Overview
- Marco Bezzecchi took pole with a 1:37.556 and then led Sunday warm-up by 0.544s on a medium rear, with riders set to race the hard front and medium rear.
- Alex Márquez won the Sprint from the second row and said front-end stopping issues made late defense difficult, which his team aims to correct for the Grand Prix.
- Pedro Acosta starts from P2, missed the Sprint win by 0.1s, and cited a disadvantage in Portimão’s final corner; he was second fastest in warm-up.
- Marc Márquez and Alex Márquez are locked in as champion and runner-up, while Bezzecchi widened his advantage over Francesco Bagnaia for third after finishing Sprint P3.
- Raul Fernández withdrew with a shoulder injury, and WorldSBK star Nicolo Bulega is debuting for Ducati in place of the injured Marc Márquez for Portimão and Valencia.