MotoGP Portugal J2: what time do qualifying and the Sprint take place this Saturday in Portimao?

Enea Bastianini eclipsed his competitors by setting the best time on Friday at Portimao, during a test session for the Portuguese Grand Prix full of twists and turns. From the opening, Jack Miller took the lead with a remarkable time, but was soon overtaken by the successive improvements of his rivals, ultimately relegating him to fifth position. Teammates Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi briefly dominated before Brad Binder took the lead with a time of 1'39.199, even surpassing Marc Marquez's time set earlier in the day.

Jack Miller, victim of the first fall of the session, escaped unscathed, while Jorge Martin et fabio quartararo were positioned in second and third place respectively. The young Peter Acosta impressed by placing fourth, closely following in the footsteps of Marc Marquez, who settled for seventh place, just ahead of his brother Alex.

During the second act, Marc Marquez showed his talent by climbing to second place, before George Martin does not seize the best time. Maverick Vinales then surprised everyone by briefly taking the lead, followed closely by Takaaki Nakagami et Marc Marquez.

Two Yamahas are already in Q2 in Portugal

However, in the last quarter of an hour, Enea Bastianini achieved a breathtaking performance by taking first place with a time of 1'38.053. The session was also marked by falls inAleix Espargaro andAlex Marquez, who nevertheless tried to return to the track to improve their time.

The end of the session was chaotic with a drop in Franco Morbidelli, followed by that of Marc Marquez, While Luca marini also found himself off-piste. In the final moments, the drivers redoubled their efforts to secure their place in Q2. To finish, bastianini maintained his lead in front Jack Miller et Marc Marquez, Jorge Martín et Brad Binder completing the top 5. Fabio Quartararo et alex rins managed to sneak into the top 10, while Peter Acosta will have to go through Q1. As Johann zarco, at the bottom of the ranking MotoGP where all the pilots camp Honda ...

So many events that you shouldn't miss this Saturday. Exactly, here is the program for the day in Portimao.

2024 Portuguese GP (CET) times:

Saturday March 9:

09:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. (30 min): Moto3, Practice 2

10:25 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. (30 min): Moto2, Practice 2

11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. (30 min): MotoGP, EL2

11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 1

12:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (15 min): MotoGP, Qualifying 2

13:50 p.m. – 14:05 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 1

14:15 p.m. – 14:30 p.m. (15 min): Moto3, Qualifying 2

14:45 p.m. – 15:00 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 1

15:10 p.m. – 15:25 p.m. (15 min): Moto2, Qualifying 2

16:00 p.m.: MotoGP sprint (12 laps)