T✱he 2021 MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal saw Danilo Petrucci score his first points for Tech 3 KTM with a 13th place finish at Portimao. 

It was a relativel💞y quiet race for the former Ducati rider who gained five places in total during the race after qualifying 18th. 

However,♎ the Italian was unable to make ♌his way past Avintia Esponsoroma Ducati rider Luca Marini in the closing stages who slipped down the order as the race went on.

Petrucci was slightly fortuitous to claim a points position due to the crashes in front of him, but nonetheless, it’s🙈 a positive result heading int♈o a stretch of the season where the 30 year-old has been strong in the past.   

"To be honest, the race was not too interesting for me. I was fighting and made some passes, but a🦋t the end, I couldn’t pass Marini," sai𝐆d Petrucci. 

"We are still not in our best form, we need to improve our setup. I am gai♛ning a lot of experience though. 

"At least, we got some points and this is important for the mood. I would like to thank all my team, because ﷽they are doing a great job. 

"For me it’s still a new experience, but I know we have the potential to be closer to the front, but for this we have to work a lot. We have some idea🗹s for Jerez and I’m looking forward to racing 🃏there."

Given we witnes꧑sed the closest MotoGP race ever the Doha Grand Prix, ꦿthe gap from race winner Fabio Quartararo and Petrucci of +29.836 seconds at Portimao was quite staggering, and not something they will want to see too often.