Portimao, Nov. 8 -- Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) grabbed pole for the Grand Prix of Portugal with a 1:37.556 on Saturday in a relentless MotoGP Q2 that sees Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) earn a first front row start of the season in P2.

Third place went the way of Q1 graduate Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), who once again pulls a rabbit out of the hat in qualifying trim, as per a press release.

-Quartararo and Miller grab Q2 spots

The first reference lap time in the dry but tricky conditions was set by Quartararo, a 1:40.031, but that was soon bettered by El Diablo himself. Three riders found themselves in the 1:39 bracket, those were the Frenchman, second place Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and...