MotoGP: Zarco took a Polish position in Portugal

Მ In Circle of Portimao, MotoGP Conducted a classification for the fifth date of the season 2022 year.

Difficult conditions

Without rain, but with some sectors still wet on the track, qualifying began in Q1, where there were drivers such as championship leader Aeneas Bastianini, Alex Rins and Francesco Bagnaia. In the first minutes of the session, Remy Gardner suffered a serious accident in turn 9, with no physical consequences for the Australian driver.

The winner of Portiamo’s last race, Francesco Bagnaia, also collided in the 2nd corner and could not close any fast laps, so he has to start tomorrow. For his part, Bastianini was another one who suffered a fall and will take 18th start tomorrow.

Alex Marquez, with a time of 1.46.316, finished the fastest in Q1, followed by Luca Marini with 883 thousandths. Both advanced to Q2 to advance to the qualifiers, while they were eliminated: Jorge Martin (tomorrow he will start in 13th place), Maverick Vinales (14), Fabio di Gianantonio (15), Andrea Dovizioso (16), Takaaki Nakagami (17). ). ), Aeneas Bastianini (18), Franco Morbidelli (19), Remy Gardner (20), Lorenzo Savador (21), Darren Binder (22), Alex Rins (23), Raul Fernandez (24 °) and Francesco Bagnaia (25 °) )).

Changing to the end

The determination of the pole position was in Q2, the last 12-minute qualifying break, which was full of changes as the track dried. Alex Marquez had the best time in the first half, and later Jack Miller dropped it along with the official Ducati.

The explanation was strong as Paul Espargaro fell in the last sector and raised a yellow flag. Mark Marquez made it 1, but they took the time to improve with a yellow mark in the last corner.

The checkered flag fell and Joan Mir was in the lead, but in his last lap Johann Zarco improved and eventually took the pole position with a time of 1.42.003. Mir took second place with 195 thousand, Aleix Espargaro third with 232, Jack Miller fourth, Fabio Quartarraro fifth, Marco Bezek sixth, Alex Marquez seventh, Luca Marin eighth, Marc Marquez ninth, Paul Espargaro tenth, Miguel Olvener.

Tomorrow 09 (Argentine time) Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix.