With other riders struggling to go underneath the 1mꦿ 38s barrier on t𒊎heir opening lap, Jack Miller instead set a new all-time lap record to go fastest. 

Inside the top five to begin his second flying lap🅺, Aleix Espargaro brought out the yellow flags after a fall at turn 13. 

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Despite having just one bike available to him after his crash in P3, Bagnaia was pushing hard as he w𒀰ent 🍸second behind former teammate Miller. 

Marini, who also ꦚcrashed in P3, then joined Miller and Bagnaia on the provisional front row. 

Whil👍e he remained fastest, Miller’s new lap record was coming under increasing pressur💫e as Jorge Martin went second - +0.081s down on the Australian. 

Miller’s time was eventually beaten b🧔y Bagnaia, after the world champion set a blistering new lap record at the beginning of his final stint.

Further red sectors were coming in repeatedly from other riders, but no one w🀅as able to dislodge Bagnaia until Marquez produ𝔉ced one of the best laps of his career.

In the tow of Bastianini,𝓰 Marquez continued to close on theꦿ Italian as the lap went on before, clocking a time of 1:37.226s. 

Marquezᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ advance from MotoGP Q1 with new all-time lap r💞ecord at Portimao

Una🐠ble to match his new teammate for much of the weekend, Marc Marquez began Q1 following Jo🉐an Mir.

Also part of a heavy-hitting list of riders looking to advance to Q2 were Alex Marquez, Alex Rins and ho𒊎me favourite Miguel Oliveira. 

On lap thatꦬ was set to nudge his older brother off top spot, A. Marquez bailed out of his lap at turn ten after locking the front on corner entry. 

Continui𝕴ng to struggle with a neck injury from the two-day test, Brad B🧸inder was looking anything but the ‘Binder’ we’ve come to expect, as he instead languished towards the bottom of the leaderboard. 

Then came a surpriღse as M. Marquez, who was quickest by three tenths, felt as though his lap was good enough to🤪 secure a Q2 spot and elected to stay in pit lane. 

As improvements continued to come in by several riders, including Binder⛦ who gritted his teeth to finish fifth, A. Marquez and Oliveira were the two on a charge.

Marquez jumped ahead of Ol💟iveira as he looked set to break Portuguese fans’ hearts, however, the RNF Aprilia rider was not to be denied as he cl🅰aimed P2 on his final lap.