2023 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao - Sprint Race Results

UPDATE: Enea Bastianini has suffered a fracture to his shoulder.
Reigning world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Francesco Bagnaia has won MotoGP's first-ever Sprint race, held on a sunny Satꦑurday afternoon at🌃 the Portimao season-opener.
The Sprint delivered on its billing as a bar-room brawl with overtakes and action throughout the 12-laps, culminating in Bagnaia snatching the lead from Jorge Martin on the fin💫al lap, while home star Miguel Oliveira likewise ran wide and handed third to Marc Marquღez.
Surprise pole starter Marquez initially held his advantage♔ while VR46 riders Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi were early casualties, Marini also taking new factory Ducati rider Enea Bastiani🔯ni down with him at turn 5.
It wasn't the only collision with Re🌟psol Honda's Joan Mir crashing out after clattering into the side of Fabio Quartararo at turn 13, leaving Yamaha's 2021 world champion at the back of the field.
When the dust had settled it was Martin leading Bagnaia and Marquez, but with Friday leader Jack Miller on the&nbs🌞p;charge for KTM!
The Australian - riding with the new rear wing on his RC16 - picked off Marquez, then snatched💦 second from former team-mate Bagnaia and put the RC16 into the lead ahead🎐 of Martin by half distance!
But the rest of the seven-rider lead grꦏoup were still lurking in his wheeltracks.
Martin promptly used his Desmosedici's p🍸ower to snatch the advantage back from Miller, then took defensive lines to thwart a counter-attack🍸 from the #43.
While Martin began to pull clear, Bagnaia re-passed Miller, who now had Oliveira and Marquez to face. Oliveira put a neat inside pass on Miller at turnಞ 1 at the start of the penultimate lap, only for Marquez to sweep under both of them at the exit!
The split-screen action - Martin vs Bagnaia for victory, Marquez vs the rest for third - kept fans on their𒅌 feet, Bagnaia sweeping under Martin when he ran off-line on the final lap, while Marquez pounced on a🌊 similar mistake by Oliveira.
Quart💧araro recovered to tenth, meaning he missed out on a point.
All riders chose the soft rear tyre but only Jack Miller and Johann Zarco also selected the soft front, the rest of the griꦜd using either the medium o🤡r hard.
GASGAS Tech3 rider Pol Espargaro has been ruled out of the remainder of the event after suffering injuries to his back, jaw and lungs in a nasty Friday accident.
An airfence has&n🐎bsp;been added at the scene of Espargaro's accident (Turn 10) after the Spanish rider crossed the gravel trap and hit the barrier.
KTM's Brad Binder i✨s riding with neck pain from a testing accident, while Aleix Espargaro recently underwent arm surgery.
2023 Portuguese MotoGP, Portimao - Sprint Race Results | ||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | 19m 52.862s |
2 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +0.307s |
3 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.517s |
4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.603s |
5 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +1.854s |
6 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +2.106s |
7 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +2.940s |
8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP22) | +5.595s |
9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +5.711s |
10 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +5.924s |
11 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | +8.160s |
12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +8.384s |
13 | Alex Rins | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +11.288s |
14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +17.138s |
15 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +18.128s |
16 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +21.235s |
Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | DNF | |
Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | DNF | |
Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | DNF | |
Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | DNF |
* Rookie
Rules of MotoGP Sprint races
- Every round of the 2023 championship will have a Sprint race.
- Friday practice is extended, the results determine entry to Q2.
- The starting grids for the Sprint race and for the full Sunday race are both determined by the qualifying results from Saturday.
- The Sprint race is half the normal race distance, and half points will be awarded (12 points for a win, 9 for second... 1 for 9th).
- Results are not listed in the MotoGP history books - they are listed separately.

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