Bastian's fastest driver on the first day in Portimão
Enea Bastianini secured direct entry into the second part of MotoGP qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix with the fastest time of Friday's free practice, while Marc Marquez also qualified for Q2 with the third time of the afternoon practice, despite a fall. In the morning's first practice of the MotoGP class, the racers were greeted by a rather dusty Algarve track. Dust brought to the track by heavy rains even interrupted Moto3 practice, but the situation improved slightly when Moto2 practice was scheduled. The elite class racers started their 45-minute practice in satisfactory conditions, but the lap times were still over three seconds slower than last year. In the end, Marc Marquez found himself at the top, who is still getting used to the Ducati after his transfer to the Gresini Ducati team
