Fabio Quartararo wins the motogp Portugal Grand Prix

USPA NEWS - Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Factory Racing wins the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Portimao circuit by gap in fifth race of the season, securing the lead in the overall standings thanks to his first victory of the year.

Quartararo immediately started strong and crossed the finish line first after a perfect race, the Diablo after a few laps took the lead and continued with a frenzied pace throughout the race putting a gap of more than five seconds from Johann Zarco on Ducati Pramac which took second place ahead of Aleix Espargaro's Aprilia. Both were facilitated by Jack Miller's slip 19 lap which also involved and landed Joan Mir.

Alex Rins, who finished fourth after recovering 19 positions, Rins started 23rd. Also for Francesco Bagnaia, who finished eighth, was the protagonist of a comeback, an exceptional comeback, Bagnaia started last and also had to resist shoulder pain due to the crash on Saturday in Q1. Behind him.
A weekend to forget Enea Bastianini, who, with his crash on the tenth lap in turn eight, had to give up the leadership in the championship. Now Quartararo and Rins, both at 69 points, are all looking from above in the overall standings. This is followed by Aleix Espargaro, at 66, who demonstrates how his Aprilia can even dream of fighting for the World Championship this year. Bastianini remains fourth, eight points from the top.

Fabio Quartararo "I got this win by pushing myself to the limit. To be honest, I pushed just as much in Argentina and Austin, but especially here our bike feels good. The straight is not that long and we have the grip, which means we can go." hammering the time. "Today, I felt fantastic from the Warm Up onwards. In the race, I had a fantastic start. I wanted to ride aggressively from the start, because I know that if we are behind our rivals here, we struggle. And we did it! I'm super happy, because I managed to get my first win of the season. It's the most important thing for me to never give up, and it turns out it was really the most important. "

motogp race standings portugal 2022

POS PILOTA TEAM MOTO GAP PT
1 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 41’39.6110 25
2 Johann Zarco Pramac Racing Ducati +5.409 20
3 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Racing Aprilia +6.068 16
4 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki +9.633 13
5 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM +13.573 11
6 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda +16.163 10
7 Alex Marquez LCR Honda Castrol Honda +16.183 9
8 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati +16.511 8
9 Pol Espargaro Repsol Honda Team Honda +16.769 7
10 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Racing Aprilia +18.063 6
11 Andrea Dovizioso WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +29.029 5
12 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +29.249 4
13 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha +33.354 3

14 Remy Gardner Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM +40.205 2
15 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ducati +46.052 1
16 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda +49.569
17 Darryn Binder WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team Yamaha +50.303
18 Joan Mir Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki DNF
19 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM DNF
20 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Aprilia DNF
21 Jack Miller Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati DNF
22 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati DNF
23 Jorge Martin Pramac Racing Ducati DNF
24 Enea Bastianini Gresini Racing MotoGP Ducati DNF