The 2023 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal) was the first round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 26 March 2023.
Background Riders' entries At the Practice session in the MotoGP class, there were two red flags. The first was raised due to a power outage in the race control room. Then, the red flag flew again due to a severe accident that befell GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing rider Pol Espargaró. Based on information from MotoGP, Pol had an accident at turn 10. The GasGas Tech3 rider was rushed to hospital with back and chest trauma. Meanwhile, Ducati Lenovo rider Enea Bastianini was forced to pull over and did not participate in this race. He had to get on the operating table due to a fractured shoulder blade. Bastianini got this problem after an accident in the 2023 Portuguese MotoGP sprint race the day before. He fell after his motorbike was swept by Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider Luca Marini who slipped first.
In the Moto2 class, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider Ai Ogura was confirmed to miss the opening Moto2 series in Portugal. That's because Ogura is still recovering from an injury to his left wrist which was operated on a few weeks earlier. Meanwhile, Izan Guevara was also forced to miss the opening two races in his Moto2 debut due to a right wrist injury. In the Moto2 Portugal and Argentina series, Izan will be replaced by Jordi Torres. The reigning Moto3 champion crashed badly on the first day of the Moto2 private test at Jerez.https://www.harianhaluan.com/sport/108184112/alami-cidera-ai-ogura-dan-izan-guevara-dipastikan-absen-pada-gelaran-seri-pembuka-moto2-di-portugal Álex Escrig withdrew from this race. He initially attempted to perform in P1, but could not cope with the pain caused by his crash during the Jerez test. Forward Team has appointed David Sanchis as a temporary replacement.
Practice session
MotoGP Combined Practice 1-2 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorP1P2143 Jack MillerKTM1:39.558 1:37.709212 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:39.1801:37.74631 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:39.475 1:37.856410 Luca MariniDucati1:38.9221:37.899589 Jorge MartínDucati1:39.206 1:37.991620 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:39.2811:38.01575 Johann ZarcoDucati1:39.0681:38.112872 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:39.0181:38.158941 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:39.5521:38.2531023 Enea BastianiniDucati1:39.6821:38.2561173 Álex MárquezDucati 1:38.7821:38.3851236 Joan MirHonda1:38.8271:38.3941342 Álex RinsHonda1:39.5951:38.4161493 Marc MárquezHonda1:39.5371:38.4191530 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:40.0591:38.8271637 Augusto FernándezKTM1:40.2031:38.8821725 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:39.8941:38.9041833 Brad BinderKTM1:40.9861:38.9101988 Miguel OliveiraAprilia1:39.7941:38.9582021 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:39.6291:38.9782149 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:40.4771:39.4212244 Pol EspargaróKTM1:40.4711:40.130 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Free practice BikerConstructorTime results172 Marco BezzecchiDucati1:38.577220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:38.726341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:38.80141 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:38.803588 Miguel OliveiraAprilia1:38.862673 Álex MárquezDucati1:38.865712 Maverick ViñalesAprilia1:38.869889 Jorge MartínDucati1:38.995936 Joan MirHonda 1:39.0171023 Enea BastianiniDucati1:39.0221130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda 1:39.1181221 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:39.1321343 Jack MillerKTM1:39.166145 Johann ZarcoDucati1:39.1831510 Luca MariniDucati1:39.1831693 Marc MárquezHonda1:39.2311725 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:39.2681842 Álex RinsHonda1:39.2981949 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:39.4472033 Brad BinderKTM1:39.4792137 Augusto FernándezKTM1:39.537 OFFICIAL MOTOGP FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto2
