Following the three practice sessions, it was Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) who goes into qualifying as the man on top after his impressive P2 performance. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) will join the Spaniard after missing out on the top spot by just 0.137s. Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) also remains in the top 3 after his Friday lap time.
The top 3 will be joined by Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) as well as Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team), and Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI) who made the top 8 to secure Q2 spots. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) rounded out the top 10 to ensure he has a shout at pole position in Q2, as Scott Ogen (VisionTrack Racing Team) and Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) will face Q1. They'll be joined by Andrea Migno (CIP Green Power) who despite topping the damp Practice 3 session only managed P20 on combined times.
Wet weather masters! ????
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No changes to the combined times but a valuable session just in case qualifying is wet later on! ????#FrenchGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/HlVVz6CQwL
Next up for Moto3™ is qualifying at 12:50 local time (GMT +1), in the meantime you can keep up to date with everything from the SHARK Grand Prix de France on motogp.com!
Top 10
1. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) - 1:41.846
2. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) +0.137
3. Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) +0.318
4. Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) +0.346
5. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +0.413
6. Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.496
7. Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) +0.645
8. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) +0.664
9. Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) +0.699
10. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) +0.817