Lorenzo pun santer dikabarkan bakal kembali absen di sesi balapan MotoGP Malaysia nanti.
Berikut adalah hasil sesi FP3 MotoGP Malaysia 2018, Sabtu (3/11/2018):
| Pos. | PEBALAP | TIM | WAKTU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'59.231 |
| 2 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 1'59.257 |
| 3 | Jack MILLER | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'59.375 |
| 4 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1'59.599 |
| 5 | Johann ZARCO | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1'59.655 |
| 6 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Alma Pramac Racing | 1'59.671 |
| 7 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1'59.773 |
| 8 | Andrea IANNONE | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1'59.799 |
| 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 2'00.130 |
| 10 | Franco MORBIDELLI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'00.405 |
| 11 | Stefan BRADL | LCR Honda CASTROL | 2'00.428 |
| 12 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'00.513 |
| 13 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 2'00.558 |
| 14 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 2'00.638 |
| 15 | Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 2'00.649 |
| 16 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'00.737 |
| 17 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 2'00.810 |
| 18 | Michele PIRRO | Ducati Team | 2'01.090 |
| 19 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 2'01.223 |
| 20 | Karel ABRAHAM | Angel Nieto Team | 2'01.385 |
| 21 | Thomas LUTHI | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 2'01.470 |
| 22 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 2'02.442 |
| 23 | Jordi TORRES | Reale Avintia Racing | 2'03.142 |
| 24 | Xavier SIMEON | Reale Avintia Racing | 2'03.455 |
Setelah ini, para pebalap masih akan mengaspal di Sirkuit Sepang untuk mengikuti sesi latihan bebas ke-4 dan kualifikasi.
Sesi balapan MotoGP Malaysia 2018 sendiri baru akan diselenggarakan pada Minggu (4/11/2018) mulai pukul 14.00 WIB.