Championship leader Franco Morbidelli took the top spot on his sixth lap and stayed there for the rest of the session, knocking Hafizh Syahrin back to second ahead of Silverstone winner Takaaki Nakagami. 

With 21 minutes to go Mattia Pasini suffered a small crash, but he managed to pick it up and continue the session without any fuss. A lot of riders had their laps removed for exceeding track limits, but that was no problem for Morbidelli who set a pace that couldn't be matched. 

I have constantly sung the praises of Miguel Oliveira, who has looked incredibly strong throughout the season and has constantly fought within the leading group. For an unknown reason, he ended FP3 in 22nd, with Francesco Bagnaia (who has also been a strong contender at the front) behind him in 23rd. Although FP3 doesn't count towards qualifying, it could be a sign of things to come and both riders will need to find the extra second in qualifying to see them starting strong in the race tomorrow. 

Top ten:

1. Franco Morbidelli - (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) 1:37.941
2. Hafizh Syahrin - (Petronas Raceline Malaysia) +0.163
3. Takaaki Nakagami - (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.359
4. Thomas Luthi - (CarXpert Interwetten) +0.397
5. Simone Corsi - (Speed Up Racing) +0.443
6. Dominique Aegerter - (Kiefer Racing) +0.468
7. Augusto Fernandez - (Speed Up Racing) +0.537
8. Mattia Pasini - (Italtrans Racing Team) +0.594
9. Stefano Manzi - (Sky Racing Team VR46) +0.624
10. Fabio Quartararo - (Pons HP40) +0.642

Aron Canet and team mate Enea Bastianini topped the time sheets of FP3, pushing Fabio Di Giannantonio back to third after leading the session.

John McPhee suffered a crash on his out lap, which seemingly hampered his session as he ended the session in 32nd. He got back out in the last ten minutes of the session, but couldn't put in a fast time McPhee wasn't the only crash of the session. Andrea Migno went down at turn ten with twenty eight minutes to go, Juanfran Guevara followed with sixteen minutes to go and Niccolo Antonelli crashed with four minutes to go, all riders ok.

Championship leader Joan Mir came under pressure after having a lap removed for exceeding track limits at turn two. It didn't seem to phase the Spaniard, as he hit straight back to top the session, He continued to improve his times, but Canet was on the move, determined not to finish the session in thirteenth. Even stuck in traffic, he pulled out a quick lap to jump from thirteenth to first but team mate Bastianini was also pushing, and swiftly took the top spot away. When the checkered flag came out, Canet put in the fastest lap of the weekend to take the top spot again, pushing Bastianini to second. 

Top ten:

1. Aron Canet - (Estrella Galicia 0,0) - 1:42.413
2. Enea Bastianini - (Estrella Galicia 0,0) - +0.347
3. Fabio Di Giannantonio - (Del Conca Gresini Moto3) - +0.379
4. Joan Mir - (Leopard Racing) - +0.463
5. Philipp Oettl - (Südmetall Schedl GP Racing) - +0.582
6. Marcos Ramirez - (Platinum Bay Real Estate) - +0.649
7. Romano Fenati - (Marinelli Rivacold Snipers) - +0.664
8. Andrea Migno - (Sky Racing Team VR46) - +0.669
9. Ayumu Sasaki - (SIC Racing Team) - +0.725
10. Gabriel Rodrigo - (RBA BOE Racing Team) - +0.757

Marc Marquez set the fastest lap of the weekend to take the top spot in FP3, from Maverick Viñales and Danilo Petrucci.

The majority of the session remained the same as FP2, but the last five minutes proved to be crucial for those who wanted to head straight into Q2 without the fuss of Q1. It was all change, as Marquez took the top spot from Petrucci and Viñales then lapped quick enough to put him into second, pushing Petrucci back to third in the very last moments. Aleix Espargaro put in a last minute attempt that paid off and he ended the session in tenth, squeezing himself straight into Q2.

Apart from improvement, there was also disaster in the last five minutes for Johann Zarco, Sam Lowes and Dani Pedrosa who all crashed out to bring their sessions to an abrupt end. All riders got up and walked away, and both Pedrosa and Zarco made it into Q2. 

Top ten:

1. Marc Marquez - (Repsol Honda Team) - 1:32.958
2. Maverick Viñales - (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) +0.154
3. Danilo Petrucci - (OCTO Pramac Racing) +0.273
4. Cal Crutchlow - (LCR Honda) +0.282
5. Andrea Dovizioso - (Ducati Team) +0.336
6. Dani Pedrosa - (Repsol Honda) +0.388
7. Jorge Lorenzo - (Ducati Team) +0.456
8. Johann Zarco - (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) +0.626
9. Michele Pirro - (Ducati Team) +0.633
10. Aleix Espargaro - (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) +0.668