Alonso López was the best in Moto2, with 5 Spaniards in the top 6 positions
Colombian David Alonso was the fastest in Moto3, with José Antonio Rueda fourth
BARCELONA, 22 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Italian rider Enea Bastianini (Ducati) was the fastest this Friday in the MotoGP Practice of the Portuguese Grand Prix, the second round of the championship, in a very fast session with many variants that foresee open races, while in Moto2 the The best was the Spanish Alonso López and, in Moto3, the best time was achieved by the Colombian David Alonso.
Unlike what was seen in Qatar, with Practice canceled due to unexpected rain in the desert, the Algarve did let MotoGP continue as planned and, furthermore, in a very fun way with a session full of leadership changes, with rhythms very high and with scares and falls that gave more emotion.
The fastest was Enea Bastianini, with a 1:38.057 with which he snatched the provisional best position from the Spanish Jorge Martín (Ducati). Afterwards, Marc Márquez (Ducati) and Jack Miller (KTM) wanted to say theirs, but there was no one who could beat the Italian’s great time.
Finally, Miller was second, 118 thousandths behind Bastianini and with Marc Márquez third, 153 thousandths behind. The one from Cervera, who led the day at some point, crashed with just over 2 minutes left in the session when, with new tires and perhaps not well warmed up, he sought to regain first position.
In a crazy ending, with also falls of Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) or Luca Marini (Repsol Honda), there were many comings and goings in the ‘Top 10’, positions that give direct access to Q2 this Saturday. In addition to Bastianini, Miller and Márquez, Jorge Martín who was fourth and Brad Binder (KTM), fifth, will be in it.
Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati), the Spanish Maverick Viñales (Aprilia), the current world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), the Frenchman Fabio Quartararo and his Yamaha teammate Álex Rins closed those direct passes to Q2.
Barcelona’s Rins, with a great final lap, left out of that Q2 the Spaniards Pedro Acosta (GasGas), eleventh, Álex Márquez (thirteenth with his Ducati del Gresini) and Aleix Espargaró, at the end fourteenth with the Aprilia after falling and staying out of the final fight. There will be a lot of rivalry in Q1 to achieve those two remaining places in Q2.
In the morning, in the first contact of the MotoGP with Portimao, in FP1, Marc Márquez was the fastest with his Ducati of the Gresini team, marking a 1:40.484 and beating Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) and the South African Brad Binder and the Australian Jack Miller, both from the official KTM team and with the ’43’ flying, literally, on the Portuguese track on the already famous slide of the Algarve track.
CLEAR SPANISH DOMAIN IN MOTO2
It was also fast in Moto2. The intermediate category had great Spanish dominance, with 5 drivers in the top 6 places and Alonso López (Beta Tools SpeedUp) being the one who, with a time of 1:42.362, was the fastest ahead of Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) and from the American Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team).
Manuel González (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2), fourth, closed a great first day in Portimao for him, with Marcos Ramírez (OnlyFans American Racing Team) fifth and one of the candidates for the title, the also Spanish Fermín Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp), sixth . Albert Arenas (QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2) was ninth.
And, in a Moto3 that was left without the first practice sessions, the fastest in a frenetic 35-minute session was the Colombian rider David Alonso (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), winner of the initial Qatar GP and current leader of the Championship. Second was Joel Kelso (BOE Motorsports) and Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team) was third, with Spaniard José Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) fourth despite feeling unwell in the morning.
2024-03-22 16:29:23
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