The 2023 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal) was the first round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the

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on 26 March 2023.

Background

Riders' entries

At the Practice session in the MotoGP class, there were two red flags. The first was raised due to a power outage in the race control room. Then, the red flag flew again due to a severe accident that befell GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing rider

Pol Espargaró Pol Espargaró Villà (; born 10 June 1991) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who for 2023 rode in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP class for the newly named GasGas Factory Racing team, a development ...

. Based on information from MotoGP, Pol had an accident at turn 10. The GasGas Tech3 rider was rushed to hospital with back and chest trauma. Meanwhile, Ducati Lenovo rider

Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship. Car ...

was forced to pull over and did not participate in this race. He had to get on the operating table due to a fractured shoulder blade. Bastianini got this problem after an accident in the 2023 Portuguese MotoGP sprint race the day before. He fell after his motorbike was swept by Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider

Luca Marini Luca Marini (born 10 August 1997) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer contracted to race with Honda HRC Castrol during 2024 and 2025. Marini competed for VR46 Racing Team, Mooney VR46 Racing Team in the 2023 M ...

who slipped first. In the Moto2 class, Idemitsu Honda Team Asia rider

Ai Ogura is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes in MotoGP for Trackhouse MotoGP Team. He was recently crowned 2024 Moto2 World Champion with MT Helmets – MSi, being the first Japanese rider to win a world championship in fifteen yea ...

was confirmed to miss the opening Moto2 series in Portugal. That's because Ogura is still recovering from an injury to his left wrist which was operated on a few weeks earlier. Meanwhile,

Izan Guevara Izan Guevara Bonnin (born 28 June 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer who competes for the Pramac Racing, Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship. He is the List of 125 ...

was also forced to miss the opening two races in his Moto2 debut due to a right wrist injury. In the Moto2 Portugal and Argentina series, Izan will be replaced by Jordi Torres. The reigning Moto3 champion crashed badly on the first day of the Moto2 private test at

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. álex Escrig withdrew from this race. He initially attempted to perform in P1, but could not cope with the pain caused by his crash during the Jerez test. Forward Team has appointed David Sanchis as a temporary replacement.

Practice session

MotoGP

Combined Practice 1-2

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Free practice

Moto2

Combined Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Moto3

Combined Practice 1-2-3

The top fourteen riders (written in bold) qualified for Q2.

Qualifying

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

MotoGP Sprint

The MotoGP Sprint was held on 25 March. * Pol Espargaró suffered an injury in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete.

Warm up practice

MotoGP

Álex Márquez Álex Márquez Alentà (born 23 April 1996) is a Grand Prix motorcycle rider from Spain racing for Ducati satellite team BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP. He has competed in MotoGP since the 2020 season, having previously become World Champion in th ...

set the best time 1:38.719 and was the fastest rider at this session ahead of

Fabio Quartararo Fabio Alain Quartararo (; born 20 April 1999), nicknamed El Diablo, is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle rider racing in MotoGP for Yamaha Motor Racing, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Having won the 2021 MotoGP Wor ...

and

Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Alentà (born 17 February 1993) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who races for the Ducati Lenovo Team. He previously raced for the Ducati satellite team Gresini in 2024 and Honda's factory team from his MotoGP deb ...

Race

MotoGP

* Pol Espargaró suffered an injury in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete. * Enea Bastianini suffered an injury in a crash during sprint and was declared unfit to compete.

Moto2

Moto3

* Lorenzo Fellon did not start after an injury sustained on the warm-up lap.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

MotoGP

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Moto2

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Moto3

;Riders' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP race reports motorcycle Grand Prix

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