MotoGP FP3 GP Austin, Quartararo first. Bastianini 2nd, Bagnaia is 5th

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The Yamaha Frenchman is the best of the third session: he precedes Enea Bastianini, Miller and Marc Marquez. In the top ten, no less than four Ducatis, including that of Luca Marini, 9th. Aleix Espargaro’s Aprilia 10th

09 April 2022 (change 09 April 2022 | 18:33)

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Third free practice session on the Austin track, home to the GP of the Americas, and Fabio Quartararo stands out: his Yamaha will not be the fastest bike of the lot on the straight, but the French world champion makes the most of it. In fact, his best time in FP3, in 2.02361, precedes two Ducatis: the GP21 of Enea Bastianini’s Gresini team, second at 59 thousandths, and the GP22 of Jack Miller’s factory team, third at 0.086. Good fourth Marc Marquez, at times prudent and at other times aggressive, who with the Honda collects 0.129 of lead. Completing the top five is Francesco Bagnaia, 0.260 behind with the red Ducati.

the top 10

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The top 10 is completed by Pol Espargaro (Honda), sixth at 0.437; Joan Mir (Suzuki), seventh at 0.513 after also slipping; Takaaki Nakagami (Honda Lcr), eighth at 0.547; Luca Marini (Ducati VR46) on the rise and 0.560 from the top, and Aleix Espargaro, tenth at 0.636 with Aprilia, but first of the excluded in the combined times and therefore forced to go through Q1. Also slides for Jorge Martin, at turn 16, Darryn and Brad Binder, and Johann Zarco, at turn 2.

inside q2

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These are the first ten who pass directly to Q2 for the combined times of the three sessions: Quartararo, Bastianini, Miller, Marc Marquez, Zarco, Bagnaia, Pol Espargaro, Mir, Nakagami and Marini. Excluding the two Aprilia, the four KTMs, Franco Morbidelli (14. in the combined) and, sensationally, Alex Rins, who yesterday was very competitive with Suzuki.

MOTOGP, FP3 AUSTIN, THE TIMES

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These are the times of the third MotoGP free session in Austin

  1. Quartararo 2: 02.361
  2. Bastianini +0.059
  3. Miller +0.086
  4. M. Marquez +0.129
  5. Bagnaia +0.260
  6. P. Espargaro +0.437
  7. Mir +0.513
  8. Nakagami +0.547
  9. Marini +0.560
  10. A. Espargaro +0.636
  11. Rins +0.711
  12. Morbidelli +0.725
  13. Vinales +0.993
  14. Dovizioso +1.009
  15. Zarco +1.152
  16. B. Binder +1.261
  17. Martin +1.276
  18. A. Marquez +1.472
  19. Oliveira +1.588
  20. Gardner +1.738
  21. D. Binder +1.935
  22. Bezzecchi +1.988
  23. By Giannantonio +2.145
  24. Fernandez +2.181

09 April 2022 (change 09 April 2022 | 18:33)

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