After a qualifying day marked by two free practice sessions, in which Miguel Oliveira performed brilliantly and demonstrated clear improvements with his KTM RC16, the rider finished Q1 in third position.
In what is his best qualifier of his debut year in the premier class of MotoGP, the Red Bull KTM Tech3 rookie will start tomorrow from thirteenth, focused on reaching a more prominent position in tomorrow's race.
After the use of an official motorcycle by Miguel Oliveira was announced, the day began in Spielberg with the third free practice, in which Miguel Oliveira was in the twelfth position. The rider lapped his best lap at 1:24.095, ending the session at 0.844 seconds from the fastest time reached by rider Marc Marquez. In the fourth and last practice session, the Portuguese rookie made his best lap in the minute 1: 24.667, finishing in ninth position.
The weather was expected to be rainy, but it turned out to be a sunny qualifying Saturday.
“It was a positive Saturday where our goal was to get out a few lines ahead of what we have been and we have reached it. We had a good running pace FP4 session and now we are going to make a compilation of the best settings we have experienced and we are going into the race tomorrow confident that we can do a good job. My pace is pretty good, we will have an afternoon of analysis, and we are confident and motivated for tomorrow.” Miguel Oliveira
The eleventh MotoGP race of the 2019 season is set to start tomorrow, Sunday, at 1 pm in Portugal.
Qualifying Results:
1. M. Marquez (Honda)
2. F. Quartararo (Yamaha)
3. A. Dovizioso (Ducati)
4. M. Viñales (Yamaha)
5. Fr Bagnaia (Ducati)
13. M. Oliveira (KTM)
