MotoGP Portugal: Martin Wins, Acosta on the Podium, Bagnaia Crashes With Marquez
This weekend's MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix will mark the second round of the 2024 season. MotoGP Portugal updates will be posted here across the weekend.
The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve will host its sixth MotoGP race this weekend as the Portuguese Grand Prix marks the second round of the 2024 season. Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia leads the riders' points ahead of MotoGP Portugal, although only two points separate him and KTM's Brad Binder in second place.
Overview
Grand Prix - Martin lights-to-flag as Acosta achieves first MotoGP podium, Bagnaia crashes with Marquez
Sprint - Vinales takes first Aprilia race win, Marquez on podium for first time with Ducati
Qualifying - Bastianini back to the top as Vinales saves Aprilia's weekend and Marquez throws away pole chance
Friday Practice - Enea Bastianini ends the first day in Portimao on top, as KTM shows itself to be Ducati's closest challenger
Schedule - All the times you need for the 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix practice, qualifying, and races
2023 - Portugal opens the 2023 season as Bagnaia kicks off title defence in perfect fashion
Grand Prix
Jorge Martin took a dominant first full-length race victory of the 2024 MotoGP season in the Portuguese Grand Prix, as he took the championship lead for the first time since last October.
Martin’s race was a clinical display of how to win a MotoGP race in 2024: take the lead early, avoid mistakes, and enjoy an appropriately pressured front tyre. Martin made the holeshot, led every lap, and took a commanding win, in almost identical fashion to how Francesco Bagnaia won the Qatar Grand Prix.
For Bagnaia’s part, it was his worst Grand Prix performance since Valencia 2022, when he was managing an almost certain title victory. He was fourth for the majority of the race, was passed by Pedro Acosta in the final 10 laps, and then crashed trying to rebuff a Marc Marquez pass with three laps to go. It would have been Bagnaia’s first non-podium finish in a dry Grand Prix since that 2022 Valencia race - instead, it was his first DNF since India. Marquez remounted for 16th.
Behind Martin it was Maverick Vinales in second place for the whole race, until the final lap when he ran wide at the first corner and crashed on a bump in the run-off area. Vinales had lost second place to Bastianini already on the pit straight, possibly in a moment of confusion over the number of laps remaining.
Bastianini inherited second place from Vinales in a positive moment for his chances of maintaining his position in the factory Ducati team in 2025, and he finished ahead of Pedro Acosta, whose third place marked his first MotoGP podium in just his second race. Not only that, but Acosta spent almost the whole race between Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, and therefore no doubt learned a lot about how to race in MotoGP.
Behind Acosta were the two factory KTMs of Brad Binder in fourth and Jack Miller in fifth, the latter probably looking up the road at the rookie set to replace him in eight months.
Marco Bezzecchi was sixth, ahead of Fabio Quartararo - the best-placed Yamaha and Japanese bike in seventh - while Aleix Espargaro took eighth place ahead of Miguel Oliveira in ninth, and Fabio Di Giannantonio who rounded out the top 10.
Full MotoGP results from the Portuguese Grand Prix are below.
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | Grand Prix
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Grand Prix Results | Rd 2/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | WIN |
| 2 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 0.882 |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 5.362 |
| 4 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 11.129 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 16.437 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 19.403 |
| 7 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 20.130 |
| 8 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 21.549 |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 23.929 |
| 10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 28.195 |
| 11 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 28.244 |
| 12 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 29.271 |
| 13 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 31.334 |
| 14 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 34.932 |
| 15 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 38.267 |
| 16 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 40.174 |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 40.775 |
| 18 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 52.362 |
| DNF | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | DNF |
| DNF | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | DNF |
| DNF | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | DNF |
| DNF | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | DNF |
Sprint
Maverick Vinales took a surprise win in the MotoGP Portuguese Sprint, his first race win for Aprilia after a mistake from Francesco Bagnaia gifted him the lead.
Bagnaia looked in perfect control of the race, until he made a mistake at turn one on lap nine. In braking, he lost the rear and had to release the brake, which sent him into the run-off area and from the lead to fourth. From there, instead of charging forwards towards the podium, Bagnaia resigned himself to fourth, where he finished ahead of his old teammate, Jack Miller in fifth, and his current teammate, Enea Bastianini in sixth.
