Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023

As it happened: Francesco Bagnaia wins the MotoGP Sprint at COTA

Francesco Bagnaia d✱enied Alex Rins pole position with a 🐈new lap record which also included a first-ever sub 2m 2s lap at COTA.

There were various crashes in qualifying as Jack Miller took hi𝓡s tally for the weekend up to five, while Jorge Martin also crasheℱd twice in Q2.

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21:24
Bagnaia shows his class

Bagnaia wins the MotoGP Sprint at COTA from🀅 Rins and Martin who managed to hold off Es♋pargaro on the final lap.

21:21

It's last lap time as 🥃Bagnaia leads by 3 seconds from Rins. 

21:19

Quartararo is still in the race but🃏 is 19th and won't score points. 

21:18

Marquez crashed at the same corner that saw Espar꧟gar😼o run wide and allow Martin through.

21:17
Another big name crahses

Alex Marquez has also gone d🍨own! It's a fall at turn 12.

21:15

Rins is swarming all over the back of Espaꦫrgaro but has so far been unable to come through for P2. 

21:14

Bagnaia is now inching clear ๊as his lead is over 1.3 seconds. 

21:12

DISASTER! Quartararo has crashed out aꦕt turn 1. 

21:11
Lap 4

Quartararo is heading backwards as Martin and now Marquez have com𒆙e through. 

21:09

Bagnaia is n🦩ot getting away as Espargaro is instead closing in. 

21:07
Lap 2

Mistake fro💧m Rins - Aleix Espargaro is n𒁃ow second as Rins ran wide at turn 12

21:05

What straight line speed from the Ducati. Bꦕagnaia gets back through heading into turn 12.

21:04

Rins leads from🐬 Bagnaia. Great fi♔rst two sectors from the Honda rider.

21:03

And it's lights out for the MotoGP Sprint in COT💃A.

21:00

The formation lap is underway.

20:55

Five minutes until lights out!!

20:46

We're getting closer to𓆏 lights out for the MotoGP ♊Sprint race at COTA. Race starts at 21:00 UK time. 

17:39

Bagnaia claims pole ahead of Rins and Marini!

17:33

Late heartbreak for Rins as Bagnaia sets a n𒊎ew all-time lap record with the first-ever sub 2m 2s lap. 

17:30

Rins puts in onto provisional pole.🌱 WHAT A LAP by the Honda rider.

17:29

What a nightmare for 🃏Miller as he's crashed for the fourt🌳h time this weekend.

17:25

In the midst 🍌of Bagnaia and Marquez setting identical lap times, Jorge Martin crashed at turn 11.