22 riders. One crown. Ready for more MotoGP™ than ever? The new era dawns as the Grande Premio Tissot de Portugal sets in motion the biggest season ever Monday, 20 March 2023 This is it. 22 riders, 11 teams, 21 MotoGP™ Sprints and 21 Grand Prix races. More MotoGP™ than ever before, and the first helping is right around the corner. Where? The rollercoaster: the one and only Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. When? This weekend, with media activities on Thursday 23rd of March before track action from the 24th. Friday decides Q1 and direct Q2 entry for MotoGP™. On Saturday the Sprint lands. And on Sunday? 25 laps decide who takes the first 25-point haul of the season. One reigning Champion, 22 contenders and the world watching on. So here we go. in the team order we left off with in testing! DUCATI LENOVO TEAM: Bagnaia & the Beast The reigning Champion always has a target on his back, and Francesco Bagnaia hasn t shied
More, from a press release issued by Dorna: Zarco steals late pole from Mir in a mad dash Q2 in Portugal Slick tyres, a drying track, last minute flying laps and some big names well down the order: Saturday served up a storm Saturday, 23 April 2022 With great risk often comes great reward is an adage all 12 MotoGP™ riders in Q2 were following as they tackled a patchy Algarve International Circuit with slick tyres. In a thrilling final 30 seconds that saw four riders provisionally sitting at the top of the pile, pole position, in the end, went the way of the final man to cross the line: experienced Frenchman Johann Zarco. The Pramac Racing rider denied Team Suzuki Ecstar s Joan Mir a debut MotoGP™ pole, with Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) then sneaked his way onto the front row just seconds after. Q1 Q1 was was pure drama as the premier class riders rolled the
The Aspar rider is back on top, Masia and Sasaki complete the podium after a five-rider fight for the win on the Algarve. Sergio Garcia (Valresa GASGAS Aspar Team) took his second win of the year in the Grande Premio Tissot de Portugal, first escaping in the lead and then fighting it out in a fi .
The reigning Champion is back on top, with Zarco and Aleix Espargaro completing the podium after drama between Mir and Miller. How’s that for a victory? Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™'s Fabio Quartararo got the hammer down to dominate the Grande Premio Tissot de Portugal and take his first w .
The American dominated a shortened seven-lap sprint, pulling nearly three seconds clear of Vietti after a dramatic first start for some key players. Italtrans Racing Team's Joe Roberts is a Grand Prix winner! Grabbing a golden opportunity in a red-flagged and dramatic intermediate class enc .