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Racing News: Marc Marquez walked away from another crash in practice as he flew off his Honda on a wet track at Portimao on Saturday.

Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) 0.721,10. Jorge Martin (ESP/Ducati-Pramac) 0.677, 9. Pol Espargaro (ESP/Honda) at 0.041sec, 3. (ESP/Honda): 1min 50.566sec, 2. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati) 0.771 Maverick Vinales (ESP/Aprilia) 0.643, 8. Marco Bezzechi (ITA/Ducati) 0.470, 5. Joan Mir (ESP/Suzuki) 0.365, 4. Johann Zarco (FRA/Ducati-Pramac) 0.504, 6. He nevertheless recorded the ninth-best time. "Looks like a wasted day," he said. "Tomorrow looks like it'll be wet again.

Casey O'Gorman looked to be on for pole position in the opening round of the 2022 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup having dominated Friday practice.

The dramatic conditions produced a number of incidents and tested not only the Rookies. Support was there as soon as they arrived back in pit lane with technical staff descending on the KTM RC 250 R to work their magical repairs with impressive speed. “It was better in qualifying and I had the confidence to go for it. While Voight was clearly pleased with himself as the session drew to a close.

Home hero Miguel Oliveira topped a rain-lashed FP3 for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix as Marc Marquez crashed and championship leader Enea Bastianini ...

However, Bezzecchi’s session was ended with around five minutes to go when he crashed heavily at Turn 2. Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo felt on Friday he could make a breakthrough in wet weather riding on his Yamaha and ended FP3 in third ahead of Binder and Marc Marquez – who returned to the circuit in the closing moments after his earlier crash. The return of the rain midway through FP3 would ultimately come to Marc Marquez’s rescue, as it would keep him fifth on the combined order courtesy of his FP1 best of 1m50.666s. Marquez landed on his head and broke the visor on his helmet, but was able to remount his bike and return to pitlane having completed just five laps. Six-time world champion Marc Marquez was thrown over the handlebars of his factory team Honda at the Turn 8 right-hander 10 minutes into the session. Ducati’s Jack Miller was the first significant improver in eighth on the combined order with a 1m51.334s, before Oliveira leaped up to third a few moments later with a 1m50.796s.

Johann Zarco snatched pole in a wild wet-to-dry MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying as a crash for Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia left him last.

Alex Marquez crashed at the end of Q2 but will start seventh ahead of the second VR46 Ducati of Luca Marini, while his brother Marc Marquez will start ninth ahead of Pol Espargaro. Mir was first across the line and went top with a 1m42.198s, but was denied a first MotoGP pole by Zarco – who went 0.195s quicker aboard his Pramac Ducati. Mir made another attempt at pole moments later with a 1m43.055s, but was demoted first by Zarco, and then by Jack Miller on the sole factory team Ducati in Q2. And throughout Q2 the fight for pole was dictated by track evolution, with Pramac Ducati’s Zarco setting the pole lap on his final lap with a 1m42.003s. Slicks would eventually become the tyre to be on as Q1 drew to a close, with Alex Marquez on the LCR Honda and VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini using soft rubber to get through to Q2. LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami was one of the first to venture out on slicks, but immediately bailed for wet tyres at the end of his out-lap.

Pramac Racing's Johann Zarco survived an action and accident-packed qualifying to secure pole position for the Portuguese GP at Portimao.

Miller was dumped to fourth in the final action from Quartararo and Bezzecchi as Marquez crashed the LCR on a slow down lap from seventh. The hot laps kept coming as Quartararo advanced back to second, Mir hitting the front on the bubble of 1’43 with two minutes left to run as Zarco then Miller bettered again. Teammate Marini joining him before Marquez leapfrogged them both, the family affair continuing as Marc Marquez followed his brother to second ahead of the VR46 duo. Marquez consolidating his lead with a dominant 1’46.316, eight-tenths clear of the Mooney VR46 with Martin and Viñales in third and fourth. Suzuki Ecstar’s Joan Mir and Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro completed the front row with their own final efforts as late-session-leader Jack Miller dropped from provisional pole to fourth in the blink of an eye. Bastianini’s opening effort took charge as Bagnaia crashed out on slick Michelin at turn nine, the Italian landing heavily on his right shoulder after a monster highside and looking hurt.

Marc Marquez walked away from another crash in practice as he flew off his Honda on a wet track at Portimao on Saturday.

On Saturday, however, with the sun shining but the surface still slick, Marquez lost control in a corner and flew over the handlebars. PURPLE CAP ORANGE CAP

Johann Zarco has rescued Ducati's Crash-heavy Portimao MotoGP weekend by claiming pole from Joan Mir and Aleix Espargaro.

