Thailand MotoGP - Free Practice (3) Results
Heavy rain caused a delayed and shortened Free Practice 3 session at Buriram, which saw slick tyres fitted for the final minutes on a drying track and Dovizioso fastest from Morbidelli and Rins.
The damp conditions meant the combined top ten lap times, for direct access to the second and final part of qualifying, remained unchanged from Friday afternoon.
Heavy rain caused a delayed and shortened Free Practice 3 session at Buriram, which saw slick tyres fitted for the final minutes on a drying track and Dovizioso fastest from Morbidelli and Rins.
The damp conditions meant the combined top ten lap times, for direct access to the second and final part of qualifying, remained unchanged from Friday afternoon.
Marquez, who will be crowned the 2019 MotoGP champion if he scores at least two points more than Dovizioso on Sunday, required a trip to hospital for checks on his leg and back after a Friday morning highside before returning in FP2.
KTM's Espargaro is returning from a left wrist fracture at Aragon.
The top ten riders after FP3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
| Thailand MotoGP - Free Practice (3) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | 1'36.250s | 13/13 | 320k |
| 2 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.824s | 16/16 | 318k |
| 3 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +1.394s | 14/14 | 318k |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +2.614s | 11/13 | 315k |
| 5 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.699s | 14/14 | 306k |
| 6 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +2.807s | 14/14 | 304k |
| 7 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +3.252s | 14/14 | 296k |
| 8 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +3.676s | 14/14 | 309k |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +3.769s | 11/14 | 315k |
| 10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +3.902s | 12/14 | 294k |
| 11 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.982s | 14/16 | 312k |
| 12 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +4.039s | 11/12 | 309k |
| 13 | Mika Kallio | FIN | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +4.139s | 12/13 | 300k |
| 14 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +4.213s | 16/16 | 303k |
| 15 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +4.636s | 12/13 | 314k |
| 16 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +5.001s | 10/15 | 313k |
| 17 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +5.101s | 15/16 | 309k |
| 18 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +5.159s | 14/14 | 309k |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) | +5.320s | 8/9 | 308k |
| 20 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +6.051s | 8/8 | 301k |
| 21 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +6.309s | 6/10 | 298k |
| 22 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +9.175s | 3/5 | 287k |
* Rookie.
| Riders going directly to Qualifying 2 - Top 10 Combined Practice Times: | |||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team |
| 1 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) |
| 5 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) |
| 6 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda (RC213V) |
| 7 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) |
| 8 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP19) |
| 9 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* |
| 10 | Alex Rins | ESP | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) |
Fastest Friday Time:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 30.404s (FP2)
Official Buriram MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 30.031s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 31.471s (2018)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
