Maverick Vinales blitzed the Jerez lap record to lead MotoGP Andalusian Grand Prix FP3, as Marc Marquez made his return just four days after surgery on a broken arm. Reigning world champion Marquez crashed heavily in last week's Spanish GP and was set to miss this weekend's second Jerez race following surgery on Tuesday. However, he was declared fit to ride on Thursday by MotoGP's medical team, though as a compromise with Honda, Marquez sat out Friday's action as a precaution. Completing 18 laps across the 45-minute session, Marquez will face Q1 later this afternoon, though was only 1.2 seconds off the best pace and just eight tenths from the top 10. The slightly cooler conditions relative...
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