Combined Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorP1P2P3140 Arón CanetKalex1:43.3971:42.9261:42.003212 Filip SalačKalex1:43.6441:42.7301:42.089337 Pedro AcostaKalex1:43.0511:42.3911:42.128421 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro1:43.6291:42.9201:42.146554 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro1:43.2751:43.0391:42.17467 Barry BaltusKalex1:43.9701:43.2931:42.200718 Manuel GonzálezKalex1:43.2251:42.8251:42.376896 Jake DixonKalex1:43.0461:42.4891:42.438922 Sam LowesKalex1:43.3291:42.7621:42.4511013 Celestino ViettiKalex1:43.3601:42.8201:42.5101164 Bo BendsneyderKalex1:43.7711:42.9791:42.5671211 Sergio GarcíaKalex1:44.2111:44.2431:42.6011335 Somkiat ChantraKalex1:43.7261:43.4041:42.6131475 Albert ArenasKalex1:44.3811:43.4961:42.6541516 Joe RobertsKalex1:44.9061:43.3931:42.6581614 Tony ArbolinoKalex 1:43.233 1:42.760 1:42.7851715 Darryn BinderKalex1:44.6191:43.4661:42.8891852 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:43.7191:43.4461:42.9071972 Borja GómezKalex1:44.3501:43.7021:42.947207 Dennis FoggiaKalex1:45.5561:43.9021:43.0242184 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:44.5381:44.2671:43.183224 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:44.8851:43.5281:43.3152342 Marcos RamírezForward1:44.7661:43.9931:43.5412419 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:45.1081:44.2721:43.5912533 Rory SkinnerKalex1:44.6431:44.3291:43.828263 Lukas TulovicKalex1:45.3111:44.467 NC275 Kohta NozaneKalex1:45.4251:45.0081:44.5172881 Jordi TorresKalex1:47.8471:45.4761:44.7422998 David SanchisForward1:46.089 1:45.21117 Álex EscrigForward NC Source : OFFICIAL MOTO2 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Moto3
Combined Practice 1-2-3 The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2. Fastest session lap BikerConstructorP1P2P3148 Iván OrtoláKTM1:49.1031:47.705 1:46.971299 José Antonio RuedaKTM1:48.7471:48.3331:47.070344 David MuñozKTM1:49.8201:47.5101:47.072410 Diogo MoreiraKTM1:48.0061:47.4701:47.136596 Daniel HolgadoKTM1:48.3051:47.3201:47.169611 Kaito TobaHonda1:49.9291:47.7481:47.216771 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna1:49.0091:47.6651:47.24485 Jaume MasiàHonda1:49.3401:48.1881:47.25396 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas1:48.9371:48.7561:47.3381080 David AlonsoGas Gas1:48.4001:48.6401:47.3791182 Stefano NepaKTM1:48.8971:48.1161:47.4341266 Joel KelsoCFMoto1:48.8011:47.8721:47.4361338 David SalvadorKTM1:48.9401:48.7001:47.4521453 Deniz ÖncüKTM1:48.5841:48.3001:47.5421543 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto1:48.5911:48.1881:47.5591624 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda1:48.9411:48.2451:47.7101754 Riccardo RossiHonda1:48.8991:47.9461:47.7261819 Scott OgdenHonda1:49.1361:48.1121:47.8061918 Matteo BertelleHonda1:49.2231:49.1381:48.040207 Filippo FarioliKTM1:49.3901:49.1771:48.1822195 Collin VeijerHusqvarna1:48.9911:49.1281:48.2292264 Mario AjiHonda1:49.1041:48.4611:48.3722355 Romano FenatiHonda1:48.9991:48.9391:48.6092463 Syarifuddin AzmanKTM1:49.6481:49.1681:48.6212572 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:51.0071:48.6681:48.9122670 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:50.6051:49.2011:48.7572722 Ana CarrascoHonda1:49.0901:50.0361:48.9362820 Lorenzo FellonKTM1:50.8201:49.6621:49.471 Source : OFFICIAL MOTO3 COMBINED PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Qualifying
MotoGP Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2193 Marc MárquezHonda 1:37.675 1:37.2261 121 Francesco BagnaiaDucati Qualified in Q21:37.2902389 Jorge MartínDucati Qualified in Q21:37.4543488 Miguel OliveiraAprilia 1:37.8491:37.5214 2543 Jack MillerKTM Qualified in Q21:37.5495623 Enea BastianiniDucati Qualified in Q21:37.5846712 Maverick ViñalesAprilia Qualified in Q21:37.5987 3872 Marco BezzecchiDucati Qualified in Q21:37.6168910 Luca MariniDucati Qualified in Q21:37.6229105 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:37.88010 41120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:37.920111241 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Qualified in Q21:38.136121373 Álex MárquezDucati1:37.970N/A1351436 Joan MirHonda1:38.064N/A141533 Brad BinderKTM1:38.105N/A151642 Álex RinsHonda1:38.133N/A1661721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:38.335N/A171830 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:38.439N/A181937 Augusto FernándezKTM1:38.464N/A1972025 Raúl FernándezAprilia1:38.492N/A202149 Fabio Di GiannantonioDucati1:38.778N/A21 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto2
