The French driver is the fastest in a very changeable classification in Portimao.
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04/23/2022 11:04 am
At the Portimao Circuit, MotoGP played qualifying for the fifth round of the 2022 season.
difficult conditions
No rain, but the track was still wet in some sectors, qualifying began in Q1 where there were drivers like championship leaders Enea Bastianini, Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia. In the first minutes of the session, Remy Gardner was involved in a severe crash on turn 9, with no physical consequences for the Australian driver.
Francesco Bagnaia, winner of the last race at Portiamo, also crashed in Turn 2 and was unable to close out any quick laps, so he has to start tomorrow. For his part, Bastianini is another of those who have gone through the fall and will start on the 18th tomorrow.
Álex Márquez, with a time of 1.46.316, finished as the fastest in Q1, followed by Luca Marini with 883 thousandths. They both advanced in Q2 to continue qualifying, as they were eliminated: Jorge Martín (tomorrow he will start in 13th), Maverick Viñales (14th), Fabio Di Giannantonio (15th), Andrea Dovizioso (13th). 16), Takaaki Nakagami (17th). ), Enea Bastianini (18th), Franco Morbideli (19th), Remy Gardner (20th), Lorenzo Savadori (21st), Darryn Binder (22nd), Alex Rins (23rd), Raúl Fernández (24th) and Francesco Bagnaia (25th).
changes until the end
The definition of pole position is in Q2, the last 12 minutes qualifying cut full of changes as the track dries up. Álex Márquez had the best time in the first half and Jack Miller eventually took it with the official Ducati.
The definition was lively because Pol Espargaró had a collapse in the last sector and drove the yellow flag. Marc Márquez made 1, but they took the time for improving the yellow indication in the final corner.
The checkered flag fell and Joan Mir took the lead, but on her last lap, Johann Zarco improved and finally took pole position with a time of 1.42.003. Mir finished second in 195 thousandths, Aleix Espargaró was third in 232, Jack Miller was fourth, Fabio Quartararo was fifth, Marco Bezzecchi was sixth, Álex Márquez was seventh, Luca Marini was eighth, and -ninth Marc Márquez, tenth Pol Espargaró, twelfth and Bi.
Tomorrow at 09:00 am (Argentine time) the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix will begin.
Source: Tycsports
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