Having inherited the lead on lap 12 after Francesco Bagnaia ran wide at Turn 1, Vinales resisted pressure from first Marc Marquez and then Jorge Martin to win the half-distance race at Portimao by just over a second.It marked his first-ever premier class victory of…

The eight-time world champion brushed off a crash in qualifying which left him eighth on the grid to battle his way to second in Saturday’s 12-lap sprint at the Algarve International Circuit.Snatching the position away from Pramac’s Jorge Martin on the last lap, it marked…

Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine.But the Ducati rider made a mistake under braking and flew off track…

Earlier this week ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix, Ducati announced it had signed 18-year-old Moto2 star Fermin Aldeguer to a factory contract for the next two years with an option for two more, but didn’t say which team he would race for.Ducati’s new sporting…

Having topped Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit, Bastianini carried that form into Saturday to take a first pole since Austria 2022 with a 1m37.706s.The five-time grand prix winner fended off a late charge from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales to take pole by just 0.082…

Morbidelli was forced to miss the entirety of pre-season testing in February after a serious crash while training on a production bike at the Algarve track left him with a concussion.On Friday at the Portuguese GP, Morbidelli crashed going into Turn 8 when he braked…

While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins…

The Gresini rider ended Friday’s running at the Algarve International Circuit safely through to Q2 on Saturday after finishing third in second practice.But Marquez did register his first race weekend crash on the Ducati when he slid off his GP23 Ducati at Turn 5 while…

The dusty conditions that affected the morning session had improved significantly for second practice, with lap times improving by over 1.5 seconds.Bastianini set the best pace on his factory team Ducati with a 1m38.057s, leading the way by 0.118s from KTM’s Jack Miller.Marquez completed the…

Heavy overnight rain left the Portuguese circuit covered in sand and dust for the start of Friday’s track action, with the first Moto3 practiced red-flagged and then canned due to the conditions.Things improved enough for the first Moto2 session to run to schedule, followed by…