Marc Marquez dipped underneath the outright MotoGP lap record at Jerez to top FP3, while championship leader Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha's Maverick Vinales missed the Q2 cut. Cal Crutchlow's 1:38.614s from FP2 stood as the benchmark at the start of the third session, and it only took Marquez nine minutes to better it with a 1:38.549s, while Aleix Espargaro and Mika Kallio jumped up into the Q2 places behind. Marquez remained unopposed for some time, though Crutchlow reclaimed top spot with a 1:37.973s with half of the session remaining. However, running the softer rubber for the first time this weekend, Marquez stamped his authority with an unofficial lap record of 1:37.702s on his...
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