In Bagnaia’s absence from the lead, Vinales took control of the race, batted away pressure placed upon him by Jorge Martin, and eventually won by one second.
After Bagnaia’s mistake, it seemed inevitable that Martin would win, such is his riding aggression compared to that of Vinales. But a mistake from Martin at turn 13 on the penultimate lap gave Vinales that one-second buffer, and instead put Martin in position to be passed by Marc Marquez.
This was a pass made at turn five on the final lap, an aggressive move signalling Marquez’ growing confidence with the Desmosedici GP23, particularly its front end. Martin was unable to respond to Marquez, and finished third.
Bagnaia, sensing that he somewhat got away with one at turn one, settled for fourth and maintained his championship lead by finishing ahead of Miller, while Bastianini was sixth. Pedro Acosta impressed again in seventh place, ahead of Aleix Espargaro whose race was ruined by his 13th-place qualifying, while Fabio Quartararo took the final point in ninth for Yamaha. Raul Fernandez completed the top 10.
Full MotoGP Sprint results from Portimao are below.
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | Sprint
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Sprint Results | Rd 2/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | WIN |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1.039 |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1.122 |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 4.155 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 4.329 |
| 6 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 4.384 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 5.088 |
| 8 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 6.161 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 7.501 |
| 10 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 8.484 |
| 11 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 9.529 |
| 12 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 10.519 |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 11.458 |
| 14 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 14.035 |
| 15 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 14.853 |
| 16 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 16.049 |
| 17 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 16.398 |
| 18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 24.907 |
| DNF | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | DNF |
| DNF | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | DNF |
| DNF | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | DNF |
| DNF | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | DNF |
Qualifying
Pole position at the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix went the way of Enea Bastianini, who was one of only two top contenders to maximise their potential in Q2 to take his first pole for the factory Ducati team.
The other was Maverick Vinales, the Aprilia rider finishing qualifying in second place despite picking up an illness over the weekend, much to the delight of the Noale brand whose more consistent performer, Aleix Espargaro, qualified down in 13th after being the fastest rider to miss out on Q2.
The front row in Portugal is completed by Jorge Martin, who lost most of his time in the first sector. His first flying lap put him provisionally second, but that was cancelled for track limits in the final corner, before his fastest lap on the second run put him on provisional pole before Bastianini and then Vinales usurped him.
Francesco Bagnaia was another rider to seemingly miss a little bit in qualifying. His fastest lap of Q2 came on the third lap of his second tyre, by which time it would have been past its best. This apparent error in execution by Bagnaia cost him the front row with Vinales late lap. The World Champion is still without a top three qualifying in 2024.
Jack Miller qualified fifth, but a better performance in the final sector could have gotten him to the front row. He starts just ahead of sixth-placed Marco Bezzecchi, who has seemingly improved compared to Qatar.
Pedro Acosta came through Q1 to qualify seventh and as the second-fastest KTM rider on his first visit as a MotoGP rider to Portimao - a circuit where he has gone unbeaten in Moto3 and Moto2.
Marc Marquez took eighth place, but could have fought for the front row without a crash in the final corner on his first flying lap. Marquez has spoken this year about adapting his riding style from that which suited the Honda RC213V to that which suits the Ducati Desmosedici GP, and the difficulty in maintaining that adapted style in high-pressure situations, such as qualifying or in an on-track battle. Perhaps this qualifying crash was symptomatic of that ongoing struggle to adapt to the Desmosedici.
Fabio Quartararo was the best Yamaha in ninth place, ahead of Brad Binder - another crasher on his first flying lap - who took 10th place. Alex Rins was 11th and the last rider to set a time, as Alex Marquez qualified 12th without setting a valid lap having come through Q1 with Acosta.
Full times from MotoGP qualifying in Portimao are below. Below the qualifying times are the times from Saturday morning FP2.
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | Qualifying
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Qualifying Results | Rd 2/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:37.706 |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:37.788 |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:37.812 |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:37.922 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.032 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.072 |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:38.138 |
| 8 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.147 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:38.322 |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.412 |
| 11 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:38.502 |
| 12 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | No Time Set |
| 13 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.279 |
| 14 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.309 |
| 15 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.385 |
| 16 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.448 |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.454 |
| 18 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:38.934 |
| 19 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:39.004 |
| 20 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:39.025 |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:39.058 |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:39.451 |
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | FP2
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | FP2 Results | Rd 2/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:38.720 |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:39.015 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.208 |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:39.256 |
| 5 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.401 |
| 6 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:39.444 |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:39.450 |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:39.483 |
| 9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:39.510 |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:39.523 |
| 11 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:39.537 |
| 12 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:39.543 |
| 13 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:39.608 |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:39.614 |
| 15 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:39.615 |
| 16 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:39.692 |
| 17 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.816 |
| 18 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:39.872 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:39.922 |
| 20 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:40.083 |
| 21 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:40.244 |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:40.494 |
Friday Practice
Friday in Portimao for MotoGP was certainly a day of two halves. The first was dominated by conditions, as overnight rain flooded the circuit with not only water (which had mostly evaporated by the time practice began) but also dirt.
As a result, while Marc Marquez’ first position in FP1 was encouraging for the Gresini Ducati rider, it was also fairly meaningless, as the afternoon was much faster.
Of course, that is the way most riders would have preferred it, because the afternoon Practice session is the only one that counts for qualifying seeding on Saturday.
As it turned out, Practice only went slightly worse for Marquez than FP1, as he finished third-fastest despite a crash in his final time attack run, which felt like the first time we’ve really seen Marquez look for the limit on the Desmosedici.
Ahead of him was Jack Miller in second place for KTM, while Enea Bastianini was fastest overall.
Jorge Martin had a fairly quiet day by his standards in fourth place, while Brad Binder was fifth on the second KTM. Marco Bezzecchi had something to be positive about for the first time this season as he finished the day in sixth, ahead of Maverick Vinales on the leading Aprilia in seventh. Francesco Bagnaia missed most of his time in the second and fourth sectors, and finished eighth, ahead of two surprise Q2 entrants: Fabio Quartararo, who was ninth, and Alex Rins, who made the cut in 10th. Like Bezzecchi, Yamaha has its first opportunity to allow itself some positivity in 2024.
That meant that star rookie Pedro Acosta missed out, but far from being intimated by Portimao on his first visit as a premier class rider, Acosta had been fastest on his 11th lap of FP1, and ended the day 11th.
Full MotoGP times from Friday practice in Portugal are below.
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | Practice
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Practice Results | Rd 2/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.057 |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.175 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.210 |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.288 |
| 5 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.387 |
| 6 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.409 |
| 7 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:38.411 |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.541 |
| 9 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:38.552 |
| 10 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:38.560 |
| 11 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:38.599 |
| 12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.635 |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:38.809 |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.812 |
| 15 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:38.882 |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:38.962 |
| 17 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.048 |
| 18 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:39.048 |
| 19 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:39.119 |
| 20 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:39.147 |
| 21 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:39.160 |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:39.781 |
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Results | FP1
| 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | FP1 Results | Round 1/21 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:40.484 |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:40.649 |
| 3 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:40.689 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:40.840 |
| 5 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.861 |
| 6 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:40.906 |
| 7 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:40.934 |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:41.107 |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:41.119 |
| 10 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:41.190 |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:41.242 |
| 12 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:41.277 |
| 13 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:41.289 |
| 14 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:41.531 |
| 15 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | KTM RC16 | 1:41.606 |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:41.672 |
| 17 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:41.687 |
| 18 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 1:41.715 |
| 19 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:41.728 |
| 20 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:41.784 |
| 21 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:41.977 |
| 22 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | Idemitsu Honda LCR | Honda RC213V | 1:42.082 |
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Times
The 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix is the second round of the 2024 season. Francesco Bagnaia leads the Riders' Championship after round one in Qatar, and arrives at one of six circuits on the MotoGP calendar at which he has scored a premier class victory on multiple occasions.
The full schedule for all the sessions this weekend is below. Times are shown in GMT.
2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix Schedule
| 2024 MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix | Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Session | Class | Time |
| P1 | MotoE | 08:30-08:45 |
| FP | Moto3 | 09:00-09:35 |
| FP | Moto2 | 09:50-10:30 |
| FP1 | MotoGP | 10:45-11:30 |
| P2 | MotoE | 12:35-12:50 |
| P1 | Moto3 | 13:15-13:50 |
| P1 | Moto2 | 14:05-14:45 |
| PR | MotoGP | 15:00-16:00 |
| Q1 | MotoE | 17:00-17:10 |
| Q2 | MotoE | 17:20-17:30 |
| P2 | Moto3 | 08:40-09:10 |
| P2 | Moto2 | 09:25-09:55 |
| FP2 | MotoGP | 10:10-10:40 |
| Q1 | MotoGP | 10:50-11:05 |
| Q2 | MotoGP | 11:15-11:30 |
| Race 1 | MotoE | 12:15 (7L) |
| Q1 | Moto3 | 12:50-13:05 |
| Q2 | Moto3 | 13:15-13:30 |
| Q1 | Moto2 | 13:45-14:00 |
| Q2 | Moto2 | 14:10-14:25 |
| Sprint | MotoGP | 15:00 (12L) |
| Race 2 | MotoE | 16:10 (7L) |
| WUP | MotoGP | 09:40-09:50 |
| GP | Moto3 | 11:00 (19L) |
| GP | Moto2 | 12:15 (21L) |
| GP | MotoGP | 14:00 (25L) |
2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix
The 2023 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix saw the first-ever MotoGP Sprint, which was won by Francesco Bagnaia and saw Enea Bastianini caught up in a crashfor Luca Marini, which broke the former's shoulder blade - an injury that would severely hamper his first season as a factory Ducati rider. The Grand Prix's sole flashpoint was when Marc Marquez clattered into Miguel Oliveira, while Bagnaia cruised to victory, completing the first MotoGP Sprint-Grand Prix double in history. Full results from the 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix, Sprint, and qualifying are below.
2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Race Results
| 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Race Results | Round 1 / 21 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP23 | WIN |
| 2 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 0.687 |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | 2.726 |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | 8.060 |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | 8.125 |
| 6 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 8.247 |
| 7 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 8.381 |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 8.543 |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 9.294 |
| 10 | Alex Rins | ESP | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 11.591 |
| 11 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 16.992 |
| 12 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | 17.448 |
| 13 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Tech 3 Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 21.723 |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 27.050 |
| DNF | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | DNF |
| DNF | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | DNF |
| DNF | Miguel Oliveira | POR | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | DNF |
| DNF | Raul Fernandez | ESP | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | DNF |
| DNF | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | DNF |
| DNF | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | DNF |
2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Sprint Results
| 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Sprint Results | Round 1 / 21 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP23 | WIN |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | 0.307 |
| 3 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1.517 |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1.603 |
| 5 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1.854 |
| 6 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 2.106 |
| 7 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | 2.940 |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | 5.595 |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | 5.711 |
| 10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 5.924 |
| 11 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | 8.160 |
| 12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 8.384 |
| 13 | Alex Rins | ESP | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 11.288 |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 17.138 |
| 15 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | 18.128 |
| 16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | 21.235 |
| DNF | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP23 | DNF |
| DNF | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | DNF |
| DNF | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | DNF |
| DNF | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | DNF |
| DNF | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Tech 3 Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | DNF |
2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Qualifying Results
| 2023 Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve | Qualifying Results | Round 1 / 21 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat. | MotoGP Team | MotoGP Bike | Timing |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:37.226 |
| 2 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:37.290 |
| 3 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:37.454 |
| 4 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:37.521 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:37.549 |
| 6 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:37.584 |
| 7 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprila RS-GP | 1:37.598 |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | 1:37.616 |
| 9 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP22 | 1:37.622 |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP23 | 1:37.880 |
| 11 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:37.920 |
| 12 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.136 |
| 13 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | 1:37.970 |
| 14 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | 1:38.064 |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.105 |
| 16 | Alex Rins | ESP | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1:38.133 |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 1:38.335 |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JAP | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | 1:38.439 |
| 19 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Tech 3 Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:38.464 |
| 20 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | CryptoData RNF Racing Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:38.492 |
| 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Racing | Ducati GP22 | 1:38.778 |
Alex has been working in the motorcycle industry for as long as he has been at Visordown, which has been since March 2022 so we'll let you work it out from there. He's the new guy. He'd be fetching us all coffee 'round the clock if he wasn't based in the arse end of nowhere.
