Enea Bastianini, Spanish MotoGP 26 April
Enea Bastianini, Spanish MotoGP 26 April

Spanish MotoGP at Jerez: Sprint race as it happened

Recap the MotoGP sprint race at Jerez.

14:23
Martin wins

Jorge Martin wins the sprint ahead💦ꦇ of Pedro Acosta and Fabio Quartararo. Dani Pedrosa claims P4. Johann Zarco has crashed out of sixth at the final corner.

14:21
Last lap

Martin looks set to win this from Acosta.

14:19
Lap 10

It's happening again! Maveꦰrick Vinales has gone down♌ at turn five as well. There could be something on the circuit. 

14:18

Marc Marquez then went down at turn nine.

14:18

Alex Marquez began the c🔯rash fest as he lost the front at turn five, a mistake Binder and🌌 Bastianini did immediately.

14:17
Lap 9

Marc Marquez, Alex Marque💎z, Binder and Bastianini have all gone down! This is incredible!

14:14
Lap 6 - Marquez leads!

Big mistake from Martin and Marquez capℱitalises by coming through at turn nine.

14:12
Lap 6

Marc Marquez is continuo🐓usly faster than Martin in sector three. Theꦜ gap is six tenths. 

14:10
Lap 5

Martin leads Marc Marquez by ju💙st over a second. Alex Marquez is third.

14:07
Lap 3

Binder went for a very, very small gap and hit Bagnaia which led to the Ducati ri𒊎de🌌r going down. 

14:07
Bagnaia is down!

Francesco Bagnaia is out after Binder went underneath both Bezzecchi and the re൩igning world 𒐪champion.

14:06
lap 2

Marquez sweeps past Binder at turn nine.

14:05
Lap 2

Jack Miller has crashed at the final corner. The Australian is back underway, Aleix Espargaro has also gone down at turn eigh𝕴t.

14:03

♈Brad Binder leads! What a start from the KTM rider as he leads from Martin♔ and Marquez.

14:02

It's lights out at Jerez for the sprint.

14:00

The formation lap is underway at Jerez!

13:50

We're jusꦍt over ten minutes away from lights out in the MotoGP 🦩sprint.

13:42

The Andalusian circuit is currently dry which means𒉰 today's sprint could be the first dry MotꦯoGP session since Friday.

13:41

The sun is beginning to break through at Jerez.

13:28

Good afternoon and welcome back to the Spanish MotoGP. Coming up in just over 30 minutes is the sprint race, whꦑich Marc Marquez will start from pole. 

10:32

It's Marquez ahead of Bezzecchi, Martin,  Binder, Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez. Bagnaia will start s𒁃eventh. 

10:32
First Ducati pole for Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez ▨will start the Jerez sprint and grand prix from pole position!

10:29

Huge moment again at turn one for Marquez but he🍸 won't care ♏as it happened after going into provisional pole.