Marquez Fastest, Pedrosa Crashes Hard In MotoGP FP3 At Sachsenring

Marquez Fastest, Pedrosa Crashes Hard In MotoGP FP3 At Sachsenring

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Marc Marquez was the fastest rider in MotoGP Free Practice Three, held Saturday morning at Sachsenring, in Germany. Marquez did a time of 1:21.903 on his Repsol Honda RC213V prototype. Aleix Espargaro was the second-fastest in the dry session with a time of 1:22.129 on his Avintia Blusens ART-Aprilia CRT-class machine. Marquez’s teammate, Dani Pedrosa, suffered a big highside crash early in the session. Initial medical checks at the track indicated no broken bones, according to Dorna, but later Pedrosa was airlifted to a local hospital for further checks because he was feeling like he might faint. FIM MotoGP World Championship Sachsenring, Germany July 13, 2013 Free Practice Three Results (all on Bridgestone tires): 1. Marc MARQUEZ, Spain (HONDA), 1:21.903 2. Aleix ESPARGARO, Spain (ART-Aprilia), 1:22.129 3. Valentino ROSSI, Italy (YAMAHA), 1:22.306 4. Cal CRUTCHLOW, UK (YAMAHA), 1:22.377 5. Stefan BRADL, Germany (HONDA), 1:22.389 6. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Spain (HONDA), 1:22.614 7. Bradley SMITH, UK (YAMAHA), 1:22.758 8. Nicky HAYDEN, USA (DUCATI), 1:22.874 9. Andrea IANNONE, Italy (DUCATI), 1:23.031 10. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Italy (DUCATI), 1:23.063 11. Randy DE PUNIET, France (ART-Aprilia), 1:23.174 12. Claudio CORTI, Italy (FTR-Kawasaki), 1:23.426 13. Hector BARBERA, Spain (FTR-Kawasaki), 1:23.556 14. Michele PIRRO, Italy (DUCATI), 1:23.557 15. Yonny HERNANDEZ, Colombia (ART-Aprilia), 1:23.745 16. Danilo PETRUCCI, Italy (IODA/SUTER-BMW), 1:23.842 17. Colin EDWARDS, USA (FTR-Kawasaki), 1:23.978 18. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Japan (FTR-Kawasaki), 1:24.310 19. Karel ABRAHAM, Czech Republic (ART-Aprilia), 1:24.555 20. Michael LAVERTY, UK (PBM-Aprilia), 1:24.606, crash 21. Bryan STARING, Australia (FTR-Honda), 1:25.873 22. Lukas PESEK, Czech Republic (IODA/SUTER-BMW), 1:27.617 Not Classified 23. Dani PEDROSA, Spain (HONDA), no time recorded, crash

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