Perfect Friday for the flying Frenchman as Quartararo is on a roll at Algarve

After claiming P1 in FP1, the flying Frenchman topped FP2 with a 1:39.390 to beat Francesco Bagnaia by 0.132, with Jack Miller making it two Ducati Lenovo Team machines in the top three.

Behind Quartararo and the Ducati Lenovo Team duo, Joan Mir slots into fourth. It was a positive day at the office for the Spaniard and the number 36 heads into Saturday just a couple of tenths down on Quartararo.

Gloves come off on Algarve as MotoGP ready for Round 2 vs rollercoaster

Fifth place Pol Espargaro leads the Honda charge, with Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) moving up from P13 in FP1 to take sixth overall and in FP2, readying for his charge at the title of top Independent Team rider on Sunday…

Alex Marquez enjoyed his Friday on the rollercoaster and took seventh, the Spaniard heading compatriot Aleix Esaprgaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and LCR Honda team-mate Takaaki Nakagami in P8 and P9, respectively. The final provisional place in Q2 goes to Rins as it stands, but the top 15 riders are split by less than a second so far…

Will FP3 see another shuffle? The skies look likely to stay dry so it’s all hands on deck for a time attack on Saturday morning from 9.55 am (2.25pm IST), before qualifying from 2.10pm local time (7.40pm local time).

Indian audience can catch the qualifying and all live action on Eurusport SD/HD channels.

(By a special arrangement with Dorna Sports)

The top 15 riders are split by less than a second so far in Portimao, with home hero Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) struggling down in P19 in front of the Portuguese faithful.

Tune into the ever-important MotoGP FP3 session at 09.55 local time (GMT+0) to see who will be able to book their place in Q2.