#JapaneseGP | Petrucci Leads The Way Ahead of Qualifying.
Torrential rain marred this morning’s free practise sessions, however, Petrucci topped the timesheets. 2019 MotoGP World Champion, Marquez placed 2nd, with Morbidelli rounding out the top 3.
Torrential rain delayed this morning’s FP3 sessions, as race direction and safety officials attempted to drain the excess water from the circuit.
However, this did not stop Petrucci getting to grips with his Desmosedici GP19 in the wet around the Twin Ring Motegi Circuit, setting a time of 1’54:710. 2019 MotoGP World Champion, Marquez placed 2nd in the wet, setting a time of 1’54:884. Morbidelli placed 3rd, setting a time of 1’55:175.
Viñales managed to set a time of 1’55:458, placing him 4th. Guintoli placed 5th, having set a 1’55:590, after an impressive FP3 session, he will look to carry this momentum forward through FP4 and into qualifying.
Dovizioso had a strong FP3 in the wet conditions, putting himself 6th, setting a time of 1’55:722. Rins placed 7th, having set a time of 1’55:796. Quartararo followed closely in 8th, setting a 1’55:811.
- Espargaroplaced 9th,in the damp, with a time of 1’55:824. Whilst Oliveria rounded out the top 10 with a time of 1’55:860.
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FREE PRACTISE 3 |
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Position |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
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1. |
Danilo Petrucci |
Ducati Team |
1’54:710 |
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2. |
Marc Marquez |
Repsol Honda Team |
1’54:884 |
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3. |
Franco Morbidelli |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
1’55:175 |
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4. |
Maverick Viñales |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
1’55:458 |
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5. |
Sylvain Guintoli |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’55:590 |
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6. |
Andrea Dovizioso |
Ducati Team |
1’55:722 |
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7. |
Alex Rins |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’55:796 |
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8. |
Fabio Quartararo |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
1’55:811 |
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9. |
Pol Espargaro |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
1’55:824 |
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10. |
Miguel Oliveira |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
1’55.860 |
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11. |
Joan Mir |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’55:972 |
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12. |
Valentino Rossi |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
1’56:230 |
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13. |
Mika Kallio |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
1’56.243 |
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14. |
Aleix Espargaro |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
1’56:397 |
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15. |
Takaaki Nakagami |
LCR Honda IDEMITSU |
1’56.537 |
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16. |
Karel Abraham |
Reale Avintia Racing |
1’56.809 |
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17. |
Cal Crutchlow |
LCR Honda CASTROL |
1’56.812 |
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18. |
Jack Miller |
Pramac Racing |
1’56.840 |
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19. |
Francesco Bagnaia |
Pramac Racing |
1’57:176 |
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20. |
Andrea Iannone |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
1’57:226 |
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21. |
Hafizh Syahrin |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
1’57:555 |
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22. |
Jorge Lorenzo |
Repsol Honda Team |
1’57:605 |
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23. |
Tito Rabat |
Reale Avintia Racing |
1’58:621 |
However, due to this morning’s session being a washout, none of the MotoGP riders managed to improve on their time from day 1. Therefore, the riders who will be going straight to Q2 will be the fastest 10 over the combined times from FP1, FP2 and FP3. Notable absentees from the direct path to Q2 will be P. Espargaro, Crutchlow and Rins, who will look to top the Q1 session, in order to gain entry to the Q2 session and fight for the front 4 rows of the grid for tomorrow’s #JapaneseGP.
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Combined Practice Times (FP1, FP2, FP3) |
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Position |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
Q1/Q2 |
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1 |
Fabio Quartararo |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
1’44:764 |
Q2 |
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2 |
Maverick Viñales |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
1’45:085 |
Q2 |
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3 |
Marc Marquez |
Repsol Honda Team |
1’45:100 |
Q2 |
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4 |
Andrea Dovizioso |
Ducati Team |
1’45:414 |
Q2 |
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5 |
Valentino Rossi |
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP |
1’45:466 |
Q2 |
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6 |
Franco Morbidelli |
Petronas Yamaha SRT |
1’45:562 |
Q2 |
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7 |
Jack Miller |
Pramac Racing |
1’45:577 |
Q2 |
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8 |
Danilo Petrucci |
Ducati Team |
1’45:619 |
Q2 |
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9 |
Joan Mir |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’45:641 |
Q2 |
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10 |
Aleix Espargaro |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
1’45:721 |
Q2 |
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11 |
Alex Rins |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’45:730 |
Q1 |
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12 |
Cal Crutchlow |
LCR Honda CASTROL |
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Q1 |
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13 |
Pol Espargaro |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
1’46:020 |
Q1 |
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14 |
Francesco Bagnaia |
Pramac Racing |
1’46:330 |
Q1 |
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15 |
Takaaki Nakagami |
LCR Honda IDEMITSU |
1’46:557 |
Q1 |
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16 |
Karel Abraham |
Reale Avintia Racing |
1’46:576 |
Q1 |
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17 |
Jorge Lorenzo |
Repsol Honda Team |
1’46:661 |
Q1 |
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18 |
Andrea Iannone |
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini |
1’46:745 |
Q1 |
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19 |
Miguel Oliveria |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
1’46:800 |
Q1 |
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20 |
Sylvain Guintoli |
Team Suzuki ECSTAR |
1’46:803 |
Q1 |
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21 |
Mika Kallio |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
1’46:898 |
Q1 |
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22 |
Tito Rabat |
Reale Avintia Racing |
1’47:158 |
Q1 |
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23 |
Hafizh Syahrin |
Red Bull KTM Tech 3 |
1’47:974 |
Q1 |
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