The 2022 MotoGP world champion, Pecco Bagnaia, performed well and led the dominance of Ducati riders on the first day of the 2023 Portimao MotoGP test on Saturday (11/3).
Pecco Bagnaia was a consistent performer at the front, clocking 1min 38.771sec on the first day of the 2023 Portimao MotoGP test in Portugal.
Second was Pecco Bagnaia's VR46 Riders Academy colleague Luca Marini, who was 0.234 seconds behind.
Maverick Vinales was able to move into third place, followed by Alex Marquez who looked very comfortable and happy on the Ducati bike.
Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira also performed very well, finishing fifth and sixth respectively.
The only non-Ducati and non-Aprilia rider in the top 10 was Fabio Quartararo.
El Diablo seemed to have difficulty keeping up with the two Italian bikes even though the Yamaha bike had more power than before.
Aleix Espargaro was unable to make the top 10 due to injury arm pump, and eventually had to settle for P12.
It is said that the injury was caused by downforce The Aprilia RS-GP bike was too big, making it difficult for him to maneuver, which resulted in muscle strain and injury.
Moreover, Noale's team brought in a lot of new components, with some unusual areas fitted with aerodynamic components including tubes. shock Front.
Meanwhile, Marc Marquez still seemed to have problems with the Honda bike, and only managed to occupy 19th position.
The best Honda rider performance was by Alex Rins, who fell just short of making the top 10 fastest riders.
In general, Ducati and Aprilia had the upper hand on the first day of testing in Portugal.
Meanwhile, Yamaha only represented Quartararo in the top 10, while the rest were not far from Honda and KTM riders.
Here's a table of the results of the first day of the 2023 Portimao MotoGP test:
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