P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Saturday practice results from the Valencia MotoGP at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, the 20th and final round of the 2023 world championship.
During the final practice for the Valencia MotoGP season finale, Marco Bezzecchi led the way, while world championship leader Francesco Bagnaia made a remarkable comeback from 15th place on Friday to finish third. Title rival Jorge Martin placed sixth. Fabio Quartararo and Fabio di Giannantonio crashed at Turn 10 due to the cool conditions. Joan Mir, who fell in Friday’s practice, has withdrawn from the rest of the weekend. Bagnaia holds a 21-point advantage going into the title decider, but with Martin’s dominant performance in recent Sprints, the championship may not be decided until the last lap or even after the race due to potential post-race penalties affecting tire pressure. Bagnaia and Martin have both received Official Warnings for low tire pressure, and any further violations will result in time penalties. Several riders, including Marc Marquez, Franco Morbidelli, Johann Zarco, and Pol Espargaro, will bid farewell to their current teams in Valencia. Pedro Acosta, reigning Moto2 champion, will make his MotoGP debut with GASGAS Tech3 at next week’s Valencia test. The Valencia circuit has been resurfaced in preparation for the 2023 event.
