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Marquez fastest in FP3 but will still face Q1

Marquez fastest in FP3 but will still face Q1

Heavy rain ahead of Saturday’s track action beginning left the Mandalika circuit damp for the start of the third MotoGP session of the weekend.  

As a result, there would be no overall lap time improvements on the combined order and a volatile group will face Q1 in qualifying later today.  

That group features six-time world champion Marquez and his Honda teammate Pol Espargaro, after a crash and a technical issue hit both riders in FP2, while Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and 2020 world champion Joan Mir on the Suzuki will join them.  

The early laps in FP3 were completed on wet tyres, with KTM’s Miguel Oliveira setting the early pace with a 1m44.014s. He would trade top spot with Marquez and Jack Miller for a good chunk of the session.  

Around 15 minutes in, Ducati’s Miller took to the circuit on slick rubber as a suitable dry line had appeared and shot to the top of the order with a 1m40.284s.  

He would continue to improve this over the next few tours to a…

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