PORTIMAO (Portugal), March 24 — Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin won the Portuguese Grand Prix at the Algarve International Circuit today to take the MotoGP championship lead, while 19-year-old rookie Pedro Acosta earned his first premier class podium with a blistering charge after starting seventh.

Acosta finished third behind polesitter Enea Bastianini after Saturday’s sprint winner Maverick Vinales, who was in second place, crashed on the final lap due to what appeared to be a technical problem.