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2016 Aragon MotoGP FP4 Result: Another One For The Marquez Household

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The world championship leader is on a mission this weekend, Marc Marquez pushing strong from the start of the session, nearly breaking into the 1:47s on his first laps, before lapping comfortably in the mid 1:48s for the rest of the session, most of his laps faster than the nearest rival.

Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa were the closest challengers when it came to race pace, seven tenths down on the fastest lap and running in the low 1:49s. Aleix Espargaro split the duo in the timesheets, the three within a tenth of each other.

2016 Aragon Moto2 FP3 Result: Another Session, Another Marquez

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It started off as a great morning for the Estrella Galicia garage, with both their riders leading early on, one of them sticking around the top of the timesheets at the end as well. This time around it was Alex Marquez out to give the home audience something to cheer about, the Spaniard leading by over two tenths as his teammate Franco Morbidelli slipped down to sixth, four tenths off.

After an underwhelming Friday by his own standards, Johann Zarco found his feet mid-FP3 to lead the session for a considerable amount of time before being pushed back by Marquez. Sam Lowes started the morning with a long race simulation putting full race distance into the tyres before going for a quali run that bumped him into third position.

2016 Aragon MotoGP FP3 Result: High Ups And Dramatic Downs For Marquez

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A predictable name at the top yet an unpredictable script to the session. Marc Marquez started off on the medium rear tyre and didn’t take long to improve the best time of the weekend, being the first and only rider into the 1:47s, the rest of the grid struggling to get within a second of his time for much of the session.

Although things didn’t go quite as smoothly for the rest of the session, the world championship leader involved in an unusual incident with fifteen minutes to go. Nicky Hayden slid out in turn fourteen, Marquez crashing behind him soon after, the Honda collecting an unlucky Pol Espargaro as Hayden and the marshals narrowly avoided the incoming bikes, the trio miraculously uninjured. Marquez remounted with a sore shoulder but failed to improve in the final part of the session.

2016 Aragon Moto3 FP3 Result: Quartararo Back On Track

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Besides the extra rays of sunshine opening the proceedings on Saturday morning, it looked like the recent contract announcement helped Fabio Quartararo find some more focus on track, the Frenchman in good form to keep it within track limits and top the session by a slender margin ahead of Brad Binder.

Within a tenth of a second of the two was also Jorge Navarro, followed closely by Juanfran Guevara in fourth position. While these names were highly predictable at the top of the standings after the first day of practice, a surprise came from Nicolo Bulega, the Italian finding over a second to jump some fifteen places from Friday. His teammates also had a good morning, Lorenzo Dalla Porta in seventh and Andrea Migno ninth.

2016 Aragon Moto2 FP2 Result: Nakagami Leads As Title Contenders Falter

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The order in the cloudy afternoon session for the intermediate class was decided in the final minutes of FP2, Takaaki Nakagami finding his way back to the top after an average start to the session, the Japanese rider leading the timesheets by less than a tenth of a second from FP1 leader Sam Lowes.

Thomas Luthi also kept within a tenth, the Swiss rider finishing third, Lorenzo Baldassarri picking up the pace after an anonymous FP1, the Italian finding almost a second between the practice sessions.

2016 Aragon MotoGP FP2 Result: Maybe A Honda Track, Definitely A Honda Friday

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A cloudy afternoon saw a slightly surprising name at the top of the timesheets, Dani Pedrosa clearly determined to keep his name on the top position. Despite the overcast conditions, the Misano victor led for much of the session, setting the best time of the weekend on his last lap.

Morning leader Marc Marquez started off the afternoon in the midfield on used tyres but a late run put him straight to the top, before getting pushed back by his teammate, the Honda duo being the first riders in the 1:48s. A handful of other riders followed their lead, including Cal Crutchlow, the LCR rider within a tenth of the factory Honda boys and posting that time on the asymmetric harder option front tyre.

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