Pramac Yamaha “would love” to offer Miguel Oliveira a “consequence he’ll keep in mind perpetually” on his dwelling MotoGP farewell at Portimao this weekend.
Portimao is the primary of two remaining rounds earlier than Oliveira swaps locations with BMW’s reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu for 2026.
Oliveira made his grand prix debut in 2011 within the now-defunct 125cc class and has gone on to win 17 grands prix throughout Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP.
That features a dominant victory for Tech3 in Portimao’s inaugural premier-class race in 2020.
On the different excessive, Oliveira was injured in a collision brought on by Marc Marquez whereas working on the entrance early within the 2023 spherical.
Final yr introduced an eighth-place end for Trackhouse Aprilia and Oliveira returns with a better of ninth on the M1, throughout one other injury-interrupted season.
“I can‘t wait to get began”
“I‘m very emotional, as a result of Portimao is a very particular circuit for me, and racing at dwelling all the time offers me that additional motivation to carry out effectively,” Oliveira mentioned.
“Understanding that this may be my final MotoGP race in entrance of my followers makes the weekend much more particular.
“I need to do effectively, take pleasure in it, and ensure the workforce and all of the followers take pleasure in it too. I can‘t wait to get began.”
Oliveira’s team-mate Jack Miller loved his greatest weekend of the season in entrance of his dwelling MotoGP followers at Phillip Island final month, claiming a entrance row begin and fourth place within the Dash.
“A consequence he‘ll keep in mind perpetually”
Pramac workforce director Gino Borsoi hopes Oliveira can obtain “a consequence he‘ll keep in mind perpetually.”
“It‘s a monitor the place he has already received, and his current performances with Yamaha, I‘m assured he can have a robust weekend – one which each he and his crew deserve,” Borsoi mentioned.
“I‘d love to offer him a consequence he‘ll keep in mind perpetually.”
Oliveira, who hopes to mix his 2026 WorldSBK duties with an Aprilia MotoGP testing function, will return to Portimao subsequent March for spherical two of the Superbike season.
