2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Qualifying Results
Practice and Qualifying results from the 2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix at Portimao.
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Qualifying
| 2023 Portuguese Moto2 Grand Prix, Portimao - Qualifying Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.323s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.381s |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.607s |
| 4 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 42.661s |
| 5 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.728s |
| 6 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.866s |
| 7 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.867s |
| 8 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.897s |
| 9 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.942s |
| 10 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.948s |
| 11 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.041s |
| 12 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.062s |
| 13 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.120s |
| 14 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.144s |
| 15 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.271s |
| 16 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.333s |
| 17 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.374s |
| 18 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.941s |
| 19 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.462s |
| 20 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.540s |
| 21 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.672s |
| 22 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 43.672s |
| 23 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.906s |
| 24 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.921s |
| 25 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.517s |
| 26 | Jordi Torres | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.632s |
| 27 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 45.892s |
| 28 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | No Time |
Practice 3
The top 14 riders after Practice 3 (combined times) receive direct access to the second and final part of qualifying...
| 2023 Moto2 Portimao - Practice (3) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.003s |
| 2 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.089s |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.128s |
| 4 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.146s |
| 5 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.174s |
| 6 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 42.200s |
| 7 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.376s |
| 8 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.438s |
| 9 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.451s |
| 10 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 42.510s |
| 11 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.567s |
| 12 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.601s |
| 13 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 42.613s |
| 14 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.654s |
| 15 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.658s |
| 16 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.785s |
| 17 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 42.889s |
| 18 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.907s |
| 19 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 42.947s |
| 20 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.024s |
| 21 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.183s |
| 22 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.315s |
| 23 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 43.541s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.591s |
| 25 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.828s |
| 26 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.517s |
| 27 | Jordi Torres | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.742s |
| 28 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 45.211s |
Practice 2
Pedro Acosta gets the better of morning leader Jake Dixon to head the Moto2 timesheets on Friday at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix.
Reigning title runner-up Ai Ogura is absent this weekend due to a hand injury during a motocross training accident.
| 2023 Moto2 Portimao - Practice (2) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.391s |
| 2 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.489s |
| 3 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.730s |
| 4 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.760s |
| 5 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 42.762s |
| 6 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 42.820s |
| 7 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.825s |
| 8 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 42.920s |
| 9 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.926s |
| 10 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.039s |
| 11 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.093s |
| 12 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.193s |
| 13 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.293s |
| 14 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.404s |
| 15 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.446s |
| 16 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.466s |
| 17 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 43.496s |
| 18 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.528s |
| 19 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.702s |
| 20 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.902s |
| 21 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 43.993s |
| 22 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.243s |
| 23 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.267s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.272s |
| 25 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.329s |
| 26 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.467s |
| 27 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.008s |
| 28 | Jordi Torres | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.476s |
| 29 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 46.089s |
Practice 1
Jake Dixon starts the 2023 season on top of the timesheets, despite a crash at Turn 5.
Light rain then sent riders back to the pits, with some riders returning to the track for the closing minutes, but Dixon's earlier time remained unbeaten.
| 2023 Moto2 Portimao - Practice (1) Results | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Jake Dixon | GBR | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.046s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 43.051s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.225s |
| 4 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.233s |
| 5 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.275s |
| 6 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.329s |
| 7 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.360s |
| 8 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.397s |
| 9 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.629s |
| 10 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.644s |
| 11 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.719s |
| 12 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.726s |
| 13 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.771s |
| 14 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.970s |
| 15 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.211s |
| 16 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.350s |
| 17 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 44.381s |
| 18 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.538s |
| 19 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.619s |
| 20 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.643s |
| 21 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 44.766s |
| 22 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.885s |
| 23 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.906s |
| 24 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.108s |
| 25 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 45.331s |
| 26 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.425s |
| 27 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.556s |
| 28 | Jordi Torres | SPA | Inde GASGAS Aspar M2 | (Kalex) | 1m 47.847s |
| 29 | Alex Escrig | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | No Time |
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