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Warm up honours went to Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), as he flew to the top of the timesheets on Sunday morning ahead of the Grande Prémio TISSOT ...

Tissot Sprint winner Francesco Baganaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) started his day with 7th spot as his attention turns to doing the double in Portimao. Despite early technical issues, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) prevented it from being a Marquez one-two putting his Yamaha M1 in 2nd place. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.510 Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.492 Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.485 With the first Grand Prix of 2023 beckoning, the riders hit the circuit to fine-tune the final adjustments ahead of Sunday's Race.

Marc Marquez says there is 'nothing to gain' by complaining constantly about his 2023 Honda MotoGP bike and he must accept that the package he has is what he ...

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Marc Marquez starts the first MotoGP race of 2023 from pole after a sensational effort in Q2. The Repsol Honda rider also secured his first podium of.

Francesco Bagnaia returns as MotoGP champion but will have a host of enemies trying to take his crown including Marc Marquez, Fabio Quartararo and his.

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The 2023 MotoGP season begins this weekend in Portimao with the Portuguese Grand Prix, as Francesco Bagnaia begins his world title defence. This page will be ...

Only Joan Mir, on the Repsol Honda, interrupted the Ducati supremacy as he finished FP1 in second place. CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia DNF Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V LCR Honda Castrol Aprilia RS-GP Aprilia Racing Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Ducati GP23 Ducati Lenovo Team MotoGP Team

World champion Francesco Bagnaia won Sunday's season-opening Portuguese MotoGP after a costly mistake by pole-sitter Marc Marquez.

MotoGP heads to Argentina next weekend for the second race of a season that features two new venues on the calendar in India and Kazakhstan and the new sprint format on every race weekend. Oliveira had led fleetingly, following a quick start from the second row on the grid, before Bagnaia forged to the front, seconds before Marquez made his intervention. Marquez received a hostile reception from some of the fans on his return to the pits where he quickly made his way to Oliveira's garage to offer his apologies.

Pecco Bagnaia kept Maverick Vinales at arm's length to win MotoGP's 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez caused a big shunt.

0 8 25 Laps Led Laps The collision left a one-second gap between Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales, promoted from fifth to second. He was taken to the circuit medical centre for a check-up where he was diagnosed with “a contusion on his right upper leg”, as per RNF. Two laps later, he and the riders around him were not so lucky. Despite a slower getaway off the line than his fellow front row starters, poleman Marquez very briefly featured in the lead early on. But it turned out to be Marquez who was the more seriously hurt, as he is suspected to have

MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia completed the Portuguese Grand Prix double as he beat Maverick Vinales in the main race on Sunday, while Marc Marquez ...

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PORTIMAO: World champion Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati won the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix today to take a big lead in the rider's championship with ...

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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 ...

[Portuguese MotoGP](https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1019944/1/how-watch-portuguese-motogp-2023-live-stream-free-anywhere). 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.

Francesco Bagnaia had it under control to win MotoGP Portuguese GP from Maverick Vinales and Marco Bezzecchi.

Marquez had to settle for fifth from Binder and Miller, as Quartararo was eighth from Espargaro and Rins in the Top 10. But Marquez came back to retake fourth as Miller fended off Espargaro and Zarco where the Frenchman lost seventh but retook it. Miller passed Marquez as well at once but he came back to retake the place. Zarco was seventh from Marini, Honda’s Joan Mir and Rins in the Top 10 as Martin dropped to 15th. Bezzecchi steadied in third as Marquez climbed up to fourth. The Spaniard out-braked himself in the right-hander and touched Martin before ramming into Oliveira who had to be stretched off.

Rider ratings for the Portuguese MotoGP as Francesco Bagnaia remained perfect to kick off his title defence.

Marquez initially hit Martin before clattering into Oliveira at full speed, which left the Aprilia rider unable to walk away from the scene of the accident. Fastest at two of the three pre-season tests, Marini showed anything but that type of form when it came to the race weekend. Despite being happy with his adaptation to the Honda in pre-season, Rins and LCR struggled to fight their way through the field after a poor qualifying session. A difficult pre-season seemed to suggest that Miller could be in trouble at Portimao, which was far from the case. Battling hard against Espargaro for several laps, Zarco then made light work of Miller, Binder and Marquez in the space of two laps to claim an unlikely podium. After overtakes on Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira on lap two, Bagnaia was able to control his pace despite heavy pressure from Maverick Vinales.

Marc Marquez has escaped from his crash with Miguel Oliveira in MotoGP's Portuguese Grand Prix without major punishment, receiving just a double long lap ...

