Dutch MotoGP: Vinales keeps unbeaten practice streak alive with fastest FP3 time

Maverick Vinales finishes fastest for the third consecutive MotoGP practice in Assen, as Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez missed out on automatic progress to Q2.
Maverick Vinales Dutch MotoGP, 25 June 2021
Maverick Vinales Dutch MotoGP, 25 June 2021
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Maverick Vinales’ imp🍬ressive form at this weekend’s Dutch MotoGP continued as he topped a third straight practice session. 

The Spaniard’s fastest time of 1:32.336s, was two tenths quicker than team-mate ♏Fabio Quartararo managed. 

The top three consisted of the same three rider🐓s from FP1 but with Quartararo ahead of Pol Espargaro. 

The two factory Yamaha riders were first to begin the time-attacks, as Vinales set a first sub 1m 33s time of 1:32.686s. Quartararo then went quicker by half a tenth, before Vinales regained top spot - a position he ke🍸pt through to the checkered flag. 

It had looked like a tougher weekend was in store for Aleix Espargaro and Apr𝔍ilia during Friday’s running, however,🅠 the 31 year-old put in a good final lap to claim fourth position. 

Fifth and sixth were the Suzuki pair of Joa⛄n Mir and Alex R🀅ins, as speed over one-lap seems to be much improved this weekend. 

Takaaki Nakagami was the second fastest Honda as he leapt up the order late on after several laps were deleted for exceeding track limits. The Japanese rider’s quickest effort came while running in 17th position.ඣ 

Miguel Oliveira was eighth fastest, while Valentino Rossi secur🗹ed automatic progression to Q2 for onlꦚy the third time this season with ninth. Rounding out the top ten was Jack Miller for Ducati. 

Johann Zarco was the f🔯irst rider to miss out on a top ten spot as the Frenchman🏅 had to recover from an early crash at turn 3. Garrett Gerloff was the other rider to fall which came at the end of FP3. 

German GP w🌱inner Marc Marquez was on course for a 🔴time good enough to put him tenth, before running wide at the final corner - instead finishing 15th.

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