Moto2 | Japanese GP FP3: Dixon dictates the pace in the rain

Moto2 GP Japan Motegi Free Practice 3 – Jake Dixon wins the third free practice session of the Moto2 class Japanese Grand Prix, sixteenth stage of the 2019 MotoGP world championship.

In a session characterized by rain and many crashes, the British driver stopped the clock at 2:03.259 ahead of Remy Gardner and Luca Marini (Sky Racing Team VR46).

Fourth time and fortunately a crash without consequences for Nicolò Bulega who precedes Tetsuta Nagashima and Stefano Manzi on the MV Agusta of the Forward team. Tom Luthi finishes in seventh place, preceding the KTM of Iker Lecuona and Andrea Locatelli. Bo Bendsneyder completes the top ten.

Lorenzo Baldassarri finishes eleventh, having suffered a bad fall, fortunately without consequences.

???? @7balda joins the list of crashes with this moment exiting Turn 2!

Thankfully, the Italian is straight back up on his feet! ✊#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/8pi3fGSG4U

— MotoGP™ 🇯🇵 (@MotoGP) October 19, 2019

Marco Bezzecchi (Tech3) is 13th, while Enea Bastianini is 17th. The world championship leader, Alex Marquez, is only 18th, but he was the author of an incredible save.

How on earth did @ alexmarquez73 save this?!?!?! 😱

SOMEHOW, the championship leader stays upright! 👏#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/FkozIBoJsB

— MotoGP™ 🇯🇵 (@MotoGP) October 19, 2019

Fabio Di Giannantonio (Speed ​​Up) is nineteenth, while Mattia Pasini is 25th.