Italian MotoGP: Marquez sets Mugello record in FP3, Vinales misses out
After a surprise opening day sweep by Suzukiꦿ's Andrea Iannone, Marc Mar๊quez delivered the pace threatened ever since private testing at Mugello in the form of a new lap record in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP.
Marquez posted a 1m 46.439s d💯uring his final run, using a new medium rear an𒆙d soft front tyres on his Repsol Honda.
That put the Spaniard 0.336s✅ ahead of Yamaha's ho🥀me hero Valentino Rossi, riding with a special helmet design, although Iannone kept second overall despite failing to improve this morning.
After a surprise opening day sweep by Suzuki's Andrea Iannone, Marc Marquez delivered the pace threatened ever since privaꦓte testing at Mugello in the form of a new lap record in FP3 for the Italian MotoGP.
Marquez posted a 1m 46.439s during his final run, using a new medium rear and soft front tyres on his Reps🐼ol Honda.
That put the Spaniard 0.336s ahead of Yamaha's home hero Valentino Rossi, riding with a special helmet design, although Ianno𒈔ne kept second overall despite failing to improve this morning.
Also failing to improve from Friday was Rossi's team-mate Maverick Vinales, who plummeted from second to elevent🐻h on the combined timesheets and will thus take part in Qualifying 1.
The likes of Jack Miller (who fell) and Dani Pedrosa will join Vinales in f🎶ighting for the final two transfer places to Qualifying 2.
By conꦡtrast, those ꦍalready confirmed for the pole position shootout alongside Marquez, Iannone and Rossi are Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati), Johann Zarco (Tech3 Yamaha), Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Ducati), Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda), Franco Morbidelli (Marc VDS Honda), Alex Rins (Suzuki) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati).
Free Practice 4 will take place just before this afternoon's pair of qualifying ses♌sions.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and g♏o. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki ex༺it story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.