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2112 Filip SalačKalex Qualified in Q2 1:42.3231 1240 Arón CanetKalex Qualified in Q21:42.3812337 Pedro AcostaKalex Qualified in Q21:42.6073413 Celestino ViettiKalex Qualified in Q21:42.6614 2518 Manuel GonzálezKalex Qualified in Q21:42.7285652 Jeremy AlcobaKalex1:43.3741:42.8666775 Albert ArenasKalex Qualified in Q21:42.8677 3814 Tony ArbolinoKalex 1:42.9651:42.8978922 Sam LowesKalex Qualified in Q21:34.77391064 Bo BendsneyderKalex Qualified in Q21:42.94810 41115 Darryn BinderKalex1:43.3861:43.041111296 Jake DixonKalex Qualified in Q21:43.062121335 Somkiat ChantraKalex Qualified in Q21:43.1201351421 Alonso LópezBoscoscuro Qualified in Q21:43.14414157 Barry BaltusKalex Qualified in Q2 1:43.271151654 Fermín AldeguerBoscoscuro Qualified in Q2 1:43.3331661711 Sergio GarcíaKalex Qualified in Q2 1:43.374171884 Zonta van den GoorberghKalex1:43.084 1:44.94118 1916 Joe RobertsKalex1:43.462N/A1972072 Borja GómezKalex1:43.540N/A202119 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex1:43.672N/A212242 Marcos RamírezForward1:43.672N/A2282371 Dennis FoggiaKalex1:43.906N/A23244 Sean Dylan KellyKalex1:43.921N/A242533 Rory SkinnerKalex1:44.517N/A2592681 Jordi TorresKalex1:45.632N/A262798 David SanchisForward1:45.892N/A27NC5 Kohta NozaneKalexN/A 10 OFFICIAL MOTO2 QUALIFYING RESULTS
Moto3
Fastest session lap BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2171 Ayumu SasakiHusqvarna Qualified in Q2 1:46.7981 1299 José Antonio RuedaKTM Qualified in Q21:47.1722366 Joel KelsoCFMoto Qualified in Q21:47.2483496 Daniel HolgadoKTM Qualified in Q21:47.4124 2548 Iván OrtoláKTM Qualified in Q21:47.5145680 David AlonsoGas Gas Qualified in Q21:47.5196743 Xavier ArtigasCFMoto 1:47.6941:47.5317 3853 Deniz ÖncüKTM Qualified in Q21:47.561895 Jaume MasiàHonda Qualified in Q21:47.58091082 Stefano NepaKTM Qualified in Q21:47.58910 41127 Kaito TobaHonda Qualified in Q21:47.606111254 Riccardo RossiHonda1:48.0921:47,606121344 David MuñozKTM Qualified in Q21:47.6281351495 Collin VeijerHusqvarna1:47.9131:47.854141524 Tatsuki SuzukiKTM1:47.8941:47.892151610 Diogo MoreiraKTM Qualified in Q21:48.046166176 Ryusei YamanakaGas Gas Qualified in Q21:48.200171838 David SalvadorKTM Qualified in Q21:48.388181918 Matteo BertelleHonda1:48.206N/A1972019 Scott OgdenHonda1:48.293N/A20217 Filippo FarioliKTM1:48.614N/A212264 Mario AjiHonda1:48.687N/A2282363 Syarifuddin AzmanKTM1:48.729N/A232470 Joshua WhatleyHonda1:48.731N/A242555 Romano FenatiHonda1:48.834N/A2592672 Taiyo FurusatoHonda1:49.271N/A262722 Ana CarrascoKTM1:49.379N/A272820 Lorenzo FellonKTM1:50.055N/A28 10 OFFICIAL MOTO3 QUALIFYING RESULTS
MotoGP Sprint The MotoGP Sprint was held on 25 March. Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points11 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati12 19:52.862212289 Jorge Martín Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 +0.30739393 Marc Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda12 +1.51717443 Jack Miller Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12 +1.60356512 Maverick Viñales Aprilia RacingAprilia12 +1.85475641 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia RacingAprilia12 +2.106124788 Miguel Oliveira CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia12 +2.9404 385 Johann Zarco Prima Pramac RacingDucati12 +5.595102973 Álex Márquez Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati12 +5.7111311020 Fabio Quartararo Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +5.92411 1125 Raúl Fernández CryptoData RNF MotoGP TeamAprilia12 +8.16020 1233 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12 +8.38415 1342 Álex Rins LCR Honda Castrol Honda12 +11.28816 1421 Franco Morbidelli Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha12 +17.13817 1530 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda12 +18.12818 1649 Fabio Di Giannantonio Gresini Racing MotoGPDucati12 +21.23521 Ret72 Marco Bezzecchi Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati2 Accident8 Ret23 Enea Bastianini Ducati Lenovo TeamDucati1 Collision6Ret10 Luca Marini Mooney VR46 Racing TeamDucati1 Collision9Ret36 Joan Mir Repsol Honda TeamHonda0 Accident14Ret37 Augusto Fernández GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM0 Accident19DNS44 Pol Espargaró GasGas Factory Racing Tech3KTM Did not startFastest sprint lap: Jack Miller (KTM) – 1:38.539 (lap 3) OFFICIAL MOTOGP SPRINT REPORT