The yellow flags were deployed due to P. Espargaro crashing at the final corner. With the final sector now bone-dry, lap times began improving drastically. Without even starting a flying lap, reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo had a moment heading towards turn seven. However, Takaaki Nakagami and rookie Remy Gardner made a bold move to head out on dry tyres, which immediately proved to be the wrong call as Gardner suffered a highside on the entry to turn nine. Not to be outshone by his brother or any other rider for that matter, M. Marquez looked to have pole position in the bag, however, his top time was set under yellow flags and therefore deleted, as was Quartararo’s time after the Frenchman went P2. After setting a lap time nine tenths better than his current provisional pole effort, Marquez was bumped down to third as Joan Mir and Jack Miller went quicker.

A fascinating Q1 session saw late gambles with slick tyres pay off for Marquez and Marini as Bagnaia's roll of the dice backfires.

2 hours ago Bagnaia, who's currently undergoing checks at the medical centre, could line-up in last place for Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. Suzuki's Alex Rins and Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin also missed out on a Q2 places. Q1 at the Tissot Grand Prix of Portugal was pure drama as the premier class stars were forced to roll the dice with slick tyres on a partly-damp Portimao circuit.

Valresa GasGas Aspar's Sergio Garcia topped a soggy Moto3 final practice at Portimao as times remained down on Fridays best.

The rear sliding round on the Husqvarna at turn 14 before the Japanese rider returned to the pits. His teammate Josh Whatley one of only five riders to improve on his opening day’s time, to sit ninth in the session’s standings, a second adrift. The morning brought brightening skies over a saturated track as the final free practice rolled out for the lightweight class.

Frenchman Johann Zarco will start Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP in pole position on his Ducati Pramac after topping qualifying ahead of Spanish rider Joan Mir.

"We were finally able to use the dry tyres for the qualifying and that worked really well." "The conditions were difficult with the puddles and we were asking ourselves which tyres to use during the last practice session. Zarco's pole was the seventh of his career, but the twice-former Moto2 champion has never won a race in the elite category.

Pole for the 2022 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix went to Pramac's Johann Zarco after a dramatic qualifying that started on wet tyres and ended on slicks.

Laps Marquez was shuffled down to ninth ahead of Espargaro as a result. Laps

'I was scared': MotoGP star shaken by dangerous conditions as French ace secures pole in Portugal.

Quartararo said he was “very happy” to be on the second row but rued not being able to record a last lap after yellow flags came out in the wake of another spill. You always have to say you have respect but today, no I’m sorry, I was scared, because the wet patches were very slippery,” said Aleix Espargaro. He crashed in practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix and missed that race and the next one in Argentina with a recurrence of his double vision.

Warm-up results from the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.

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Johann Zarco wasn't able to convert any of his six MotoGP pole into a race win. Will it be seventh time lucky at Portimao?

“I was really focused to ride the bike as well as possible and I could see the laptime coming good, always staying with the top three, top five. I feel like I’ve got much progress to make and it’s harder to find this margin in the dry because we have to push much more. “The feeling is improving, clearly,” he said of his performances, “and I like the rain conditions because I’m quite competitive.

Tech3 KTM rookie Raul Fernandez has been declared unfit for today's MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix after picking up a hand injury in a qualifying crash.

The goal is to be at Jerez." While he has no broken bones, he has been ruled out of the race due to the excessive pain in his right hand. Fernandez was one of several riders to crash during the wet-to-dry Q1 at Portimao, with the Tech3 rider hitting his hand heavily in the spill and needed checks in the medical centre.

Find out what record the flying Frenchman is hoping to continue in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix after claiming pole position.

3 hours ago 3 hours ago 3 hours ago 8. Our only 100% front row record of 2022 has come to an end on Saturday after Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) ended up 13th. His best MotoGP™ result on a Sunday so far is P9 in Argentina. A zinger from Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) stole the headlines on Saturday at the Tissot Grand Prix of Portugal as a first venture onto slick tyres threw up some surprising results.

Home hero Miguel Oliveira topped a rain-lashed FP3 for the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix as Marc Marquez crashed and championship leader Enea Bastianini ...

However, Bezzecchi’s session was ended with around five minutes to go when he crashed heavily at Turn 2. Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo felt on Friday he could make a breakthrough in wet-weather riding on his Yamaha and ended FP3 in third ahead of Binder and Marc Marquez – who returned to the circuit in the closing moments after his earlier crash. The return of the rain midway through FP3 would ultimately come to Marc Marquez’s rescue, as it would keep him fifth on the combined order courtesy of his FP1 best of 1m50.666s. Marquez landed on his head and broke the visor on his helmet, but was able to remount his bike and return to pitlane having completed just five laps. The 2020 Portugal winner then shot to the top of the order with a 1m50.583s to finally depose Marquez from the first spot he’d held onto since FP1. Ducati’s Jack Miller was the first significant improver in eighth on the combined order with a 1m51.334s, before Oliveira leaped up to third a few moments later with a 1m50.796s.

