Bagnaia wins first ever sprint at Portugal MotoGP, SA's Binder 12th
World champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati won Saturday's Portugal MotoGP sprint ahead of Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez.
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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.
Bagnaia wins first ever MotoGP sprint at Portuguese Grand Prix
Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the first ever MotoGP sprint with a last-lap overtake at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday (Mar 25) to earn 12 points and move to the top of the rider's standings ahead of the race on Sunday.
MotoGP Portimao: Patience pays off as Bagnaia wins thrilling inaugural sprint
Ducati Lenovo’s Pecco Bagnaia has emerged triumphant in the inaugural MotoGP Sprint Race after pouncing on Jorge Martin for the lead on the final lap of a thrilling - and at times chaotic - 12 lap encounter at Portimao.
Marc Marquez takes pole at Portugal GP after sensational final lap, practice leader Jack Miller suffers fall
Marc Marquez took pole position at the MotoGP Portugal Grand Prix after an outstanding performance in qualifying that set a new all-time lap record in the process. The 30-year-old rose from last in Q2 to pole position in his final lap to cap off two superb qualifying races.
Pol Espargaro to miss Portuguese MotoGP after crash in practice
MotoGP rider Pol Espargaro will miss the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix this weekend after the Spaniard suffered jaw, back and lung injuries in a heavy crash in practice, his team GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 said on Saturday.
MotoGP Portimao: Marquez dragged from Q1 to historic MotoGP pole
Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez has earned his place in the history books by securing pole position for the inaugural MotoGP Sprint Race all the way from Q1 after a magnificent last gasp surge to the top of the timesheets in qualifying for the Portuguese MotoGP.
MotoGP Portimao: Saturday qualifying times and race results
Times and results from Saturday’s MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 practice and qualifying sessions and Sprint race at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal