Marquez, Lorenzo crash at Qatar

DOHA: Marc Marquez showed his world champion class, shrugging off a fall in the third free practice at the Qatar MotoGP on Saturday while his compatriot and teammate Jorge Lorenzo was unable to continue after a heavy fall.

In visible pain, Lorenzo was taken for medical treatment and did not get back on his Honda after crashing on his first fast lap.

Marquez crashed just a few seconds later, going wide on a corner and folding his bike. The resilient Spaniard got straight back into action to again set the pace with a lap of 1min 54.677sec over the 5.38km.

Free Practice 3rd session: (Lap 5.38km)

1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1min 54.677sec, 2. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati-Pramac) at 0.063sec, 3. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM) 0.202, 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 0.421, 5. Takaaki Nagakami (JPN/Honda-LCR) 0.464, 6. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 0.465, 7. Franco Morbidelli (ITA/Yamaha-SRT) 0.484, 8. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 0.543, 9. Johann Zarco (FRA/KTM) 0.783, 10. Miguel Oliveira (PORT/KTM-Tech3) 0.880.