[PlusPlusMotoGP ](/motogp/news/the-other-suzuki-signing-that-could-transform-hondas-motogp-form/10424581/) [PlusPlusMotoGP ](/motogp/news/the-signs-that-motogps-japanese-powerhouses-are-changing-for-the-better/10440747/) [PlusPlusMotoGP ](/motogp/news/can-anyone-stop-changed-bagnaia-as-ducati-tightens-its-grip-on-motogp/10447342/) “After the impact, he moved my handlebars so I was riding in a difficult way. But it’s a pity because I had the pace to fight for, I don’t know if it was the victory, but we were quite close without that impact. From the crash I’m still very bruised on my right side.”

MotoGP™ have imposed a Double Long Lap Penalty for the Spaniard, as he receives medical treatment for a sustained right-hand injury.

Whilst Miguel Oliveira had suffered from a contusion in his right leg. The Repsol Honda rider will receive an examination for the possibility of a fracture to the first metacarpal bone in his right hand. The incident ended with Martin losing several positions, whilst Marquez and Oliveira both crashed out of the race.

Aleix Espargaro believes MotoGP rival Marc Marquez deserves a ban for “one race minimum” for crashing into Jorge Martin and Miguel Oliveira at Portimao.

“He braked, he locked up – and when he released the brake, the bike went. I had to race with [inflammation] and everything for one year. “But I don’t care, I don’t make the rules. I had a lot of pain for one year. “For me they have to ban one race minimum. Martin also picked up a broken toe in the impact, though he continued down the order until later crashing out by himself.

Francesco Bagnaia kept his nerve despite Maverick Vinales stalking him and won his second race in a row, in Portugal.

Maverick Vinales took a close second for the Aprilia factory team, with Marco Bezzecchi claiming his second MotoGP podium on his Mooney VR46 Racing Team Desmosedici. Oliveira was diagnosed with a contusion to his leg. Marquez suffered a suspected broken metacarpal bone, was given a double long lap penalty at the next round, and was jeered by Portuguese fans with extended middle fingers and boos as he got a scooter ride back to the pits.

Marc Marquez says he “completely agrees” with the penalty he has been given for crashing into Miguel Oliveira in Sunday's MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix. Lewis ...

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Reigning champ wins MotoGP opener after legend's 'really big mistake' sparks chaos.

Vinales was encouraged by his promising start to the season. MotoGP heads to Argentina next weekend for the second race of a season that features two new venues on the calendar in India and Kazakhstan and the new sprint format on every race weekend. “That’s the start me and my team wanted,” the Italian told motogp.com. Holgado’s win came after a bitter sweet weekend for the KTM Tech3 team after Pol Espargaro’s horror crash in practice on Friday left the Spanish veteran with “severe spinal trauma and a contusion to his lungs”. Oliveira had led fleetingly, following a quick start from the second row on the grid, before Bagnaia forged to the front, seconds before Marquez made his intervention. Marquez received a hostile reception from some of the fans on his return to the pits where he quickly made his way to Oliveira’s garage to offer his apologies.

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V) started this afternoon's season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix from pole position, with great hopes of fighting ...

On the other hand, today’s race was the longest run he’s done on the RC213V, so he learned plenty which will help him improve his speed at upcoming races. Tenth place is far from Rins’ real ambition aboard his RC213V, but this was a solid start to his 2023 season, gathering plenty of data and information with the LCR Honda team, which will help him make further steps in Argentina and beyond. This was the first MotoGP ride with Honda for the 27-year-old Spaniard who made his premier-class debut in the 2017 Qatar Grand Prix.

PORTIMAO, Portugal: World champion Francesco Bagnaia won Sunday's season-opening Portuguese MotoGP after a costly mistake by pole-sitter Marc Marquez.

“I’m actually really happy — we are going to fight in the front.” “We have to keep going like this.” A rare moment of madness from the Spaniard provided the main drama of the afternoon.

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Pol Espargaró’s sickening crash in second practice, him and bike skipping across compressed gravel to slam into the barriers, the worst of the lot. In fact the full allocation of points weren’t even awarded, with only 14 finishers registered in the 22-bike field. There’s no doubt he has the pace to be a competitor. Martin suggested that the aggression would probably be toned down once riders got used to the format. Even team manager Francesco Guidotti was pessimistic ahead of the first race “He keeps doing the same, so maybe he needs to get stronger penalties. “We are not happy,” he told the MotoGP website. The home rider in clear pain but later found to be uninjured. Marc Márquez was so nearly in the winners column this week. The field looks competitive and at least one other team is within sniping distance of a potential championship challenge. Victory in the sprint. Only two riders have ever won back-to-back championships in the MotoGP era.

More on the collision between Marc Marquez and Miguel Oliveira during the Portuguese Grand Prix at Algarve International Circuit.

Marquez, who may have broken a bone in his right hand in the incident, explained himself in a statement that read: “First of all I want to say that I am very sorry to Oliveira, his team and the Portuguese fans because it was his race. We had a good start today, to lead and then coming second, I think there was a clear opportunity for us to score a podium. We had a difficult day on Friday and then to do Qualifying like how we did it yesterday and to almost have the podium in hand on the last lap in the Sprint Race was amazing.