Japanese Grand Prix Motegi MotoGP FP3: Danilo Petrucci takes control

After the Yamaha double (Quartararo, Viñales) yesterday at the end of the first day, there is no doubt that the charge will be given during this FP3, by the reigning world champion, Marc Márquez who finished third this Friday. We can also count on the Suzukis of Álex Rins and Joan Mir to come and spoil the party. And what about the Ducati who will also want to shine with Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller who have recently been in the game… Danilo Petrucci, very comfortable in the rain, could also join the game. 

For now, here is the summary table of times.

Motegi MotoGP™	2018	2019
FP1	1'45.358 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'45.572 Maverick Viñales (See here)
FP2	1'48.136 Dani Pedrosa (See here)	1'44.764 Fabio Quartararo
FP3	1'45.107 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)	1'54.710 Danilo Petrucci
FP4	1'45.531 Marc Márquez (See here)
Q1	1'45.429 Álvaro Bautista (See here)
Q2	1'44.590 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)
warm up	1'45.409 Andrea Dovizioso (See here)
Course	Marquez, Crutchlow, Rins (See here)
All time lap record	1'43.790 Jorge Lorenzo (2015)

It's 17,2 degrees in the air and 19,9 degrees on the track. A light rain disrupts the session.

It is Márquez who sets off first on the track. It is Petrucci which signs the reference time in 2.00.374s in front Marquez et Pol Espargaro. Quartararo is fourth.

More Marquez, as expected, takes the lead over the rest of the troops. He took the best time in 1.54.884s ahead of Petrucci et Dovizioso. Red is in sixth position. There are five Suzukis (Kidneys) and ninth (Mir). Guintoli very comfortable in the wet is eighth on the Suzuki. Quarterly is fifth.

The Tech3 drivers are in nineteenth (Olive tree) and twenty-third position (Syahrin).

The top 5 is as follows 20 minutes from the end of the session: Marquez, Guintoli, Petrucci, Vinales, Dovizioso.

The Majorcan Lorenzo is seventeenth, he is ahead of the Aprilia rider, Iannone. Aleix Espargaro is tenth. At LCR Honda, it's all grimace soup, Crutchlow is ranked twelfth, Nakagami is fifteenth.

There are 8 minutes left before the end of the session and ahead Márquez stands firm against a formidable Guintoli on the Suzuki. Petrucci, Dovizioso et Casa Particular in Viñales closed the Top5. Pol Espargaro riding the KTM is sixth in front Morbidely, seventh, Quarterly, eighth, Kidneys ninth and Red, tenth.

End of session, who sees Petrucci finish at the head of the session ahead Márquez, Morbidelli, Viñales and Guintoli. 

Full results: