The first date for the MotoGP 2023 season is set for Saturday 25 March in Portimao, but the roar of the engines has already invaded the curbs of the Portuguese track during the weekend that has just ended, where the latest tests before the checkered flag. Saturday 11 March saw dominate Pecco Bagnaia, who astride his Desmosedici GP23 confirmed himself as the fastest rider on the track, lapping in 1’38.771.
Behind him by only 234 thousandths Luca Marini, who in turn precedes a fantastic Maverick, best Aprilia rider of the day. Some difficulties instead for Aleix Esparagrò who finishes twelfth. On the other hand, the pilots of the satellite team of the Noale manufacturer did well: Raul Fernandez e Miguel Oliveira finished respectively in fifth and sixth position,
Fourth place for Alex Marquez, this year riding the Desmosedici of Team Gresini alongside Fabio di Giannantonio, who was unable to do better than ninth position. In front of him Fabio Quartararo, first rider of the Yamahas and of Japanese motorcycles in general, as the first seven are all Italian motorcycles.
Enea Bastianini crashes, fortunately without sustaining any injuries, but due to the crash he ends up in 17th position, ahead of a struggling Marc Marquez. We recall that the Spaniard is back from a two-year hiatus due to a bad injury to his right shoulder during a fall, where the bike hit him.
