The free practice three at Jerez sees LCR Honda’s Nakagami on top. At the same time, Marc Marquez suffered an accident during the closure.
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The accident took place at Turn 7 when he lost control over Honda and made a glide across the gravel and took him close to the air fence.
He was able to walk however look distraught. After a while scooter took him to the pits; however, there was no damage to his right arm.
The Repsol Honda medical centre confirmed that Marquez did not suffer any significant injuries.
He was twelfth before the fall. On the other hand, Binder had a fall near Turn 5 when he went across the gravel.
However, later he managed to get into the session. While Jorge Martin, who is injured and improving, gets replaced at Pramac by Rabat.
Free Practice Session 3 ,Jerez Results
| POSITION | RIDER | MANUFACTURER | COUNTRY | TIME/DIFF | MAX |
| 1 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda (RC213V) | JPN | 1’36.985s | 290k |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | FRA | +0.025s | 290k |
| 3 | Stefan Bradl | HRC (RC213V) | GER | +0.041s | 298k |
| 4 | Joan Mir | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | SPA | +0.051s | 288k |
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | SPA | +0.064s | 290k |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | SPA | +0.098s | 290k |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | ITA | +0.098s | 288k |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Team (GP21) | ITA | +0.151s | 294k |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | FRA | +0.172s | 297k |
| 10 | Alex Rins | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | SPA | +0.193s | 293k |
| 11 | Jack Miller | Ducati Team (GP21) | AUS | +0.203s | 298k |
| 12 | Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | SPA | +0.369s | 291k |
| 13 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | RSA | +0.375s | 292k |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | LCR Honda (RC213V) | SPA | +0.657s | 292k |
| 15 | Valentino Rossi | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | ITA | +0.719s | 286k |
| 16 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | POR | +0.725s | 294k |
| 17 | Pol Espargaro | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | SPA | +0.768s | 294k |
| 18 | Luca Marini | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | ITA | +0.786s | 290k |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | ITA | +0.829s | 286k |
| 20 | Enea Bastianini | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | ITA | +0.928s | 292k |
| 21 | Danilo Petrucci | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | ITA | +0.949s | 286k |
| 22 | Tito Rabat | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | SPA | +1.428s | 293k |
| 23 | Iker Lecuona | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | SPA | +1.516s | 291k |
