2021 Portimao MotoGP, Portugal - Saturday Practice & Qualifying LIVE!
After a pair of back🌠-to-back season-openers in Qatar, won by Ya💜maha riders Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP has arrived back in Europe for this weekend's Portimao event.
The big news is that eight-time world champion Marc Marquez is making his return toౠ MotoGP action, for the first time since last July, and was already a competitive sixth fastest in Friꦺday practice...
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Marquez has been sidelined due to complications from a broken right arm, requiring a total of three operations, meaning he als💙o he missed last November's inaugural Portimao round, dominated by home star Miguel Oliveira (KTM).
Oliveira is one of five riders to have become MotoGP race winners since Marquez's initial Jerez accident,♊ including Suzuki's reigning world champion Joan Mir, but how will the rising stars measure-up against a recovering Marquez?
The Saturday action continues with free practice sessions at 9:55 and 13:10, then qualifying from 14:10 lo❀ca✅l time.
Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 28 March | Qatar (Evening race) | Losail |
2 | 4 April | Doha (Evening race) | Losail |
3 | 18 April | Portugal | Portimao |
4 | 2 May | Spain | Jerez |
5 | 16 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 30 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 6 June | Catalunya | Barcelona |
8 | 20 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 27 June | Netherlands | Assen |
10 | 11 July | Finland (Subject to homologation) | KymiRing |
11 | 15 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
12 | 29 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
13 | 12 September | Aragon | Aragon |
14 | 19 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano |
15 | 3 October | Japan | Motegi |
16 | 10 October | Thailand | Buriram |
17 | 24 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
18 | 31 October | Malaysia | Sepang |
19 | 14 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo |
| Postponed Grands Prix: | |||
| Argentina | Termas | ||
| Americas | COTA | ||
| Reserve Grand Prix Venues: | |||
| 2021 Pre-season Tests: | |||
| 5 March | Qatar Shakedown Test | Losail | |
| 6-7 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
| 10-12 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
Peter has been♏ in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.