The first leg during the year 2021 took us on the thrilling roller coaster ride to Portimao. Marc Marquez's return in the Portuguese Grand Pix was the emotional scene. The two races happened at the Losail International Circuit. MotoGP started its international tour at the Autodromo Internacional does Algarvee, the rollercoaster ride. The home hero known as Miguel Oliveira dominated its proceedings at the Portimao in 2020. Then, he came back with a different script for the year 2021for the Red Bull KTM Racing.
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Quartararo won the Doha GP and came back confident in Portuguese GP. Quartararo took pole position when the Frenchman and his YZR-M1 sang from the same song sheet. After falling behind from the start, El Diablo skillfully navigated his way through the pack – just like he did in Doha – to earn a comfortable victory. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) crashed out of second place, while Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) rose from 11th on the grid to finish second following a canceled lap in Q2. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar), the 2020 World Champion, took his first podium of the season, while Quartararo's second win in a row gave him a 15-point lead in the championship race.
The comeback to the action of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) remembered at the Portuguese GP. The eight-time World Champion was back on track after 265 days on the sidelines by finishing at 7th place. It is safe while saying that at the emotions flowing during his return, the number 93 took a chequered flag during the Sunday afternoon.