Austrian MotoGP: Bagnaia fastest in FP3, Martin suffers final corner crash

Johann Zarco’s new Austrian MotoGP lap record in FP1 was good enough to keep him top on combined times during FP3, while last weekend’s pole sitter Jorge Martin will go through Q1 after suffering a late crash.
Francesco Bagnaia, Austrian MotoGP, 13 August 2021
Francesco Bagnaia, Austrian MotoGP, 13 August 2021
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Johann Zarco remained top during FP3 for the Austrian MotoGP courtesy of his lap record 𒅌set in FP1, while team-mate Jorge Martin w𝓡as unable to clinch a top ten spot. 

Away from the combined times, it was Francesco꧋ Bagnaia who finishꦍed the session fastest ahead of Fabio Quartararo and Zarco.

Bagnaia and Pol Espargaro were the first riders to improve upon ♚their FP1 times as the pair went fourth and ninth early on.&ꦅnbsp;

Martin then followed suit by going third fastest, however, with several riders improving once the final time attac𒁏ks began, Martin was unable to improve enough before suffering a crash at turn ten. Enea Bastianini also suffered a crash early on at turn one.  

Marc Marquez pu▨t together an impressive final run to clinch fourth place overall. 

The eight-time world c♓hampion was on the bubble along with team-mate Espargaro who also managed to secure an automatic Q2 berth.  

Aleix Espargaro continued his good fo🌌rm from FP🎐1 by finishing fifth for Aprilia, while Jack Miller claimed sixth. 

Miller was 17th on combined times following day-one, but while the Australian was outside the top ten for much of F🍃P3 too, the factory Ducati rider made his last run count. 

Current MotoGP world champion🐠 Joan Mir will be happy with seventh as the one lap pace of hi🍌s Suzuki GSX-RR continues to improve. 

The same can’t be said for Alex Rins who narrowly missed out in 1🔯1th. Takaaki Nakagami 🎶was the second fastest Honda in eighth, while Brad Binder put KTM into the top ten which could be vital for the South African’ chances come the race.

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