Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) took eighth, ahead of Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) with an identical time, Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) in 10th, and World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in 11th. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro (Aruba.it Racing) ended up 12th, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was last of those within a second of Nakagami’s pace, in 15th position, and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) went 19th-quickest.