MotoGP LIVE Portimão Q2: Miguel Oliveira, hero at home!

The last meeting of the 2020 season, the 16th Portuguese Grand Prix takes place for the first time on the magnificent track of the very hilly Algarve Autodrome in Portimão.

At the end of the first three free practice sessions, Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira, Álex Rins, Andrea Dovizioso, Takaaki Nakagami, Johann Zarco, Fabio Quartararo, Pol Espargaró, Maverick Viñales and Stefan Bradl have pre-qualified for direct access to Q2 and have just been joined by Cal Crutchlow et Franco Morbidelli in order to determine the first 4 lines of the starting grid.

For this, the track conditions are still exceptional for the month of November, with a decidedly immaculate sky and temperatures of 23 degrees in the air and 29 degrees on the ground for this final 15-minute qualification.

MotoGP™ Portimao	2020
October test	1'40.170 Aleix Espargaró (See here)
FP1	1'40.122 Miguel Oliveira (See here)
FP2	1'39.417 Johann Zarco (See here)
FP3	1'39.205 Jack Miller (See here)
FP4	1'40.150 Pol Espargaró (See here)
Q1	1'39.250 Cal Crutchlow (See here)
Q2	1'38.892 Miguel Oliveira (See here)

When the red lights go out… Tradition obliges, Franco Morbidelli sets off first to benefit from a completely clear track.

For the moment, all the tires are in the wild...

Maverick Vinales established the first reference in 1'39.689 at the end of the first flying lap before ceding command to Franco Morbidelli in 1'39.245: It starts very quickly!

After this first salvo, the Petronas pilot precedes Jack Miller, Johann Zarco, Maverick Viñales, Pol Espargaró, Miguel Oliveira, Andrea Dovizioso, Stefan Bradl, Fabio Quartararo, Alex Rins, Takaaki Nakagami and Cal Crutchlow.

On resumption, Cal Crutchlow leaves with the only soft rear tire he has left.

Four minutes from the checkered flag, Fabio Quartararo is the first to light a sector red, followed in this direction by Cal Crutchlow and Johann Zarco...

The attempt to Johann zarco ends with a fall at turn number 8 while, conversely, Franco Morbidelli improves his own time, now followed by Cal Crutchlow and Stefan Bradl.

fabio quartararo rises to third position but Franco Morbidelli adds another layer, in 1'38.936!

Less than a minute from the checkered flag, Miguel Oliveira is definitely incredible and lowers the new circuit record in 1'38.892!

Johann zarco is still on the trail and trying to Pol I will espargaro gets him no better than eighth place.

Ranking Qualification 2 of the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Autodrome in Portimão:

Ranking Qualification 1 of the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Autodrome in Portimão:

Credit rankings: MotoGP.com