Portimao, Nov. 10 -- It was perfection from start to finish from Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing), who led every one of the 25 laps at Portimao for the Portuguese GP. A vital victory saw him move comfortably clear in the race for third overall in the Championship, although he'll need just a few points to secure it next week in Valencia. Behind the Italian on the track, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) resisted a late surge in pace from Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) with the podium being reshuffled from Saturday's Sprint.

Getting an excellent start, Acosta was dynamite off the line but couldn't overcome Bezzecchi, who got the holeshot from pole. Alex Marquez replicated his Sprint start to move up to third, but there w...