Making a lightning start to FP1, Maverick Vinales led an Aprilia 1-2 ahead of🅺 Aleix Espargaro as just +0.001s separated the two Spaniards.

A further seven ten🍨ths back was their closest challenger in Brad Binder. 

Espargaro then beca🥀me the first rider to break under the 2m barrier, before series leader Francesco Bagnaia jumped into second place. 

On course🌟 for a big improvement, Marc Marquez lost time when he was ca𓃲ught up behind Pedro Acosta.

The Gresini rider still found time on his overall 🌊best time, moving up to eighth spot as 🔜a result. 

Lap times remain unchanged before Jorge Martin went second fastest - +0.030s behind Espargar♓o. 

On his next lap around Martin went fastest as Marquez also improved but could not move up ౠthe order in terms of positi꧟on. 

𝓀With ༺Martin in front of him, Marquez ramped up his speed as he closed in on the Pramac rider.

Marquez then went fifth fastꦆest behind Martin, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Vinales. 

Pedro Acosta crashed at turn six in the🔥 closing stages. The KTM rider got his braking all wrong before slowly coming off as he made contact with the air ℱfence.

Marquez then joine🐲d Acosta in crashing as the #93 went down at turn 15. Marquez immediately got baꦗck to his feet. 

While Marquez crashed whilst running behind Martin, thꦏe latter improved his time before setting another fastest time of his next ꦺlap around. 

Vinales closed to within a tenth late o𝐆n, with Espargaro three tenths down on Martin in thi🐽rd.