MotoGp, Enea Bastianini smiles on Friday in Portimao

Aeneas Bastianini sets the best time on Friday at Portimao

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Pre-qualifying for the Grand Prix of Portugal in the MotoGp class smiles on Enea Bastianini: the rider of the Ducati factory team finished his best lap with a time of 1:38.057, ahead by 118 thousandths Jack Miller (KTM) and 153 thousandths Marc Marquez (Ducati Gresini), the latter slipped in the final bars without any particular consequences.

Fourth position for Jorge Martin (Ducati Pramac), fifth Brad Binder (KTM), sixth Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati VR46), directly to the Q2 on Saturday along with the other riders in the top 10, namely; Maverick Vièales (Aprilia), Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati) and the two Yamaha riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins.

Speaking to the microphones of 'Sky Sport', Bastianini confirmed all his satisfaction with Friday’s result: "You can see the results of the Sepang and Qatar tests – he said -, I arrived ready for the season. I did a good job and a lot of laps, the potential of this bike helps me a lot. I would say I have sewn the bike on me".

After archiving a season full of unfortunate events, with several races missed due to injury and the only consolation of success in Malaysia, Bastianini started 2024 with fifth place in the Qatar Grand Prix, preceded by sixth place in the Sprint Race. The stated goal è to return to the podium.