Portuguese MotoGP starting grid: How today's race will begin
- Marc Marquez
- Francesco Bagnaia
- Jorge Martin
- Miguel Oliveira
- Jack Miller
- Maverick Vinales
- Marco Bezzecchi
- Luca Marini
- Johann Zarco
- Fabio Quartararo
- Aleix Espargaro
- Alex Marquez
- Joan Mir
- Brad Binder
- Alex Rins
- Franco Morbidelli
- Takaaki Nakagami
- Augusto Fernandez
- Raul Fernandez
- Fabio di Giannantonio
A reminder that, as per the new format for the 2023 season, qualifying on Saturday determines the starting grid for the sprint race and the full-length Sunday race.
Enea Bastianini qualified in sixth but a crash in the sprint race, where he broke a shoulder blade, has ruled him out of today's race and next weekend's Argentina MotoGP.
Pol Espargaro crashed on practice on Friday and will also be ruled out of action.
Joan Mir must serve a long lap penalty.
Marc Marquez's stunning qualifying effort will put him on pole position on Sunday, but he was overtaken by sprint race winner Francesco Bagnaia on Saturday, so will the same thing happen?
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
