MotoGP Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (1) Results

Free Practice (1) results from the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.
Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 April
Marc Marquez, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 April
MotoGP Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (1) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)1'50.666s17/17331k
2Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.365s17/17328k
3Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*+0.470s10/16330k
4Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.504s19/19333k
5Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.557s8/20326k
6Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+0.643s18/18331k
7Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+0.677s15/19327k
8Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.721s17/19331k
9Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+0.771s5/13331k
10Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+0.982s17/20333k
11Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+0.993s8/18327k
12Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+1.043s17/18326k
13Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.154s15/18323k
14Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+1.181s11/16330k
15Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.215s7/14331k
16Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+1.292s17/17330k
17Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.335s19/20332k
18Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.395s17/18323k
19Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.406s8/19321k
20Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+1.413s19/20330k
21Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+1.592s16/18321k
22Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)+1.620s14/17325k
23Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+2.215s16/17324k
24Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*+3.363s18/18324k
25Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+3.594s9/15326k

* Rookie
Official Portimao MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 38.725s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Alex Rins SPA Suzuki 1m 39.450s (2021)

Marc Marquez splashes to the fastest lap time during a wet opening practice session for the Portimao MotoGP.

Starting only his second Portimao weekend after missing two of the previous three Portuguese rounds due to injuries, Marquez looked comfortable from the start, leading the timesheets from home hero Miguel Oliveira during the middle stages.

Rookie Marco Bezzecchi then impressed once again, taking over P1 with 20mins to go and keeping control until Marquez returned to the top with four minutes remaining.

Suzuki's Joan Mir briefly took the top spot away, but Marquez responded on his final lap to lead the session by 0.365s.

The Repsol Honda star, who missed the wet Mandalika race due to his huge morning highside, had earlier suffered a small scare when he ran off track and onto the wet grass after looking over his shoulder to avoid holding up riders behind.

Factory Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia briefly snatched second place in the closing stages but the lap was erased by a yellow flag for Luca Marini, leaving Bezzecchi (VR46 Ducati) in third ahead of Johann Zarco (Pramac Ducati), Oliveira (KTM) and Maverick Vinales (Aprilia).

Reigning champion Fabio Quartararo, runner-up to Oliveira in the wet Mandalika race, languished down in 18th place but was still the top Yamaha.

Takaaki Nakagami was the first MotoGP rider to be caught out by the slippery conditions, highsiding on the exit of turn 9 after 15mins, the Japanese then slowly rising to his feet and walking away. Fourth at the time of his accident, the LCR Honda rider finished 15th.

Ducati's Jack Miller, among the frontrunners for much of the session, then low-sided at turn 8 in the closing ten minutes on his way to ninth place, before Marini's suffered his late spill.

The wet weather is expected to continue for the rest of the day.

After four overseas events, the European leg of the 2022 MotoGP season begins at Portimao this weekend with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini leading the world championship standings by five points over Suzuki’s Alex Rins, after victories in two of the opening rounds.

Aleix Espargaro is 11 points from the top for Aprilia, with Rins’ team-mate Joan Mir, Yamaha’s reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo and KTM’s Brad Binder completing the early top six.

2020 champion Mir, Ducati’s reigning title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia and Repsol Honda’s six-time premier-class champion Marc Marquez (who has missed two races due to diplopia) are among those still seeking a first podium of the season.

The previous Portimao MotoGP rounds, all held since November 2020, have been won by home star Miguel Oliveira (KTM), Quartararo and Bagnaia respectively.

Portimao MotoGP schedule (UK time)

Friday April 22

9am-9.45am - Moto3 Free Practice 1

9.55am-10.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1

10.55am-11.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1

1.15pm-1.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2

3.10pm-3.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2

 

Saturday April 23

9am-9.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.40am- MotoGP Free Practice 3

10.55am-11.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3

12.35pm-.12.50pm - Moto3 Qualifying 1

1pm-1.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 3

1.30pm-2pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4

2.10pm-2.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1

3.10pm-3.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1

3.35pm-3.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2

 

Sunday April 24

9.20am-9.30am - Moto3 warm-up

9.40am-10am - MotoGP warm-up

10.10am-10.20am - Moto2 warm-up

11.20am - Moto3 race

1pm - MotoGP race

2.30pm - Moto2 race

 

COTA: MotoGP World Championship standings
Pos RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.
1^2Enea BastianiniSPAGresini Ducati (GP21)61 
2^2Alex Rins0Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)56(-5)
3˅2Aleix Espargaro0Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)50(-11)
4^2Joan Mir0Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)46(-15)
5=Fabio Quartararo0Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)44(-17)
6˅4Brad Binder0Red Bull KTM (RC16)42(-19)
7^4Jack Miller0Ducati Lenovo (GP22)31(-30)
8=Johann Zarco0Pramac Ducati (GP22)31(-30)
9˅2Miguel Oliveira0Red Bull KTM (RC16)28(-33)
10˅1Jorge Martin0Pramac Ducati (GP22)28(-33)
11˅2Pol Espargaro0Repsol Honda (RC213V)23(-38)
12^2Francesco Bagnaia0Ducati Lenovo (GP22)23(-38)
13^2Marc Marquez0Repsol Honda (RC213V)21(-40)
14˅1Maverick Viñales0Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)19(-42)
15˅3Franco Morbidelli0Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)14(-47)
16=Takaaki Nakagami0LCR Honda (RC213V)12(-49)
17=Luca Marini0Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)10(-51)
18=Marco Bezzecchi0Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*7(-54)
19˅4Darryn Binder0WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*6(-55)
20^2Alex Marquez0LCR Honda (RC213V)4(-57)
21=Andrea Dovizioso0WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)3(-58)
22=Remy Gardner0KTM Tech3 (RC16)*1(-60)

 

 

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