MotoGP practice
At 4 pm the MotoGP riders will return to the track for Practice giving access to the fight for pole on Saturday. Now the Moto3 riders are on track for Practice 1 with the best time for Davis Alonso, the leader of the World Championship with 1’47″207
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We leave you with all the details of what was the first MotoGP free practice session in Portimao: Marc Márquez has signed up for his second free training session of 2024 in Portimao
Miller signs the best video of the morning
At the end of the start practices, Jack Miller took flight on the grade change at the end of the straight. Seeing himself on the television replay in the box, he started laughing.
Seven drivers under 1’41”
They came within a second and a half of Aleix Espargaró’s race lap record and only seven dropped below 1’41” and the thing is that since it is a dirty track with mud drops it is not one of danger. They are going to give them two practice outings below.
Marc Márquez led the morning FP, his second in 2024
The checkered flag fell and Marc Márquez He regained the best time, the second free practice session he aims for in 2024 with the Ducati GP23 after leading Friday’s second FP in Qatar in wet conditions. With 1’40″484 he set the best time with 0″165 on Viñales and 0″205 on Binder. Marc was the author of last year’s pole record with 1’37″226.
There is a lot of dust on the track
If they get out of line they raise a lot of dust, this free session will be of very little use
Last three minutes and all on the track
Last lap for everyone and except for Miller and Oliveira who changed at the front, the rest continue on worn tires, it’s not worth wasting new rubber in these track conditions. Viñales (1’40″759) and Binder (1’40″689) replaced Marc Márquez
Marc Márquez, the first to drop 1’40”
The driver from Cervera appeared to be at the head of the classification with 12 minutes left in the session and by the end of his second stint he had dropped to 1’40.927, 0.007 better than Alex Rins and 0.180 better than local hero Miguel Oliveira
Acosta, the first to drop 1’41”
At the start of his second stint, rookie Pedro Acosta took the lead with 1’41″738. The Murcian is the rider who has had the most success in Portimao across the grid: he won twice in Moto3 in 2021 and in Moto2 last He is competing this Sunday for the Triple Crown and in the process became the youngest rider to win a MotoGP race, surpassing Marc Márquez.
Morbidelli, leader after round 1
After the first round, between six and nine laps depending on the driver’s taste, Franco Morbidelli took the lead with 1’42″165, a driver who left the track on a stretcher the last time he practiced in Portimao. It was in a private place. training in January with the motorcycles that came from the series and in the fall he hit his head violently and due to medical advice he missed the entire preseason.
Martin was the first to drop 1’42”
The track record is held by Marc Márquez with 1’37″226 from his 2023 pole and the race record is by Aleix Espargaró with 1’38″872, times that are clearly unattainable like the track. Martinator was the first to cross the 1’43” barrier with 1’42″935
We will see if the track is ready to reduce the times.
FP1 for MotoGP starts with the pilots working on the set-up and it does not count towards qualifying for Q2. The track is not too dangerous and we see few exits of the track
Aldeguer can be found in Dall’ Igna
Before the start of FP1 for Moto2, cameras caught the meeting between future Pramac Ducati rider Fermín Aldeguer with boss Gigi Dall’Igna
Moto2 clean up the track
After Moto3 FP1 was cancelled, Moto2 riders who were convinced to help clean up the track took to the track. Manu González set the benchmark with 1’44″900 almost three seconds slower than Canet’s official record
Track problems: Moto3 FP1 cancelled
The morning got off to a busy start in Portimao with a failed start in Moto3 as the rain combined with the wind, brought sand onto the track which turned into mud.
Good morning to all
In 10 minutes the first MotoGP free practice corresponding to the Portuguese GP will start at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao
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Source: La Verdad
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