Vinales heads the timesheets after fitting a soft rear tyre at the end of final practice for the German MotoGP at Sachsenring.
Quartararo was back on track after suffering a 'very small partial dislocation of his left shoulder' while saving a big tank-slapper on the 260km/h downhill plunge from the Waterfall corner at the end of FP3.
Qualifying 1 - for those outside the top ten after third free practice, including Rossi and Dovizioso - will now get underway.
| German MotoGP - Free Practice (4) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'21.153s | 15/20 | 292k |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.075s | 18/20 | 295k |
| 3 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.304s | 12/17 | 292k |
| 4 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* | +0.322s | 17/19 | 292k |
| 5 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +0.512s | 13/14 | 294k |
| 6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.641s | 8/11 | 287k |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.743s | 6/19 | 289k |
| 8 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.785s | 13/18 | 290k |
| 9 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.819s | 12/19 | 289k |
| 10 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.903s | 4/15 | 295k |
| 11 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +0.966s | 19/19 | 291k |
| 12 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +0.999s | 8/16 | 293k |
| 13 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.022s | 15/18 | 295k |
| 14 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +1.052s | 6/17 | 296k |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +1.063s | 8/18 | 291k |
| 16 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.085s | 14/17 | 290k |
| 17 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +1.188s | 13/18 | 296k |
| 18 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.397s | 6/17 | 294k |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +1.512s | 13/14 | 293k |
| 20 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.924s | 3/14 | 289k |
| 21 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.990s | 4/10 | 289k |
| 22 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +2.179s | 14/15 | 289k |
* Rookie.
Fastest practice time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 20.347s (FP3)
Official Sachsenring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda1m 20.270s (2018)
Fastest race lap:
Jonas Folger GER Yamaha1m 21.442s (2017)
