MotoGP LIVE Portimao FP4: Best time for Fabio Quartararo!

To fabio quartararo, Franco Morbidelli, Francis Bagnaia, Johann zarco, Alex Rins, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Aleix Espargaro, Miguel Oliveira et Maverick Vinales, already qualified for Q2, this 4-minute FP30 will take on the classic appearance of a work session in preparation for the race, with a long run on the program with a full tank and tires planned to tackle the 25 laps of the circuit from Portimao.

Conversely, for Alex Marquez, Joan mir, Pol Espargaro, Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, you will also have to think about Q1 to try to reach the first four rows of the starting grid for the Portuguese Grand Prix.

As for the unfortunate George Martin, victim of a big fall this morning in FP3, he is now undergoing examinations at Faro hospital, which is certainly negative news but rather reassuring in view of the ejection suffered...

The weather conditions are still quite good, with the sky now semi-overcast and temperatures of 25° in the air and 37° on the ground.

While the 21 drivers are preparing, let's enjoy these few minutes of live broadcast thanks to the official website MotoGP.com:

Past references:

MotoGP™ Portimao	2020	2021
FP1	1'40.122 Miguel Oliveira (See here)	1'42.127 Maverick Vinales (See here)
FP2	1'39.417 Johann Zarco (See here)	1'39.866 Francesco Bagnaia (See here)
FP3	1'39.205 Jack Miller (See here)	1'39.044 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
FP4	1'40.150 Pol Espargaro (See here)	1'39.788 Fabio Quartararo (See here)
Q1	1'39.250 Cal Crutchlow (See here)
Q2	1'38.892 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
Warm Up	1'40.067 Cal Crutchlow (See here)
Course	Oliveira, Miller, Morbidelli
All time lap record	1'38.892 Miguel Oliveira (See here)

When the red lights go out... it's for once Maverick Vinales who rushes first!

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The medium and hard tires were favored by the drivers this afternoon.

We note that Takaaki Nakagami not riding, despite having returned to participate at the end of the session this morning.

At the end of the first round, Miguel Oliveira leads the way in 1'41.296 in front Maverick Vinales et Marc Márquez.

In 1'40.379, the Portuguese driver retained the advantage on the next pass, this time in front Marc Márquez and his brother Alex, at least until Fabio Quartararo achieves 1'40.080.

Johann zarco moves back to third then second position, while fabio quartararo improves to 1'39.896.

Marc Marquez, 8th, it’s getting nice and warm…

A little before mid-session, Miguel Oliveira manages to insert himself between the two French pilots, while fabio quartararo aligns the laps at a rhythm that is as high as it is regular.

Espargaro Pol falls at high speed and remains stunned for a moment.

Mid Road, fabio quartararo precede Miguel Oliveira, Johann Zarco, Jack Miller, Joan Mir, Maverick Vinales, Brad Binder, Franco Morbidelli, Francesco Bagnaia, Pol Espargaro, Valentino Rossi, Alex Márquez, Marc Márquez, Aleix Espargaro, Lucas Marini, Danilo Petrucci, Alex Rins, Enea Bastianini , Lorenzo Savadori and Iker Lecuona.

Maverick Vinales is one of the rare pilots. The Yamaha rider has already exceeded the length of the race with his tires worn out by 30 laps…

fabio quartararo, he tried a new hard rear tire and immediately improved his time to 1'39.846 when Marc Marquez joins the top 5.

The Devil put back a layer in 1'39.788 just before Luca marini loses control of his Ducati at turn 9 without gravity.

At the very end of the session, Maverick Vinales puts on a new soft rear tire... and moves up to fourth position.

Standings for FP4 of the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao:

Credit ranking: MotoGP.com