Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring, Austria 2023
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring, Austria 2023

Live qualifying and sprint race updates from the Austrian MotoGP

Marco Bezzecchi ended Friday practice fastest ahead of Maverick V🌳Inales and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia.

Stay tuned for live updates from final 💞practice, qualifying and the sprint race at the Red Bull Ring. 

14:27

Alex Mar🅷quez was fourth ahead of♕ Miller and Pol Espargaro. 

14:25
Bagnaia claims victory in the sprint

Bagnaia wins the sprint ahead of Binder and Martin although changes could yet take place as we wait to see if the Pramac rider will be p😼unished for the turn one incident. 

14:22
Final lap

Bagnaia holds a 1.8 second le𝓀ad over Binder as they start the final lap🌸. 

14:19

Vinales is producing a brilliant comeback as he moves up to eighth 🌠place following an overtake on Morbidelli. 

14:17

No penalty for Martin regarding the incident involving Marini.&n♔bsp;

14:15
Lap 9

Bagnaia has broken Binder's challen🧜ge and leads by over a second. 

14:13
Penalties could be coming for Martin

Martin is now under investigation for bo﷽th incidents. 

14:12

Wow! Martin💮 has taken down another rider and this time it's Marini.

14:11
Lap 6

B🃏agnaia leads from Binder still, while Marini has passed Miller for third.

14:07
Lap 2 of 14

Crash for Takkaki Nakagami.

14:04

Vina🅠les, Quartararo, Oliveira and Bezzecchi were all involved as Oliveira and Bezzecchi fell as a result. 

14:03

V💙inales gets a dreadful start as Martin cꦗauses a collision into turn one. 

14:02

And it's lights out at the Red Bull Ring. 

14:02

It looks as though Binder has opted for the soft rear tyre - Bagnaia and 🔴Vinales have gone with the medium.

14:00

The formation lap is underway as Bagnaia leads away the fiel🎃d. 

13:51

Bagnaia starts from pole ahead of Vinales and Binder, w🦹ith Miller leading the second row. ༒;

13:42

Good afternoon an🐼d welcome back to sprint race day at the Red Bull Ring. Lights out is just over 15 minutes away. 

10:34
Bagnaia claims pole at the Red Bull Ring.

Bagnaia secures pole ahead of V🌄inales and Binder.

10:32

Bagnaia takes o💟ver at the top. What a lap fr꧅om the world champion. 

10:30

Maverick Vinౠales is off at turn four as he navigates his way through tไhe gravel. Bagnaia splits the KTM's to go third. 

10:29

Vinales finds a time of 1:28.576s to lead Binder and Miller.&n𝔉bsp;

10:23

Vinales is back on top with th🦂e only sub 1m 29s lap of ♌the session so far.