After changeable weather on day-one♑, FP3 took place in fully wet conditions as Toprak Razga💮tlioglu led the field out of pit lane.

Razgatlioglu headed straight back to the pits to make adjustments to his helmet, while th🦹e Pata Yamaha duo led the way with Andrea Loca💟telli top ahead of Jonathan Rea.

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Set to improve by nearly eight tenths on his best time, Locatelli t🔜hen crashed a💜t turn 12.

At th👍e same corner, Andrea Iannone had a small moment before championship leader Nicolo Bulega lost the front-end of his Panigale V4 R.

But in stunning fashi𒁃on, Bulega pulled o🔯ff a Marc Marquez-type save as he avoided crashing.

Putting🉐 their close momꦍents behind them, Iannone and Bulega both continued battling for top spot.

As Bulega set a time over a second faster than his rivals, Iker Lecuona suffered a huꩲge fall at the final corner and was hurt in the process.