After a gray day dominated by Nakagami, this Saturday opened under a sun which made a Lüthi shine which everyone remembers fondly. The gaps, however, are very tight since the first seven are within 158 thousandths.
Here are the references available at the start of this session:
| Sachsenring | 2015 | 2016 |
| FP1 | 1'25.027 Sam Lowes | 1'25.377 Takaaki Nakagami |
| FP2 | 1'25.069 Mika Kallio | 1'25.244 Takaaki Nakagami |
| FP3 | 1'24.336 Franco Morbidelli | |
| Q | 1'24.044 Johann Zarco | |
| Course | Simeon/Zarco/Rins | |
| Track record | 1'24.044 Johann Zarco | |
With his 1'24.845, the Garage Plus Interwetten driver did worse than last year's best performance at the end of FP3. But it is enough to take the lead on the eve of qualifying while the Japanese Nakagami is still there at 12 thousandths. The third man is a Courses which shows that the SpeedUp remains in the game while Baldassari closes the top 5 at the Folger stage venue.
Johann zarco celebrates his 26th birthday with a sixth place for the moment and he is the last driver to claim a time below 1'25 per lap. His rival for the title Kidneys glue it to 6 thousandths containing Morbidely, Cortese et Syahrin which close the top 10. The disappointment comes from Sam Lowes, only fourteenth.
Sachsenring, Moto2, FP3: Chronos
1. Thomas luthi SWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 24.845s
2. Takaaki Nakagami JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 24.857s
3. Simone Courses ITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up) 1m 24.957s
4. Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 24.980s
5. Jonas Folger GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 24.993s
6. Johann zarco FRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex) 1m 24.999s
7. alex rins SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 25.003s
8. Franco Morbidelli ITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex) 1m 25.079s
9. Sandra Cortese GER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) 1m 25.106s
10. Hafiz Syahrin MAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)
1m 25.178s
11. Marcel schrotter GER AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 25.268s
12. Alex Marquez SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)
1m 25.313s
13. Danny Kent GBR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 25.496s
14. Sam Lowes GBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) 1m 25.519s
15. Xavier Simeon BEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 25.639s
16. Axel Pons SPA AGR Team (Kalex) 1m 25.641s
17. Luca marini ITA Forward Team (Kalex) 1m 25.642s
18. Miguel Oliveira POR Leopard Racing (Kalex) 1m 25.693s
19. Julian Simon SPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up) 1m 25.707s
20. Dominique Aegerter SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex)
1m 25.708s
21. Mattia Pasini ITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) 1m 25.754s
22. Remy gardner AUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex)
1m 25.935s
23. Jesko Raffin SWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex) 1m 25.941s
24. Isaac Viñales SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 26.279s
25. Rattha Park Wilairot THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)
1m 26.554s
26. Xavi Verge SPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3) 1m 26.760s
27. Robin Mulhauser SWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex) 1m 26.971s
28. Edgar Pons SPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex) 1m 27.226s
