Algarve Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Free Practice (3) Results
Free Practice (3) results from the 2021 Algarve Moto2 Grand Prix at Portimao.
Raul Fernandez, Moto2, Algarve MotoGP, 5 November 2021
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Remy Gardner has an 18-point world championship lead over rookie team-mate Raul Fernandez with two rounds to go.
After Gardner's collison with Ramirez yesterday it was Fernandez who fell in FP3 but the rookie still finished fastest, by just 0.036s, from the Australian.
The top 14 riders after FP3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying.
| Moto2 Portimao - Free Practice (3) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.462s |
| 2 | Remy Gardner | AUS | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.498s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.623s |
| 4 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.757s |
| 5 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | SKY Racing Team VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.850s |
| 6 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.855s |
| 7 | Albert Arenas | SPA | QuieroCorredor Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.965s |
| 8 | Jorge Navarro | SPA | Termozeta Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.969s |
| 9 | Hector Garzo | SPA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.982s |
| 10 | Aron Canet | SPA | QuieroCorredor Aspar Team | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.009s |
| 11 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Flexbox HP40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.100s |
| 12 | Ai Ogura | JPN | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.104s |
| 13 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.118s |
| 14 | Cameron Beaubier | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.147s |
| 15 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.186s |
| 16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.237s |
| 17 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Petronas Sprinta Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.246s |
| 18 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.249s |
| 19 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.326s |
| 20 | Marcel Schrotter | GER | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.546s |
| 21 | Thomas Luthi | SWI | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.585s |
| 22 | Nicolò Bulega | ITA | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.604s |
| 23 | Barry Baltus | BEL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 1m 43.707s |
| 24 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | Termozeta Speed Up | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.745s |
| 25 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | NTS RW Racing GP | (NTS) | 1m 43.756s |
| 26 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.840s |
| 27 | Tetsuta Nagashima | JPN | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.089s |
| 28 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Liqui Moly Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.223s |
| 29 | Simone Corsi | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 1m 44.776s |
| 30 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | MV Agusta Forward Racing | (MV Agusta) | 1m 45.267s |
| 31 | Piotr Biesiekirski | POL | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic | (Kalex) | 1m 46.820s |
| Combined Practice times - Top 14 | |
| Position | Rider |
| 1 | Fernandez |
| 2 | di Giannantonio |
| 3 | Bezzecchi |
| 4 | Fernandez |
| 5 | Vietti |
| 6 | Lowes |
| 7 | Arenas |
| 8 | Navarro |
| 9 | Garzo |
| 10 | Canet |
| 11 | Manzi |
| 12 | Ogura |
| 13 | Vierge |
| 14 | Beaubier |
