The final day of pre-season at the MotoGP™ Portimao Test is well and truly alive after reigning World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) smashes the all-time lap record. The number 1 star’s blistering 1:38.154 currently places him 0.191s ahead of Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) as the times tumble from Saturday’s outing.
It’s been another glorious day weather-wise so far at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, meaning the action on track has been hectic as the factories plough through their remaining testing schedules before the chequered flag brings the curtain down on 2023 pre-season testing.
Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) continues to impress on his new machine, the two-time World Champion is currently P3 ahead of Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) and another rider going very well in new surroundings – Miguel Oliveira (RNF MotoGP™ Team).
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™’s Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli are continuing to play around with aero packages in what is a huge afternoon coming up for the Iwata factory. Currently, Quartararo is P12 and Morbidelli sits P19.
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) have both crashed unhurt so far on Day 2.
Midday of Day 2! How fast do you like it? 0.571 s faster than the all time lap record! 5 hours left of #PortimaoTest ????????#ForzaDucati #DucatiLenovoTeam pic.twitter.com/zbMEHp7dpL
— Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse) March 12, 2023
You can follow the action until the chequered flag via Live Timing before tuning into After The Flag live at 17:00 local time. Simon Crafar will be on hand live from Portimao to give us all the latest tech updates – not to be missed. In addition, keep your eyes on motogp.com for highlights, interviews and an in-depth end of day report.
Top 10 (13:30 local time):
1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 1:38.154
2. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.191
3. Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 0.248
4. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.280
5. Miguel Oliveira (RNF MotoGP™ Team) + 0.430
6. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.524
7. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.696
8. Raul Fernandez (RNF MotoGP™ Team) + 0.700
9. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.735
10. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.739