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Fabio Quartararo’s “great” Portimao Sprint: “Harder braking, lower power”
Fabio Quartararo turned a tough Friday into a front-row start and fourth place in the Portuguese MotoGP Sprint.

Marco Bezzecchi Portuguese MotoGP Sprint win hopes dashed by “strongest” Alex Marquez
Hopes of winning the Portuguese MotoGP Sprint departed Marco Bezzecchi when he was passed by Alex Marquez.

Alex Marquez: “Mistakes I didn’t need to make” led to tense Portugal MotoGP sprint finish
Alex Marquez admits to errors on his way to victory in the Portugal MotoGP sprint

‘Superbike style’ catches out Nicolo Bulega in Portimao MotoGP Sprint
Nicolo Bulega’s MotoGP learning curve continued at Portimao as a “Superbike style” braking mistake cost him in qualifying and the Sprint.

Pecco Bagnaia’s blunt Portugal MotoGP sprint reaction: ‘I simply lacked speed’
Pecco Bagnaia endured a difficult sprint at the Portuguese MotoGP

Pedro Acosta explains where he lost Portugal MotoGP sprint win
Pedro Acosta has explained where the KTM stopped him from winning the Portugal sprint

2025 Portuguese MotoGP: Alex Marquez fends off Pedro Acosta in sprint thriller
Alex Marquez narrowly fended off Pedro Acosta in a thrilling Portugal MotoGP sprint

Pedro Acosta breaks front row MotoGP drought: “This will make everything easier”
Pedro Acosta ended his MotoGP front-row drought by qualifying second for the Portuguese Grand Prix, between Marco Bezzecchi and Fabio Quartararo.

VR46 makes Fabio Di Giannantonio changes: “Sometimes you must change something”
VR46 Ducati has confirmed a “different kind of work” with Fabio Di Giannantonio in MotoGP.

2025 Portuguese MotoGP: Marco Bezzecchi snatches pole as Alex Marquez crashes
Marco Bezzecchi bested Pedro Acosta for pole at the Portuguese MotoGP

Raul Fernandez out of Portugal MotoGP after scary practice crash
Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez has withdrawn from Portugal MotoGP round

Ducati confirms major 2027 MotoGP role for Nicolo Bulega
Ducati has spoken of the importance Nicolo Bulega will have for its 2027 MotoGP project

KTM’s bold MotoGP statement: ‘Pedro Acosta is outstanding, but don’t underrate our bike’
KTM boss Pit Beirer believes his manufacturer has a better bike than many believe

Portimao speed “positive” but “confirming” more important for Joan Mir
Joan Mir is “pleased” with his performance at the Portuguese MotoGP.

“Fantastic first day” but Nicolo Bulega insists: “My riding wasn’t the best”
WorldSBK title runner-up Nicolo Bulega earned praise from Francesco Bagnaia for a "fantastic" MotoGP debut at Portimao, but insisted “my riding wasn’t the best.”

“Lucky” Raul Fernandez: “I had to jump… my shoulder popped out”
Raul Fernandez was “lucky” to escape a huge Portimao MotoGP practice crash: "My shoulder popped out and then went in again."

Pol Espargaro puts demons to rest: “Last time I crashed here was bad”
Pol Espargaro overcame memories of his 2023 Portimao accident and secured direct Q2 access, helped by Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

Johann Zarco confirms late MotoGP rebound: “You can bring doubts in the winter”
Johann Zarco finished sixth-fastest in Practice at the 2025 Portuguese MotoGP.

Pecco Bagnaia explains Portugal MotoGP deficit to Nicolo Bulega in FP1
Pecco Bagnaia explains his sluggish start to the Portuguese MotoGP weekend

Pedro Acosta 3rd but “a problem we have to keep living with”
Pedro Acosta set a strong Friday pace at Portimao, but warned that rear-tyre degradation remains “a problem we have to keep living with”

Alex Marquez sends ominous Portuguese MotoGP warning: Lap times “are quite easy”
Fastest in both sessions on Friday at the Portuguese MotoGP, Alex Marquez says lap times “are coming quite easy”.

KTM gives first confirmation of Phil Marron signing for MotoGP 2026
Phil Marron has been confirmed to be joining KTM’s MotoGP project in Brad Binder’s crew for the 2026 season.

2025 Portuguese MotoGP: Which riders have made it into Q2 after Practice?
A full list of riders who have qualified for Q2 at the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix

2025 Portuguese MotoGP: Alex Marquez leads Pecco Bagnaia in tight Practice
Alex Marquez sweeps Friday at the Portuguese Grand Prix