Enea Bastianini, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 March
Enea Bastianini, MotoGP, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 March

Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao: Sprint race as it happened!

Saturday’s MotoGP action begins with the morning practice session at Portimao.

Saturday’✨s MotoGP action begins with the morning practice session at Portimao.

Following his Qatar w🐷in Francesco Bagnaia arrives in Portugal for the second round as the early championship leader.

In 2023 the Italian took both the sprint and ful꧒l race wins from a front row start.

Friday saw Marc Marquez, already fourth overall after a strong Ducati debut, top the first session of the 🌸day before Enea Bastianini lead from Jack Miller and Marquez in the afternoon to end the day fastest.

15:23
Maverick Vinales wins

Vin🌠ales has t𓄧aken his first sprint win for Aprilia ahead of Marc Marquez, Martin, Bagnaia, Miller, Bastianini, Acosta, Espargaro, Quartararo and R. Fernandez.

15:22
Last lap

Marquez swoops thr🎃ough on Martin for second but this one is heading the way of Vina💧les.

15:20
2 laps to go

Vinales still leads from Martin and Marquez. Bagnaia i𝓡s out♐ of contention. 

15:17
Lap 9 of 12

Huge mistake from Bagnaia as he runs off at turn on🍃e and loses three places. 

15:13
Lap 7 of 12

Bagnaia leads by nine tenths and is proving very difficult to catch. There's been a ꧒change for third as Martin has come thr♎ough on Marquez. 

15:11
Lap 6 of 12

Marquez is down to third as he makes a big mistake at🐻 turn five. It's Vinales who is now chasing Bagnaia. 

15:10
Lap 5 of 12

We have another rider down and it🤪's expected title contender Br🃏ad Binder.

15:09
Lap 4 of 12

Johann Zarco and Alex Rins have suffered crashes.

15:07

Bagnaia leads ahead of Miller to start lap th💝ree as Ma⛎rquez fends off Vinales.

15:06
Lap 3 of 12

Small contact between Marquez and Vinales as the form🧔er moves up to third.

15:04

M🐲arc Marquez is up to fourth as he comes through on Enea Bastianini. Great start from the Gresini ꦐrider.

15:04
Lap 1 of 12

Jack Miller leads from Frances♐co Bagnaia and M𓂃averick Vinales.

15:02

It's lights out in the MotoGP sprꦫint at Portimao! 

15:00

The formation lap is underway!

14:34

Enea Bastianini starts from pole ahead of Maverick🤪 Vinales and Jorge Martin.

14:34

Good afternoon and welcome back to the Portuguese MotoGP. Coming up at 15🍰:0🐼0 UK time is the sprint race.

11:32

Vinales splits Bastianini and Martin as he goes ☂second fastest. It'🥂s pole for Bastianini as team-mate Bagnaia is bumped down to fourth.

11:31

Marc Marquez i♐s only seventh as Bagn🦩aia improved but can't moved up from third. 

11:28

Enea Bastianini moves into provisional pole ahead of Jorge 𒅌Martin.

11:24

Miller is currently second fasteꦗst with Vinales in third. Marc Marquez is back in his garage and set to go oꦰut again. 

11:21
Bagnaia on top as Binder goes down too

Brad Bin𒉰d𝄹er is also down as Francesco Bagnaia sets the first sub 1m 38s lap this weekend.

11:19
Marc Marquez crashes to open Q2.

Marc Marquez is down! It's a first fast crash on the approach🎉 to the final corner.