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It's back to MotoGP in Aragon. Yesterday, the wall characterizing the Alcaniz route was met by a fence of three Hondas standing in front of Valentino Rossi with Pedrosa as leader. And this morning ?

Aragon MotoGP 2015 2016
FP1 1'48.249 Jorge Lorenzo 1'48.830 Marc Marquez
FP2 1'47.517 Jorge Lorenzo  1'48.429 Dani Pedrosa
FP3 1'47.380 Marc Marquez
FP4 1'48.058 Dani Pedrosa
Q1 1'47.853 Danilo Petrucci
Q2 1'46.635 Marc Marquez
WUP 1'48.181 Marc Marquez
Course Lorenzo, Pedrosa, Rossi
All time lap record 1'46.635 Marc Marquez

The beautiful day continues on an Aragon track heated to 23°. However, the track is not as welcoming as it seems and the MotoGP riders discovered this in a third free session marked by falls. Including that, at the outset, of Valentino Rossi.

alex lowes et Alvaro Bautista experienced the same misfortune. But also and mostly Pol Espargaro who lost control of his Yamaha at turn two which caused him to dive towards the pit exit. An alley taken at the same time by Danilo Petrucci which was mowed down by the M1 in distress.

The misfortunes of Pol Espargaro were not finished with another fall at turn 14, caused by a Marc Márquez in distress who suffered a shock to his shoulder. An accident which could have gone wrong since the marshals lifted the motorcycle from Nicky Hayden who had just made a mistake! Fortunately everyone is unhurt and the drivers will be able to continue hostilities on this Saturday dedicated to qualifying.

To fully understand them, you had to be among the top ten at the end of this morning exercise. A mission tackled by the Ducati with a new front wing. Despite the fact that these appendages will have to be discarded at the end of this season, the men in red continue to develop them.

An evolution which has not had its effect since the best Desmosedici is a satellite machine with a Redding who finishes his work seventh in front Dovizioso. The best time goes to Marc Márquez who achieved the only time below 1'48 per lap ahead of a Cal Crutchlow that we don't stop anymore.

Casa Particular in Viñales is the third man with a Suzuki gaining momentum while Lorenzo is doing better but is only fourth. Alex Espargaro confirms the good performance of the GSX-RR by taking the top 5 ahead of the best performer from the day before Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi is ninth and Pol Espargaro, despite all his misfortunes, avoids Q.1 left to the rest of the Ducati world. Loris Baz is twentieth and penultimate in front alex lowes which practically did not turn after its fall and behind Hayden who comes from afar.

Aragon MotoGP FP3: Chronos

1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 47.810s [T 5/18] 333km/h
2. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 48.006s +0.196s [17/17] 330km/h
3. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 48.052s +0.242s [18/18] 332km/h
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 48.298s +0.488s [15/16] 331km/h
5. Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 48.308s +0.498s [18/18] 327km/h
6. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 48.627s +0.817s [18/18] 330km/h
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 48.652s +0.842s [16/16] 338km/h
8. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 48.817s +1.007s [18/18] 335km/h
9. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 48.967s +1.157s [4/12] 332km/h
10. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 48.975s +1.165s [17/18] 331km/h
11. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 49.137s +1.327s [13/15] 333km/h
12. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 49.250s +1.440s [15/18] 337km/h
13. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 49.652s +1.842s [15/16] 329km/h
14. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 49.696s +1.886s [6/16] 334km/h
15. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 49.738s +1.928s [5/17] 335km/h
16. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 49.792s +1.982s [16/16] 328km/h
17. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 49.804s +1.994s [20/21] 329km/h
18. Espargaro Pol ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 49.909s +2.099s [4/7] 328km/h
19. Nicky Hayden USA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 50.617s +2.807s [13/15] 328km/h
20. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 50.617s +2.807s [6/14] 325km/h
0. alex lowes GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) No Time +12.190s [0/0] 0km/h