Red Bull KTM's Miguel Oliveira headed a wet but frantic FP3 at Portimao as the home hero delighted MotoGP fans braving the awful conditions.

Jack Miller in the danger zone of promotion but with limited running out on track. The South African crashing out of his next red sector personal best as the final 20 minutes began. Six to go and Miller headed out in a bid to consolidate his Q2 position. The second KTM of Brad Binder sat fourth in the session, sixth overall as the midsession played out. Quartararo showcased a dominant step taken from Friday’s dismal 20th place as he ran second, 0.02s behind the Portuguese rider in charge. Ducati Lenovo’s Bagnaia sat outside the promotion zone after 15 minutes of action.

Marc Marquez suffered his first MotoGP accident since the huge Mandalika highside on Saturday morning at Portimao.

“That lap was not amazing but it was enough to be on the second row. “Tomorrow we need to have a bit of luck in terms of tyre choice and base set-up,” he said. “I lost the front on a wet patch in the last corner,” Espargaro said of the qualifying spill. “It’s a bit like Austin, I’m happy with the speed we showed but again we were unlucky,” he said. “After that we didn’t make many laps just to avoid the risk. “But I didn’t expect to crash there because I was not pushing a lot.

Marc Marquez says the crash for his Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro at the end of MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying only took away a lap that was ...

“You don’t have the time to try anything. It’s true I have pain in my neck, but it was a normal crash. It’s true, the Indonesia crash was a massive one. Everyone was waiting for the last laps to push, because the track was coming better and better. “Happy for the speed we show but I was a bit unlucky. “I’m happy for the speed we showed…

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Miller started the race in fourth and Mir second. “That was Miller’s mistake and unfortunately Mir was the innocent victim.” But Miller lost the front of his bike and went into a skid, collecting Mir on the way through and ending both of their races.

Reigning MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo dominated a dramatic Portuguese Grand Prix to take the lead in the championship after Enea Bastianini ...

On lap eight Rins picked Oliveira’s pocket at Turn 10 and went around the outside of Alex Marquez at Turn 10 to move into fifth. Miller would get a run on Mir into the first corner as they started lap 19 of 25, but would lose the front of his Ducati under braking and wipe out the Suzuki rider. Immediately Quartararo opened up a lead of close to a second and would continue to extend that as Mir dropped back into the clutches of Zarco.

The Yamaha man ended up a half a tenth clear of Jack Miller, with Marc Marquez three tenths adrift in third.

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Defending MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo became the fourth different race winner in 2022 by utterly dominating the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao.

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Reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo claimed his first win of the season, while one of the South Africa's Binder brother didn't finish the Portuguese ...

That's the most important thing for me - to never give up." I made an amazing start in the race. Pramac Ducati's Zarco and Aprilia rider Espargaro joined Quartararo on the podium after Jack Miller took down Joan Mir while attempting to pass the 2020 world champion in the battle for the podium with seven laps remaining.

Race results from the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.

...But disaster struck when the Australian lost the front of his Desmosedici, fell and took Mir down with him. Mir's attention turned to defending second from Zarco, with Miller joining the podium battle by the middle stages. Oliveira escaped from the Marquez brothers by the closing stages for fifth, with Marc getting the better of Alex on the last lap and Francesco Bagnaia bumping past Pol for eighth. Reigning world champion Quartararo overtook Mir into Turn 1 at the start of lap 4 to lead, and was soon pulling clear of the GSX-RR for his first victory as world champion. Mir and Quartararo, tipped by Marc Marquez as the riders to beat, began edging away at the front while Rins' Suzuki team-mate Rins began a brilliant charge from 23rd on the grid, reaching 9th - just ahead of Marc Marquez - after the opening laps! Pole starter Zarco lost out to Mir into the sweeping downhill first turn, with Quartararo and Miller also past the Pramac rider by the end of the first lap.

Fabio Quartararo kickstarted his MotoGP world championship defence in a thrilling Portuguese Grand Prix, crossing the line over five seconds ahead to take ...

The six-time world champion had a similarly tight battle with team-mate Pol Espargaro in the early stages, but came out on top, while the latter was shuffled back to ninth behind Francesco Bagnaia on the Ducati – the pair making contact on the final lap at Turn 9. Rins qualified in 23rd after making a strategy error in the wet-to-dry Q1 session, but rocketed to 11th on the opening lap and marched his way through the bottom half of the top 10 before finishing fourth. The Yamaha rider passed early leader Joan Mir on the fourth lap and romped to a crucial first win of a so far difficult season, having failed to win a race since Silverstone last year.