MotoGP: Aleix Espargaro tops Assen practice 3

Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro edged Fabio Quartararo by 0.041s seconds in the third practice for the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix at Assen despite a late crash.

Crashes for Gresini duo Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio, as well as Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli, see all three riders dropping into Q1 as a result.

Practice 3 Results

POS	RIDER	NAT	TEAM	TIME/GAP
1	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)	1’32.164s
2	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.041s
3	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.156s
4	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+0.191s
5	Marco Bezzecchi	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*	+0.218s
6	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Lenovo (GP22)	+0.276s
7	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)	+0.323s
8	Jorge Martin	SPA	Pramac Ducati (GP22)	+0.428s
9	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP22)	+0.562s
10	Jack Miller	AUS	Ducati Lenovo (GP22)	+0.714s
11	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+0.798s
12	Fabio Di Giannantonio	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP21)*	+0.835s
13	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+0.872s
14	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.964s
15	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+0.984s
16	Luca Marini	ITA	Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)	+1.013s
17	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Gresini Ducati (GP21)	+1.097s
18	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)	+1.117s
19	Andrea Dovizioso	ITA	WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)	+1.182s
20	Alex Marquez	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+1.441s
21	Remy Gardner	AUS	KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+1.475s
22	Stefan Bradl	GER	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+2.016s
23	Raul Fernandez	SPA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)*	+2.459s
24	Darryn Binder	RSA	WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*	+2.793s