MotoGP Portimao, Portugal – Qualifying (1) Results

* Rookie

Alex Marquez and Luca Marini progress to the Q2 pole position shootout during a dramatic Qualifying 1, as improving track conditions prompt the first slick tyre laps of the Portimao weekend. 

But conditions were extremely treacherous, the largely dry asphalt containing not only damp patches but puddles of water.

Rookie Remy Gardner was launched from his Tech3 KTM on the out-lap, while Takaaki Nakagami returned to the pits for wets.

Francesco Bagnaia tried to persist on slicks for a second lap but was pitched brutally from his Ducati after hitting a wet patch at Turn 3. The Italian walked away, but seemed to be nursing a possible upper-body injury.

While Bagnaia returned to the paddock in the back of an ambulance, conditions finally tipped in favour of the slicks with Jorge Martin, Alex Marquez and Luca Marini all using the dry rubber to fill the leading places.

But world championship leader Enea Bastianini was yet another victim of the conditions, suffering a fast accident in the final minute.

Portimao MotoGP schedule (UK time)

Friday April 22

9am-9.45am – Moto3 Free Practice 1

9.55am-10.40am – MotoGP Free Practice 1

10.55am-11.35am – Moto2 Free Practice 1

1.15pm-1.55pm – Moto3 Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.55pm – MotoGP Free Practice 2

3.10pm-3.50pm – Moto2 Free Practice 2

 

Saturday April 23

9am-9.40am – Moto3 Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.40am– MotoGP Free Practice 3

10.55am-11.35am – Moto2 Free Practice 3

12.35pm-.12.50pm – Moto3 Qualifying 1

1pm-1.15pm – Moto3 Qualifying 3

1.30pm-2pm – MotoGP Free Practice 4

2.10pm-2.25pm – MotoGP Qualifying 1

3.10pm-3.25pm – Moto2 Qualifying 1

3.35pm-3.50pm – Moto2 Qualifying 2

 

Sunday April 24

9.20am-9.30am – Moto3 warm-up

9.40am-10am – MotoGP warm-up

10.10am-10.20am – Moto2 warm-up

11.20am – Moto3 race

1pm – MotoGP race

2.30pm – Moto2 race