Vinales stays fastest duriꦫng a dry and sunny Free Practice 3 for the Dutch MotoGP at Assen, with Yamaha team-mate 🥃and title leader Quartararo slotting into second.

Pol Espargaro, who like Vinales has found𓆉 a struggling Sachsenring bike to be dramatically on form at Assen,🦄 held off brother Aleix for third place.

Anoth🔯er rider given a boost his morning was Rossi, who ran as high as fifth in the final stages on his way to&n🍸bsp;ninth and - like Suzuki riders Mir and Rins - now gets rare direct access to Qualifying 2.

A limping Marc Marquez was back on track after yesterday's huge highside, but the Sachsenring winner couldn't break the top ten despite a tow behind Oliveira, the #93 running through the gravel at the꧒ final chicane. Both Marquez and team-mate Espargaro have a new Honda chassis to try this weekend.

Zarco, Bagnaia and Binder will be among those joining Marc Marquez in Qualifying 1﷽.

Garrett Gerloff is replacing the injured Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha, alongside Rossi. The 25-year-old American, currently sixth (one podium) in this year's World Superbike championship for GRT Yamaha🎶, previously took part in (wet) Friday practice at last year's Valencia MotoGP while Rossi was awaiting a PCR result.

With Rossi due to announce his 🏅racing future during the summer break, could this weekend effectively be an 'audition' for Gerloff? The American had his second fall of the weekend this morning, but was within two-seconds of Vinales at a track he hasn't ridden at before this weekend.

Assen is returning to the MotoGP calendar for the first time since 2019, 🍒having been absent from last year's Covid-reduced line-up. It has been res꧙urfaced since MotoGP's last visit.

All riders set th𒐪eir best times of th⭕e weekend so far this morning.

* Rookie

Fastest Friday time:
Maverick Vinales SPA Yamaha 1m 33.072s (FP1)

Official Assen MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Fabio Quartararo FRA Yamaha 1m 32.017s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 33.617s (2015)