morning, shortly after a clash with Morbidelli, before attempting a return later in the session. However the Japanese elected not to take part in the final 4-minute sprint.
Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Free Practice (3) Results Pos Rider Nat Team Time/Diff Lap Max 1 ^1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'39.044s 15/18 332k 2 ^17 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.051s 15/19 335k 3 ˅2 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) +0.073s 18/18 344k 4 ^4 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) +0.184s 18/18 348k 5 ˅1 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.284s 19/20 339k 6 ˅1 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21) +0.301s 12/17 346k 7 ^6 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +0.556s 17/18 340k 8 ^6 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.646s 10/15 343k 9 = Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.653s 14/19 335k 10 ˅3 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.698s 22/22 331k 11 = Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +0.752s 15/20 342k 12 ˅9 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.774s 18/19 335k 13 ˅1 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.784s 14/19 342k 14 ^1 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.868s 21/22 336k 15 ˅9 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.901s 21/21 339k 16 ^1 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.152s 17/17 342k 17 ^1 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +1.258s 19/19 338k 18 ^2 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +1.299s 17/17 341k 19 ^3 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)* +2.002s 5/12 345k 20 ˅4 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* +2.146s 5/17 340k 21 ˅11 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +2.522s 4/9 333k 22 ˅1 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +2.524s 19/19 336k Key:
^X Rider is X positions higher than FP2.
= Rider is same position as FP2.
˅X Rider is X positions lower than FP2.* Rookie.
Riders directly to Qualifying 2 - Top 10 Combined Practice Times: Pos Rider Nat Team 1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 2 Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) 3 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) 4 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) 5 Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 6 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21) 7 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia (GP19)* 8 Aleix Espargaro ESP Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 9 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) 10 Maverick Vinales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) Fastest Friday time:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 39.866s(FP2) Official Portimao MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Miguel Oliveira POR KTM 1m 38.892s (2020)
Fastest race lap:
Miguel Oliveira POR KTM 1m 39.855s (2020)By Peter McLaren
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
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