Francesco Bagnaia secures sprint race victory for Ducati Lenovo at MotoGP season opener in Portugal
World champion Francesco Bagnaia won the sprint race in the first MotoGP of the year in Portugal. The sprint offered up the chance of 12 points for the winner and then nine for second place, seven for third, and a point fewer all the way down to ninth place. Ad The action from Portimao kicked off after qualifying with Marc Marquez in pole, followed by Bagnaia in second and then Jorge Martin in third as the last rider on the front row.


