Jorge Martin dominated the field in final Moto3 practice for the Aragon Grand Prix after going almost a second clear on his final flying lap.
While Moto3 saw the best of the conditions on Friday, they were still far from ideal, and this meant top spot changed hands rapidly in the early stages of the session.
Marcos Ramirez was the early pacesetter on his Platinum Bay Real Estate KTM with a 1m59.910s, though was deposed by Aron Canet, Martin and Juanfran Guevara before Nicolo Bulega blitzed them all with a 1m58.965s with 11 minutes to go.
Championship leader Joan Mir spent much of the third session riding under the radar, but shot straight to the top of the pile with five minutes remaining with a 1m58.860s.
This was short-lived, however, as Martin lit up the timing screens on his final flying lap, the Gresini rider putting himself 0.928 seconds clear with a 1m57.833s.
John McPhee – who has been battling illness this week – was shuffled back to second having briefly served at the top of the standings, while Mir completed the top three.
Bulega took the chequered flag in fourth spot ahead of Ayumu Sasaki and Sky VR46 wildcard Dennis Foggia.
Early session leader Ramirez slid to seventh by session’s end, with Guevara, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Enea Bastianini rounding out the top 10.
Romano Fenati was unable to improve on 11th after encountering a technical issue with his Snipers Honda at the end of the session.
Friday’s fastest man Canet looked strong again this morning, but suffered a nasty highside at Turn 2 in the closing stages. Philipp Oettl, Marco Bezzecchi and Juame Masia also notched up crashes in final practice.
