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Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) kept his top spot on the MotoGP combined time-sheets after FP3 at Losail International Circuit, with his Friday stunner remaining unchallenged by the grid.

The Spaniard also suffered his first Yamaha crash in an official session earlier in the day, but shook it off to remain at the head of the pack.

Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was the late star of FP3, moving up from 17th to second overall and just beating reigning champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to second.

The conditions were dry despite fears about the weather and stint of bad weather earlier in the day, with the grid given the chance to improve and fight it out for entry to Q2.

Behind Marquez was an impressive dash from reigning Moto2 champion Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), who took over from his teammate Jonas Folger as fastest rookie on the overall time-sheets. Folger is eighth on combined times, and also goes safely through to the Q2 qualifying session despite a crash.

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) completed the top five overall after the three sessions, ahead of FP2’s fastest man Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing). Redding also suffered two incidents in FP3, with damage to his fairing followed by a late crash. Repsol Honda Team’s Dani Pedrosa was seventh fastest, only 0.028s off the Brit.

Behind Folger was fellow crasher LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow, who took ninth despite the late incident. Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) just completed the top 10 as the last of those graduating automatically to Q2.

Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) had a tougher second day, ending 12th on combined times and missing the cut by only half a tenth, while Aussie Jack Miller (Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda) improved to P16 on Friday.

Franco Morbidelli (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) and teammate Alex Marquez topped the time-sheets in Moto2’s solo session of the second day in Qatar, with a 2m00.349s for the Italian pipping his teammate by just 0.023s.

Former Moto3 champion Danny Kent (Kiefer Racing) was just behind his predecessor to that throne in third and the fastest Suter machine. Tech 3 Racing’s Remy Gardner currently sits 23rd.

Jorge Martin (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) was the fastest rider in the third practice session for the Moto3 class, topping the time-sheets with a 2m06.817s. The top three was completed by Romano Fenati (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) and Philipp Oettl (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing).