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Portimao MotoGP: Espargaro ‘can be in the group’ after P6 qualifying finish
Despite a crash in FP4, Pol Espargaro secured his fourth top six MotoGP qualifying result since Silverstone after finishing fifth at Portimao; ‘Today showed the progress we have made this year with the bike, with me and with the team’.
Portimao MotoGP: Quartararo: ‘We need to find something’ after qualifying P7
Fabio Quartararo will start the Algarve MotoGP from seventh after a surprisingly difficult Q2. Team-mate Franco Morbidelli also starts from the front row after making back-to-back Q2 appearances.
Portimao MotoGP: Rossi: I'm very worried about Pecco's tyre choice!
Valentino Rossi hopes there will be no repeat of Ducati's Misano front tyre gamble as VR46 rider Francesco Bagnaia starts on pole position once again.
Portimao MotoGP: Miller loses pole to Bagnaia, fourth time in five races
Jack Miller will start the Algarve MotoGP from second after losing out on pole to team-mate Francesco Bagnaia for the fourth time in five races.
Portimao MotoGP: Mir claims first MotoGP front row despite ‘angry’ end to Q2
Joan Mir took his first ever MotoGP front row and the first since his 2017 Moto3 winning season during today’s qualifying at Portimao.
Portimao MotoGP: Miller, Bagnaia in favour of a coach; ‘Stoner would be nice'
1-2 in qualifying for tomorrow’s Algarve MotoGP, Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller would like to have former two-time champion Casey Stoner as a full-time coach after working with the Australian this weekend.
Portimao MotoGP: Bagnaia credits 'great front end feeling' for pole
Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia has continued his incredible qualifying streak after taking a fifth consecutive MotoGP pole at Portimao.
Portimao MotoGP: Bagnaia claims pole with new lap record, leads Ducati 1-2
Francesco Bagnaia has taken his fifth consecutive MotoGP pole after setting a new lap record at Portimao. The Italian will line-up ahead of team-mate Jack Miller and Joan Mir.
Portimao MotoGP: Bagnaia fastest in FP3 by just -0.001s from Quartararo
Francesco Bagnaia finally gets the better of Fabio Quartararo during free practice for the Algarve MotoGP. Top two in the championship separated by just -0.001s in FP3.
Algarve MotoGP: Espargaro ‘not happy with my feeling, but we have potential’
Pol Espargaro continues his recent upturn in form to secure fifth overall on day-one of the Algarve MotoGP.
Portimao MotoGP: Bagnaia: 'He’s not a normal coach - he’s Casey Stoner'
Factory Ducati team-mates Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller have a very special 'coach' on Friday at Portimao; double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner.
Portimao MotoGP: 'Nobody has information about Marc Marquez's crash'
Marc Marquez was training at a track near his home with enduro world champion Josep Garcia, but few other details are known of the accident that has ruled him out of the Algarve MotoGP.
Portimao MotoGP: Quartararo ‘enjoying a lot’ with pressure off
2021 MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo was in stunning form as he doubled up as the fastest rider in Friday’s free practices at Portimao.
Portimao MotoGP: Bagnaia: Shoulder cam interesting, but I’d like to not have it
Francesco Bagnaia says it ‘would be nice to continue’ battling with Fabio Quartararo as the Algarve MotoGP weekend goes on, while also calling Suzuki’s new shoulder camera device ‘interesting, but I’d like to not have it. I don’t want to share anything’.
Portimao MotoGP: Rain light test for MotoGP's future automatic warning system
Preparation work for MotoGP's future 'automatic warning system' sees rear rain lights illuminated during dry free practice at Portimao.
Portimao MotoGP: Mir: ‘I was mentally collapsed’ after Austin and Misano races
Following two races in Austin and Misano that left Joan Mir ‘mentally a bit collapsed’, last year’s world champion bounced back on day-one of the Algarve MotoGP to finish fourth.
Algarve MotoGP: Rossi off the pace; ‘I expected to be more competitive’
‘Hard tyre didn’t work’ as Valentino Rossi endures a difficult opening day in what is the penultimate MotoGP of his career at Portimao.
MotoGP: Stoner: My achievements were validated having raced against Rossi
Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner believes Ducati can win the 2022 title if ‘a little more consistency’ is added, while the Australian also revisits his rivalry with Valentino Rossi.
Portimao MotoGP: Quartararo maintains advantage over Bagnaia and Miller
2021 MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo got the better of Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller for the second time today during FP2.
Portimao MotoGP: World Champion Quartararo tops Portimao FP1 from Bagnaia
New MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo pips Francesco Bagnaia to top spot in free practice one of the Algarve Grand Prix.
Portimao MotoGP: Franco Morbidelli names new crew chief for 2022
Patrick Primmer will be Franco Morbidelli's new Factory Yamaha MotoGP crew chief in 2022.
Portimao MotoGP: ‘Connection with the bike’ is back - Oliveira
Home favorite Miguel Oliveira is confident of ‘achieving a good result’ at this weekend’s Portuguese MotoGP after regaining ‘connection to the bike’ at Misano.
Algarve MotoGP: Espargaro: I don’t have the best of memories with Honda here
Although Pol Espargaro doesn’t ‘have the best of memories with Honda’ at Portimao, the Spaniard is confident of another good MotoGP result after making a breakthrough in recent rounds.
Algarve MotoGP: Bagnaia: Objective was not to win the title this year
Despite the 2021 MotoGP title not being ‘our objective this year’, Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia ‘tried everything’ after pushing Fabio Quartararo for much of this season.