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 |