15:33
Fabio Quartararo managed to battle back to P10 after contact with Mir on the opening lap, however, the Yamaha rider🅰 was ꦿthe first to miss out on points.
Marc Marquez, Enea Bastianini Portimao MotoGP
As it happened: Bagnaia wins first MotoGP Sprint of the year in Portimao
The openin🔜g MotoGP round of the season continues with the inaugural MotoGP Sprint race at Portimao.
Marc 🤡Marquez starts the Sprint and Sunday's Grand Prix from pole after a s﷽ensational lap that set a new all-time lap record.
Joining Mar🎶quez on the front row🉐 is Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, while home favourite Miguel Oliveira is fourth
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ltxcn.top will bring 𝓡you live updates and all the latest news throughout ౠthe Portuguese Grand Prix weekend.
25 Mar 2023
15:26
Jack Miller was fourth ahead of thꦇe two factory Aprilia riders - Vinales managed to get the better of Espargaro.
15:23
Bagnaia kicks off title defence with a win
Bagnaia wins the first Sprint race of the year from Martin and Mar🐷quez.&nbs⛦p;
15:22
Bagnaia leads after a mistake from Martin.
15:22
It's last 𓃲lap time as Martin is under pressure from Bagnaia.
15:21
Vi☂nales again goes for the move on Espargaro a tturn 2 as he makes the move stiꦉck but not before contact. Marquez is third after a double overtake on Miller and Oliveira.
15:20
Contact between the two Aprilia riders!
15:18
Marque❀z has regrouped and is now right behind Oliveira.&n𝓡bsp;
15:15
Martin fights b⭕ack into turn one and regains the lead.
15:14
Miller leads!!
15:13
Miller is on an🅰 absolute charge as he gets through on Bagnaia.
15:11
Marque✅z is struggling as Miller and Oliveira have overtaken the eight-time world champion.
15:08
Mir's crash was as a resul𓄧t of making contact with Quartaraജro.
15:07
Bagnaia is 🌜your new lꦰeader from Martin and Marquez.
15:06
Drama at Ducati!!
Luca Marini has taken Bastianini out at turn five. W♌hat a disaster for Ducati.
15:05
Joan Mir has crashed at turn 13.
15:04
Quartar𝐆aro has had an awful opening lap as he's down t🅺o 14th.
15:04
It's Marquez who leads as𓆏 Bastianini and Bag🦋naia tussle over second place.
15:03
It's lights out in Portimao!
And we're underway fo𒁏r the first-everꦗ MotoGP Sprint.
15:02
Riders are on their formation lap!
14:55
Jack Miller starts fifth and could🥀 be one to watch during the early laps, as is the case for Fabio Quartararo after the Yamaha rider only managed P11 in qualifying.
14:53
Mar💙c Marquez starts from pole ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, both of whom have better race pace than the Honda rider.
14:47
Good afternoon and welcome back to the f🅺irst race day of the 2023 season. The MotoGP Sprint is just over ten minutes from getting underway.
