MotoGP Austria: Zarco continues his control in FP3

Prima Pramac’s Johann Zarco maintained his command on the MotoGP timings with a 1’28.964 around the Red Bull Ring on Saturday morning.

Championship leader Fabio Quartararo denied Ducati a clean sweep in the standings by stealing second with his penultimate lap with Lenovo’s Jack Miller bettering three of his closely-matched colleagues to complete the top three.

Mooney VR46’s Luca Marini suffered a cold tyre out lap crash at turn three as FP3 fired up on Saturday morning. Red Bull KTM’s Miguel Oliveira kicking off the second day at the team’s home track from the top of the session times before Friday hero Zarco took charge after ten minutes on track. The Pramac/KTM pattern continuing in the top four as Jorge Martin and Brad Binder joined their cohorts with Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir in fifth.

Aprilia’s test rider Lorenzo Savadori slid out at the new chicane as Aleix Espargaro circulated in eighth. VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi and Monster Energy’s Quartararo finding fifth and sixth before the Yamaha rider’s time was deleted. The demotion was short-lived as the reigning champion claimed second next time around with a 1’30.1 effort, four-tenths down on Fridays outright target as the final half a hour began.

Zarco was on the move as he looked to challenge his own personal best before sector four denied his efforts at turn nine. Maverick Viñales almost collecting Marini at turn one as the RS-GP took avoiding action from 15th.

Tech3 rookie Remy Gardner suffered a high speed off over the crest at turn nine as he looked to trail Viñales on a personal best. The Australian currently sitting 20th in the session and 22nd overall at the halfway stage. Martin off-tracking through the gravel at turn four shortly after.

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