johann zarco will start from the first place in the Portuguese GP from MotoGP after being the fastest and taking the pole while his pursuers, Joan Mir Y Aleix Espargaro they will start from the second and third position respectively. The top five was completed Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo who will start from the fourth and fifth position respectively.
The fight for pole had some incident: Pol Espargaró suffered a fall and ended up on the asphalt of Portimao. The pilots rolled in Algarve where, at the head of the classification, there was position dance: Alex Marquez was leading, as Joan Mira, with Jack Miller on the hunt, who was about to fall but continued to fight to take the ax and take pole.
With a few minutes to go, Alex was back in front with Marc Márquez, second, squeezing. But, it came johann zarco and became the leader Fabio Guarataro second and Alex third. However, the dance of positions from the front row of the grid continued where, when it seemed that Marc had pole, they ‘canceled the lap’ and Zarco sentenced the first position of the grid in Portugal, followed by Mir and Espargaró. The top 5 was completed by Miller and Quartararo. Behind, Marco Bezzecchi finished sixth and therefore will start from that position, Alex Márquez, seventh, Luca Marini eighth and Marc ninth.
Free with several falls
Free practice sessions 3 and 4 were held during the morning session this Saturday, April 23. Marc Márquez He fell during the third free practice but got up and continued, although, yes, holding on to the visor of his helmet, which broke during the fall.
GO FLY FROM @marcmarquez93! ? he came out over his Honda!
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Some free, moreover, that were (such as the fight for pole) marked by the presence of rain and water on the track. Not an easy situation in the Algarve. Alex Marquez He also hit the ground in the third free practice but, despite this, the one from Cervera gave gas and was placed as the fastest in Free Practice 4.
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For its part, ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia He also ended up on the asphalt, touched a puddle and fell in the last practices of the day. A somewhat ugly crash, but without consequences for the Italian rider. Something similar happened to the leader of the MotoGP world championship, Enea Bastianiniwho also suffered a fall in Portimao.