MotoGP Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (2) Results

Free Practice (2) results from the Portimao MotoGP at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, round 5 of the 2022 world championship.
Pol Espargaro, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 April
Pol Espargaro, Portuguese MotoGP, 22 April
MotoGP Portimao, Portugal - Free Practice (2) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)1'50.707s5/8328k
2Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.611s7/8327k
3Andrea DoviziosoITAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)+1.049s7/16322k
4Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)+1.082s3/8326k
5Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)+1.087s5/8325k
6Alex MarquezSPALCR Honda (RC213V)+1.167s5/17330k
7Franco MorbidelliITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.204s6/11318k
8Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+1.218s6/9331k
9Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+1.339s5/16329k
10Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)+1.393s5/20324k
11Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+1.599s5/9330k
12Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)+1.613s5/11329k
13Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.827s5/10325k
14Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)+1.875s7/12331k
15Remy GardnerAUSKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+2.258s8/15322k
16Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*+2.296s7/11324k
17Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)+2.396s5/12326k
18Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)+2.595s5/10329k
19Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)+2.820s7/17325k
20Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+3.620s3/15329k
21Darryn BinderRSAWithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*+3.678s8/16322k
22Lorenzo SavadoriITAAprilia Test Rider (RS-GP)+4.169s5/10326k
23Fabio Di GiannantonioITAGresini Ducati (GP21)*+4.864s7/15324k
24Raul FernandezSPAKTM Tech3 (RC16)*+5.623s3/9319k
25Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)+7.885s4/7319k

* Rookie

Official Portimao MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati 1m 38.725s (2015)
Fastest race lap:
Alex Rins SPA Suzuki 1m 39.450s (2021)

Pol Espargaro completes a Repsol Honda Friday practice sweep by taking over the top spot from team-mate Marc Marquez during FP2, as the wet weather worsens in Portimao.

Marquez's 1m 50.666s morning time came under early threat from Espargaro, who posted what would prove to be the best of the session with a 1m 50.707s on his fifth lap this afternoon.

Marquez was 0.6s slower as the Repsol Honda riders sat first and second for the remainder of the 45-minutes.

RNF Yamaha's Andrea Dovizioso made a huge leap from 22nd this morning to be the best of the rest behind the RCVs for the majority of the session, as the arrival of heavier rain limited lap times.

Fellow M1 rider Franco Morbidelli also enjoyed a confidence-boosting session with seventh, after 19th this morning.

Pol Espargaro, Dovizioso and Morbidelli were the only riders to improve on their morning lap times in FP2.

Francesco Bagnaia followed in fourth despite an early fall, the Italian raising eyebrows as he scooped up a handful of gravel that he handed to team manager Davide Tardozzi upon his return to the Ducati garage. Tardozzi later explained the gravel is too big and not round enough to best absorb the impacts. 

VR46 Academy member Marco Bezzecchi tested the Portimao gravel traps at a much higher speed with a fast highside through Turn 9 on his way to 16th.

Pramac Ducati's Johann Zarco then became the third faller, in the closing minutes, on his way to 12th.

Just 18th this morning, Monster Yamaha's reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo improved his position with 13th this afternoon.

Current title leader Enea Bastianini was directly behind the Frenchman.

Rain is also a threat for Saturday morning when the combined top ten will receive direct access to Qualifying 2, but dry weather is predicted for Sunday.

Top 10 Combined Practice Times:
PosRiderNatTeam
1Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)
2Pol EspargaroSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)
3Joan MirSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
4Marco BezzecchiITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)
5Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)
6Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)
7Maverick VinalesSPAAprilia Factory (RS-GP)
8Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)
9Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)
10Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)

After four overseas events, the European leg of the 2022 MotoGP season begins at Portimao this weekend with Gresini’s Enea Bastianini leading the world championship standings by five points over Suzuki’s Alex Rins, after victories in two of the opening rounds.

Aleix Espargaro is 11 points from the top for Aprilia, with Rins’ team-mate Joan Mir, Yamaha’s reigning MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo and KTM’s Brad Binder completing the early top six.

2020 champion Mir, Ducati’s reigning title runner-up Francesco Bagnaia and Repsol Honda’s six-time premier-class champion Marc Marquez (who has missed two races due to diplopia) are among those still seeking a first podium of the season.

The previous Portimao MotoGP rounds, all held since November 2020, have been won by home star Miguel Oliveira (KTM), Quartararo and Bagnaia respectively.
 

Portimao MotoGP schedule (UK time)

Friday April 22

9am-9.45am - Moto3 Free Practice 1

9.55am-10.40am - MotoGP Free Practice 1

10.55am-11.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 1

1.15pm-1.55pm - Moto3 Free Practice 2

2.10pm-2.55pm - MotoGP Free Practice 2

3.10pm-3.50pm - Moto2 Free Practice 2

 

Saturday April 23

9am-9.40am - Moto3 Free Practice 3

9.55am-10.40am- MotoGP Free Practice 3

10.55am-11.35am - Moto2 Free Practice 3

12.35pm-.12.50pm - Moto3 Qualifying 1

1pm-1.15pm - Moto3 Qualifying 3

1.30pm-2pm - MotoGP Free Practice 4

2.10pm-2.25pm - MotoGP Qualifying 1

3.10pm-3.25pm - Moto2 Qualifying 1

3.35pm-3.50pm - Moto2 Qualifying 2

 

Sunday April 24

9.20am-9.30am - Moto3 warm-up

9.40am-10am - MotoGP warm-up

10.10am-10.20am - Moto2 warm-up

11.20am - Moto3 race

1pm - MotoGP race

2.30pm - Moto2 race

 

COTA: MotoGP World Championship standings
Pos RiderNatTeamPointsDiff.
1^2Enea BastianiniSPAGresini Ducati (GP21)61 
2^2Alex Rins0Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)56(-5)
3˅2Aleix Espargaro0Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)50(-11)
4^2Joan Mir0Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)46(-15)
5=Fabio Quartararo0Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)44(-17)
6˅4Brad Binder0Red Bull KTM (RC16)42(-19)
7^4Jack Miller0Ducati Lenovo (GP22)31(-30)
8=Johann Zarco0Pramac Ducati (GP22)31(-30)
9˅2Miguel Oliveira0Red Bull KTM (RC16)28(-33)
10˅1Jorge Martin0Pramac Ducati (GP22)28(-33)
11˅2Pol Espargaro0Repsol Honda (RC213V)23(-38)
12^2Francesco Bagnaia0Ducati Lenovo (GP22)23(-38)
13^2Marc Marquez0Repsol Honda (RC213V)21(-40)
14˅1Maverick Viñales0Aprilia Racing (RS-GP)19(-42)
15˅3Franco Morbidelli0Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)14(-47)
16=Takaaki Nakagami0LCR Honda (RC213V)12(-49)
17=Luca Marini0Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)10(-51)
18=Marco Bezzecchi0Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP21)*7(-54)
19˅4Darryn Binder0WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)*6(-55)
20^2Alex Marquez0LCR Honda (RC213V)4(-57)
21=Andrea Dovizioso0WithU Yamaha RNF (YZR-M1)3(-58)
22=Remy Gardner0KTM Tech3 (RC16)*1(-60)

 

 

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