MotoGP Portimao: Lowes expecting ‘tight race’ from ninth
Elf Marc VDS’ Sam Lowes will start the first Moto2 race of 2023 from ninth position on the Portuguese GP grid.
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Elf Marc VDS’ Sam Lowes will start the first Moto2 race of 2023 from ninth position on the Portuguese GP grid.
A frustrated Inde GasGas Aspar’s Jake Dixon is set for a fourth row start in Sunday’s Moto2 Portuguese GP opener.
Halfway through his first weekend as a full-time Moto2 rider, American Racing’s Rory Skinner is set for 25th on the Portimao grid.
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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.