In Portimao, Márquez will start from the second row

The Repsol Honda Team rider will start sixth on the grid tomorrow, while Espargaró qualifies fourteenth.

Marc Márquez finished his first day of qualifying practice this year on Saturday, and the eight-time World Champion was able to progress to Q2 by posting the top time of the session.

Márquez was the rider who spent the least amount of time on track during the Q2 run, which followed a positive morning of practice sessions as well as the aforementioned Q1. He tried to set a fast lap time while also conserving energy for the race. With a top time of 1:39.121, the Spaniard won the day.

Pol Espargaró finished Q1 with the fourth best time after an accident at the end of the fourth free practice session from which he escaped uninjured. The Repsol Honda Team rider finished the day with a 1:39.710 hot lap, which allowed him to start in fourteenth place from the fifth row of the grid.

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The Portuguese Grand Prix will begin at 1:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.

Riders statements

#MM93

“Today we put in a lot of effort. My plan in FP3 was to try to get to Q2, this was the goal today but it wasn’t possible. I really wasn’t expecting to move into Q2 after Q1, but some bike changes to suit my style really helped. The position we are in isn’t real, it’s something amazing but we are realistic and know that the race will be long. The doctors have told me each day I will have less and less power in my arm, but we will do what we can and the aim is to finish the race and see what’s possible. All the pain I have in my arm is on the muscle side which is a positive.”

#POL44

“I was a bit too fast on entry to the corner and then I lost the rear, when I touched the throttle the rear kept slipping and I had a huge highside in the end. I wasn’t expecting it and it was a big impact in the end, I am quite sore around my hip and it certainly did not help us during Qualifying. I am still struggling to link all the sectors together, when you look at the pieces we can be fast but I still can’t put them together over one lap and this is where we are struggling. Now we need to take some rest and try to be as ready as possible for tomorrow, it is going to be a hard race but we will see what can happen.”

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