Portimao, Nov. 9 -- 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 on Sunday. A vital victory saw him move comfortably clear in the race for third overall in the Championship, although he will 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, as per a press release.

Getting an excellent start, Acosta was dynamite off the line but could not overcome Bezzecchi, who got the holeshot from pole. Alex Marquez replicated his Sprint s...