With other riders struggling to go underneath the 1m 38s barrier on their🌄 opening lap, Jack Miller instead set a new all-time lap record to go fastest. 

I൩nside the top five to begin his second flying lap, Aleix Espargaro brought out the yellow flags after a fall at turn 13. 

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Despite having just one bike available to him after his crash in P3, Bagnaia was pushing hard as he went second behind former teamma🍰te Miller. 

Marini, who also crashed in♚ P3, then joined Miller and Bagnaia on the provisional front row. 

While he reಌmained fastest, Miller’s🍨 new lap record was coming under increasing pressure as Jorge Martin went second - +0.081s down on the Australian. 

Miller’s time was eventua🔯lly beaten by Bagna🌳ia, after the world champion set a blistering new lap record at the beginning of his final stint.

Further red sectors were com🌃ing in repeatedly from other riders, but no one was able to dislodge Bagnaia until Marquez produced one of the best laps of ⛄his career.

In the tow of Bastianini, Marquez continued to close on the Italian as th🌟e lap went on before, clocking a time of 1:37.226s. 🔥;

Mar🔴quez advance from MotoGP Q1 with new 𝓡all-time lap record at Portimao

Unable to match his new teammate for much of the weekend, Marc Marquez beganꦰ Q1 following Joan Mir.

Also part of a heavy-hitting list of riders looking to advance to Q2 were Alex Marquez, Alex Rin♚s and home fav🍬ourite Miguel Oliveira. 

On lap that was set to nudge his older brother off top spot, A. Marquez bailed out of his lap at tur🅺n ten 🔯after locking the front on corner entry. 

Continuing to struggle with a neck injury from the two-day test, Brad Binder was looking anything but the ‘Binder’ we’ve come to expect, as he instead languished towards▨ the bottom of the leaderboard. 

The♎n came a surprise as M. Marquez, who was quickest by three tenths, felt as though his lap was good enough to secure a Q2 spot and elected to stay in pit lane.&nbs▨p;

As i𒉰mpr🐻ovements continued to come in by several riders, including Binder who gritted his teeth to finish fifth, A. Marquez and Oliveira were the two on a charge.

Marquez jumped ahea𒐪d of Oliveira as he looked 𝄹set to break Portuguese fans’ hearts, however, the RNF Aprilia rider was not to be denied as he claimed P2 on his final lap.