Portimao MotoGP: Quartararo wins from pole, Binder shows great fight

Fabio Quartararo dominated the Portimao MotoGP from pole position and claimed victory on his Monster Yamaha.

Francesco Bagnaia fought his way through the field to finish second having been denied pole by a very tight track limit violation in Saturday’s qualifying.

Reigning MotoGP world champion Joan Mir completed the podium after Johann Zarco crashed out from the lead group late in the race.

Red Bull KTM rider Brad Binder produced a great ride to gather more points for his team having started 15th and finished fifth.

Franco Morbidelli’s fourth place ensured that Yamaha were the only manufacturer with two bikes in the top six.

Aleix Espargaro wrestled his Aprilla into sixth ahead of the Marquez brothers who finished 7th and 8th.

Marc Marquez was in the points on his return to racing after a bad break to his arm suffered last year.

Portimao MotoGP results

PORTIMAO MOTOGP, PORTUGAL – RACE RESULTS
POS	RIDER	NAT	TEAM	TIME/DIFF
1	Fabio Quartararo	FRA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	41m 46.412s
2	Francesco Bagnaia	ITA	Ducati Team (GP21)	+4.809s
3	Joan Mir	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	+4.948s
4	Franco Morbidelli	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+5.127s
5	Brad Binder	RSA	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+6.668s
6	Aleix Espargaro	SPA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)	+8.885s
7	Marc Marquez	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	+13.208s
8	Alex Marquez	SPA	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+17.992s
9	Enea Bastianini	ITA	Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+22.369s
10	Takaaki Nakagami	JPN	LCR Honda (RC213V)	+23.676s
11	Maverick Viñales	SPA	Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)	+23.761s
12	Luca Marini	ITA	Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)*	+29.660s
13	Danilo Petrucci	ITA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+29.836s
14	Lorenzo Savadori	ITA	Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*	+38.941s
15	Iker Lecuona	SPA	KTM Tech3 (RC16)	+50.642s
16	Miguel Oliveira	POR	Red Bull KTM (RC16)	+1 lap
	Johann Zarco	FRA	Pramac Ducati (GP21)	DNF
	Alex Rins	SPA	Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)	DNF
	Valentino Rossi	ITA	Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)	DNF
	Jack Miller	AUS	Ducati Team (GP21)	DNF
	Pol Espargaro	SPA	Repsol Honda (RC213V)	DNF

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