MotoGP Saturday running extended due to rain

Track activity on Friday was compromised by heavy rain, which ultimately led to second MotoGP practice being abandoned within 15 minutes and the following Moto2 session cancelled altogether.

Running on Saturday morning will start one hour earlier at 9am local time with a regular Moto3 session before MotoGP FP3, which has been increased by 15 minutes to 60 minutes, from 9:55am (11:55pm Friday UK time).

Final Moto2 practice has also been extended to one hour to offset Friday's loss, while the remainder of the Saturday programme - including MotoGP qualifying from 5:10am UK time on Saturday - is unaffected.

Yamaha pair Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi will be hoping for improved conditions in the extended third practice, to move up from 19th and 20th in the combined classification and avoid having to contest the first phase of qualifying.

Lorenzo was 19th having taken a cautious approach in wet conditions, which he has struggled with this season, while Rossi was second fastest but demoted for a tyre infringement.

LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow led the way in practice, and backed the call to finish the day's running early.