Valentino Rossi nampaknya harus berusaha lebih keras lagi demi mengamankan posisi runner-up dari kejaran para pesaingnya. Pasalnya hingga sesi latihan bebas ketiga di Sirkuit Sepang (25/10), ia masih gagal menembus posisi lima besar dengan hanya berada di posisi ketujuh. Dani Pedrosa kembali menjadi yang tercepat dalam sesi kali ini dengan catatan waktu terbaik 2 menit 0,454 detik.
Sesi latihan bebas ketiga kali ini sempat dihentikan dua menit sebelum berakhir setelah motor milik Pol Espargaro terbakar di tikungan satu. Belum jelas apa yang menjadi penyebabnya dan Espargaro nampaknya mengalami cedera kaki pasca insiden tersebut. (www.motorplus-online.com)
Hasil Free Practice Ke-3
1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 0.454s [Lap 3/16] 329km/h (Top Speed)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 0.619s +0.165s [13/15] 324km/h
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 2m 0.663s +0.209s [13/16] 327km/h
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 0.770s +0.316s [17/17] 327km/h
5. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V) 2m 0.866s +0.412s [8/19] 325km/h
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR Ducati Team (Desmosedici) 2m 0.870s +0.416s [14/17] 324km/h
7. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 2m 0.901s +0.447s [16/19] 323km/h
8. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 1.426s +0.972s [15/19] 326km/h
9. Aleix Espargaro ESP NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 2m 1.498s +1.044s [4/15] 317km/h
10. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 2m 1.885s +1.431s [6/13] 320km/h
11. Yonny Hernandez COL Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 2.013s +1.559s [16/16] 324km/h
12. Alvaro Bautista ESP Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 2.105s +1.651s [14/18] 327km/h
13. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 2m 2.360s +1.906s [18/18] 314km/h
14. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing (RCV1000R) 2m 2.581s +2.127s [15/15] 314km/h
15. Nicky Hayden USA Drive M7 Aspar (RCV1000R) 2m 3.476s +3.022s [17/17] 312km/h
16. Scott Redding GBR Go&Fun Honda Gresini (RCV1000R)* 2m 3.598s +3.144s [16/16] 309km/h
17. Alex De Angelis RSM NGM Forward Racing (Forward Yamaha) 2m 3.654s +3.200s [16/16] 311km/h
18. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 3.725s +3.271s [9/15] 319km/h
19. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing Project (ART) 2m 3.964s +3.510s [12/18] 310km/h
20. Michael Laverty GBR Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART) 2m 4.086s +3.632s [11/14] 312km/h
21. Mike Di Meglio FRA Avintia Racing (Avintia)* 2m 4.323s +3.869s [3/16] 308km/h
22. Broc Parkes AUS Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-ART)* 2m 5.896s +5.442s [12/16] 303km/h
23. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (Desmosedici) 2m 6.627s +6.173s [2/3] 306km/h