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Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (KTM) was the fastest this morning in the first of the two free practice sessions of the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, which will run until Sunday, at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, in Portimão.
The KTM rider recorded his best lap as early as the final moments of the session of the final World Motorcycle Speed race, running in 1,40,122 minutes, the fastest time ever achieved by a first-class motorcycle on the Algarve circuit.
Oliveira left Spaniard Maverick Viñales (Yamaha) in second place, just 40 thousandths away, and also Spaniard Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) in third place, 114 thousandths.
For this afternoon, the runners have their second free practice session scheduled, starting at 2:00 p.m.
The MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix is the fourteenth and last race of the 2020 World Championship season, which was strongly conditioned by the covid-19 pandemic.
Miguel Oliveira arrives on this last day in 10th place in the drivers’ classification, with 100 points.
This is the racing calendar for tomorrow and Sunday:
Saturday 21
09h55 – Free practice
13h30 – Free practice
14h10 – Qualification 1
2:35 pm – Qualification 2
Sunday 22
10h00 – Warm-up
14h00 – Race
6:30 pm – Awards ceremony
