The Sprint race of the Portuguese MotoGP Grand Prix has come to an end, with Miguel Oliveira finishing in 12th place. He gained three positions from the starting grid, but couldn’t push much further. He was the worst of the four Aprilias: Maverick Viñales was the winner, Aleix Espargaró finished eighth, and Oliveira’s teammate, Raúl Fernández, finished tenth.
The start of the race didn’t pose major problems for the rider from Almada. However, he lost two positions and ended the first lap in 16th, even further from scoring points. By the end of the second lap, he climbed to 15th, before reaching 14th thanks to Álex Rins’ (Monster Energy Yamaha) crash.
Despite having a pace not too far from the riders ahead of him, Oliveira couldn’t overtake. On the fourth lap, he climbed again in the standings thanks to two crashes: Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM).
En la segunda mitad de la carrera, “Falcón” fue perdiendo gradualmente contacto con el piloto que perseguía, Marco Bezzecchi (Pertamina Enduro VR46/Ducati). Detrás de él, Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) también estaba demasiado lejos para intentar siquiera un ataque. Así, Oliveira se quedó en el 12.º lugar, a tres posiciones de los puestos que otorgan puntos.
Neumático duro delante y neumático blando detrás
Vuelta 1: 15.º –> 16.º
Vuelta 2: 16.º –> 15.º
Vuelta 3: 15.º –> 14.º
Vuelta 4: 14.º –> 12.º
Vuelta 5: 12.º
Vuelta 6: 12.º
Vuelta 7: 12.º
Vuelta 8: 12.º
Vuelta 9: 12.º
Vuelta 10: 12.º
Vuelta 11: 12.º
Vuelta 12: 12.º (fin de la carrera)
