Ducati factory rider Andrea Dovizioso topped the third MotoGP free practice session in Barcelona, as a costly late crash condemned championship leader Marc Marquez to a Q1 appearance. Marquez was within the combined practice top 10 when he fell while braking hard into the sharp Turn 10 left-hander in the dying minutes of FP3 while on a push lap. And when Dovizioso put in a late lap to top the session, Marquez was denied an automatic Q2 spot. The Spaniard will now have to fight through Q1 for the first time since the Mugello round of the 2015 season. The reigning champion had already begun the day outside the combined top 10 – but took no time to force himself in, kicking off FP3 with his...
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