MotoGP: Aprilia’s Espargaro tops FP3 in Valencia
Aleix Espargaro was the fastest rider heading into the final MotoGP qualifying sessions of 2021 after setting a 1:30.529 in FP3 at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Jack Miller and Franco Morbidelli were within a tenth of Espargaro in second and third, as Valentino Rossi (Petronas Yamaha SRT) earned an automatic Q2 spot for his last qualifying dance in MotoGP.
MotoGP Valencia FP3 Results:
| Pos | Rider | Bike | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1’30.529 | 0.000s |
| 2 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1’30.547 | 0.018s |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1’30.614 | 0.085s |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1’30.652 | 0.123s |
| 5 | Jorge Martin | Ducati | 1’30.714 | 0.185s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1’30.762 | 0.233s |
| 7 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1’30.777 | 0.248s |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1’30.786 | 0.257s |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1’30.791 | 0.262s |
| 10 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1’30.825 | 0.296s |
| 11 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1’30.866 | 0.337s |
| 12 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1’30.893 | 0.364s |
| 13 | Iker Lecuona | KTM | 1’31.112 | 0.583s |
| 14 | Luca Marini | Ducati | 1’31.135 | 0.606s |
| 15 | Alex Marquez | Honda | 1’31.152 | 0.623s |
| 16 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM | 1’31.217 | 0.688s |
| 17 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia | 1’31.239 | 0.710s |
| 18 | Andrea Dovizioso | Yamaha | 1’31.377 | 0.848s |
| 19 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1’31.388 | 0.859s |
| 20 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati | 1’31.389 | 0.860s |
| 21 | Pol Espargaro | Honda | 1’31.495 | 0.966s |