Looking to become the 🃏first-ever MotoGP rider to win a grand prix with three different brands, polesitter Maverick Vinales launched away from pole but was pushed off circuit by Francesco Bagnaia, which resulted in the sprint winner dropping to 11th.

Pedro Acosta instead took the lead ahead of Jorge Martin and Jack Miller, 🔴who made a stunningꦜ first lap after starting 11th.

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There was contact on lap two between Ma☂rc Marquez and Miller which allowed Bagnaia to claim third.

Martin began his char𒁏ge for the lead on the same lap but with every move that came from Martin, Acosta was equal to it.

After seeing Martin take t👍he lead, Marquez fourth hard to latch on the Pramac rider’s heels, passing Bagnaia and Acosta in quick succession.

Further back, Vinales’ recovery ride was continuing as he got through 🐻on Alex Marquez for seventh [lap four of 20].

There wa🔯s more contact for Marquez on lap five as he came from a long way back to try and take the lead away from Martin at the final corner.

But the eight-time world champion failed in his attempts as he cl𒀰ipped the rear of Ma🐎rtin.

Lap seven saw even mꦓore hard racing as Acosta produced a stunning ove🍎rtake on Bagnaia at turn one.

The world champion was then demoted ♏to fourth as Marc Marquez sw🍌iftly made his way through for P3.

Lap eight was a dreadful one for three riders as Johann Zarco reti🎐red, while Takaaki Nakagami and Franco Morbidelli both crashed.

After losing six tenths to Acosta and Marquez on lap nine, Martin was overtaken by both Acosta and Marquez, before the latter took the lead of the first f💖or the first time𝔍.

But Marquez’ time at the fr𒅌ont was short lived as he craꦑshed moments later at turn 11.

Acosta regained the lead as a result but the charge fr🧸om behind was coming as Vinales got through on Martin ꦡfor second.

Completing hiꦡs stunning comeback, Vinales took🎃 the lead of the race for the first time at turn 11 [lap 13].

After losing time in baꦜck-to-back laps against Acosta, Vinales responded on the penultimate lap as he went quicker than the rookie by over half a second.