Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez dominated MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Friday observe this afternoon, beating Pecco Bagnaia by simply 0.030 seconds.
The 2025 championship runner-up began in Portimao on Friday morning and led the early a part of the afternoon’s hour-long observe.
Regardless of being challenged by KTM’s Pedro Acosta and Ducati manufacturing unit rider Pecco Bagnaia, Alex Marquez was capable of take excessive spot with a time of 1 minute 37.974 seconds in observe.
Ducati’s Bagnaia, who set that lap with lower than 10 minutes remaining, improved within the afternoon and got here near stopping Marquez on the ultimate lap.
Ultimately, Bagnaia led KTM’s Acosta by simply 0.030 seconds.
Bagnaia’s new teammate Nicolo Brega completed seventeenth on Friday, simply 1.012 seconds off sister manufacturing unit staff Ducati’s greatest tempo.
After 10 minutes of driving, Alex Marquez took the lead with a observe time of 1 minute 38.272 seconds on his 2024 Ducati.
With lower than 20 minutes remaining, it began raining, so there was an opportunity this lap wouldn’t be up to date.
Nonetheless, the very mild drop by no means developed into something heavier and the session got here to a frenetic conclusion.
With simply over 10 minutes remaining, Acosta lastly challenged Marquez with a time of 1:38.062, and a short while later Marquez clocked 1:37.974.
That will be the final place Marquez would go.
Behind the highest three, Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi was simply 0.159 seconds behind in fourth place, with Honda’s Joan Mir rounding out the highest 5.
He beat Honda stablemate Johann Zarco in his LCR-powered RC213V, whereas Fabio Di Giannantonio ensured that each VR46 GP25s certified straight for Q2.
Fermin Aldeguer of sister Gresini Ducati was eighth, whereas KTM’s substitute Pol Espargaro and Trackhouse rookie Ai Ogura rounded out the highest ten.
Honda’s Luca Marini crashed early in observe and completed in eleventh place, simply 0.108 seconds behind, lacking out on straight advancing to Q2.
He joins fellow VR46 driver Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo and KTM’s Brad Binder, who additionally crashed.
Raul Fernandes (Trackhouse) completed fifteenth after struggling a contusion in FP1 that required him to endure exams at an area hospital between classes.
Dwelling hero Miguel Oliveira completed final in twenty second place on his Pramac Yamaha in his remaining MotoGP look in Portugal.
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