Ducati riders and Aprillia riders looked very strong at today's testing at Portamao, Portugal. Tomorrow will be the last test before racing begins next week at Portamao.
Bagnaia on factory Ducati leads Luca Marini on the Mooney Ducati by .2. Alex Marquez on the Gresini Ducati was fourth. Mooney teamate Bezzeci was 7th. Fabio Di Giantonio on the Gresini Ducati was ninth and Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati was 10th. Maverick Vinales on the Aprilia was third. Zarco on the other Pramac Ducati was 13th and Eneo Bastianini was 17th, Note Zarco and Bastianini were either trying new parts out or putting in lots of laps on used tires. This is how Ducati can try out new parts without having to have your best riders do the grunt work. Six out of top 10 were on Ducatis.
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