US EditionAprilia's Bezzecchi Takes Pole at Portuguese Grand Prix
Bezzecchi topped qualifying with a time of 1:37.556, while Marquez crashed and will start from the second row at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.
- On Saturday, Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi clinched pole at the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.
- Having set the early pace in Friday's practice, Alex Marquez crashed into the gravel trap at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve during qualifying, ending his chance to improve and allowing Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia to move ahead.
- Clocking one minute and 37.556 seconds in the final sector, Marco Bezzecchi, Ducati rider, posted the fastest lap while Pedro Acosta secured a front-row spot and Fabio Quartararo was third.
- Trackhouse Racing's Raul Fernandez withdrew after a Friday practice crash, with the decision taken on wellbeing and safety; Marc Marquez, a seven-time champion, will sit out the season due to injuries in Indonesia.
- Now we have the two main events — the sprint today and the race tomorrow, with Alex Marquez bumped to the second row while a rider will commence treatment to be fit for the final round at Valencia.
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The Straits TimesAprilia's Bezzecchi takes pole at Portuguese Grand Prix
Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi clinched pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday while championship runner-up Alex Marquez will start on the second row after a crash in qualifying.Just as in Friday's practice, Marquez set the early pace but Bezzecchi lit up the timing screens in the final sector to
French driver Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) finished third in Portugal's Grand Prix and will sway just behind Pedro Acosta and Marco Bezzecchi.
A new pole position for Marco Bezzecchi. Indeed, after Austria, San Marino and Indonesia, the Italian signed the best time during the Portugal Grand Prix qualifyings. In Portimao, on a dry track, the Aprilia rider made the best lap this Saturday in 1,337,556. Sufficiant to slightly lead Pedro Acosta (KTM), only 0,150 of him. "I felt better (than Friday). We made some modifications on the bike that worked very well. I am very happy to be so fast …
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