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 beg𝐆ins with the morning pract﷽ice session at Portimao.

Following his Qatar win Francesco Bagnaia arrives in Portugal for the se🙈cond round as the early championship leader.

In 2023 the Italian took bꦡoth the sprint and full 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

Vinales has taken his first sprint win for Aprilia ahead of Marc Marquez, Martin, Bagnaia, Miller, Bastianini, Acosta, Espargaro, Quartararo and R. Ferna༺ndez.

15:22
Last lap

Marquez swoops through🗹 on Martin for second but this one is heading the way ꧟of Vinales.

15:20
2 laps to go

Vinales༒ still leads from Martin and Marquez. Bagnaia is out of contention. 

15:17
Lap 9 of 12

Huge mistake from 🐬Bagnaia as he runs off at turn one and loses three pla🎃ces. 

15:13
Lap 7 of 12

Bagnaia leads by nine tenths and is⛦ proving very difficult to catch. There's been a chಌange for third as Martin has come through on Marquez. 

15:11
Lap 6 of 12

Marquez is down to third as he makes a big mis♉take at turn five. It's Vinales who is now chasing Bagna🥃ia. 

15:10
Lap 5 of 12

We have another rider down and it's expected ♌title contend♓er Brad 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 three as Marquez fends ꦚoff Vinales.

15:06
Lap 3 of 12

Small contact between Marquez and Vinalꦑes as the former moves up to third.

15:04

Marc Marquez is💟 up to fourth as he comes through on Enea Bastianini. Great start from the Gresini rider.

15:04
Lap 1 of 12

Jack Miller leads from Francesco Bagnaia and Maveri🌠ck Vinales.

15:02

I🦩t's li🥂ghts out in the MotoGP sprint at Portimao! 

15:00

The formation lap is underway!

14:34

Enea Bastianini starts from pole ahead of Maverick Vinales and Jorg🦩e Martin.

14:34

Good afternoon and welcome back to the Portuguese MotoGP. Coming up at 15:00 UK time༒ is the sprint race.

11:32

Vinales splits Bastianini and Martin as he goes second fastest. It's poಌle for Bastianini as team-mate Bagna♊ia is bumped down to fourth.

11:31

Marc Marquez is only seventh as Bagnaia impro🧜ved but can't moved up from third. 

11:28

Enea Bastianinꦓi moves into provisional pole ahead ♉of Jorge Martin.

11:24

Miller is curr﷽ently second fastest with Vinales in third. Marc Marquez is back in his garage and set to go o💖ut again. 

11:21
Bagnaia on top as Binder goes down too

Brad Binder 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 approac🗹h to the final corner.