Miguel Oliveira, the only Portuguese competitor in the World Speed Championship, makes his way to Portimão, where he triumphed in 2020, with one point earned in Qatar.

On Saturday, Italian contender Enea Bastianini (Ducati) secured pole position for the MotoGP Grand Prix of Portugal, the second round of the motorcycle world championship. Today, At the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA) in Portimão, the transalpine rider set his best time at 1.37.706 minutes, with Spaniard Marevick Viñales (Aprilia) coming second, 0.082 seconds behind, and Spaniard Jorge Martin (Ducati) in third, just 0.106 after.

Meanwhile, Miguel Oliveira will start in 15th place, failing to achieve better than the fifth-best time in the first qualifying session (Q1) with 1.38.385 minutes. As a result, he did not make it to the Q2, where the current two-time MotoGP champion, Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), finished fourth with 1.37.922.

Miguel Oliveira, the only Portuguese competitor in the World Speed Championship, makes his way to Portimão, where he triumphed in 2020, with one point earned in Qatar.

Also noteworthy is the seventh place (1.38.138 minutes) obtained by the Spaniard Pedro Acosta (Gas Gas), a debutant in the premier class. He was immediately ahead of his compatriot Marc Márquez (Ducati), the MotoGP champion six times, and completed his fastest lap in 1.38.147 minutes.

After qualifying, the drivers in the main category of the World Speed Championship also compete in the sprint race (12 laps), which started at 15h00. This new feature was introduced in the championship last season.

In the Moto2, Spaniard Manuel González (QJMotor) set the best time at 1.41.716 minutes, followed by Italian Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc), who was 0.115 seconds behind, and Spaniard Alonso Lopez (Speed Up), third fastest, just 0.167 behind.

Australian Joe Kelso (BOE) was the fastest in the Moto3 free practice, completing his fastest lap in 1.47.175 minutes, with Spaniard Jose Rueda (KTM) in second position 0.147 seconds behind, and Colombian David Alonso (Aspar), who, on Friday, had been the fastest, in third, just 0.311 behind.

The Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix, the second of 21 world championship races, takes place until Sunday at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA) in Portimão.