Maverick Vinales follows up Qatar form with top non-Ducati finish, after Fabio Quartararo's ex😼it, in the Jerez Sprint...

Maverick Vinales: "This is the way of progress"

Marc Marquez says the Sprint "was not easy, especially with thꦛis warm temperature🀅 that changed  a lot the feeling.

"I str♍uggled a bit at the end but I was controlling."

Says𓄧 he "hates the Sprint race" because he has to control his emotions ahead of Sunday, even if he's "super-happy" after winning.

Alex Marquez says the "key of the race" was passing Bagnaia at the start. Is hoping to make a step tomorrow, and feels he'🐟s "in delay" with his work oꦆn the bike after his two crashes yesterday in practice.

B♎agnaia says he "needs to impro🀅ve, both [Marquez] brothers are doing a better job in the Sprints." 

Five times out of five he'༺s been beaten by both Marquezes in th🍷e Sprint this year.

It's victory for Marc Marquez in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint, a fifth win from five Spriꦰnts this year.

Alex Marquez takes second, and Bagnaia takes third, just about holding on from Morbidellli by 0.🌼453s over the line.

Aldeguer fifth, and Di G♑iannantonio complet🐓es an all-Ducati top-six.

Vinales tဣhe first non-Ducati in seventh, ahead of Bezzecchi, Mir, and Acosta who completes the top 10.

🐷1.1 ღfor Marc Marquez with one to go. 1.4 back to Bagnaia, who is almost in the 1:38s but with 0.9s back to Morbidelli.

Gap down to 1.0 between the leaders with two to go now. 1.4s then back to B🥀agnaia.

37.3 for the front two that time, 1.4 between t🌃hem, 37.5 for Bagnaia and Morbidelli.

3 to go, hard to see much changing.

1.4 seconds now for the leading Marquez, the trailing sibling managing a gap of around a second to Bagnaia. Does seem like a race 🦋determined by the wake of the bike ahead.

Morbidelli has a track limit warning.

Thi♓ngs really spreading out at the fro𓆏nt now. Marc 1.2s clear of Alex, who has almost a second back to Bagnaia now. Bagnaia then has a second back to Morbidelli.

A crash fo♚r Johann𝄹 Zarco at turn two has ended his Sprint early. He seems fine.

Alex Marquez gets th♋e gap back under a𒀰 second to his brother, and he's got 0.6 back to Bagnaia now.

Jack Miller h♏as crashed o𒐪ut seemingly at turn six - not a great corner for Yamaha this afternoon.

Mಌarc Marquez noღw leading by over a second, he was the only rider in the 1:36s on that lap. A 37.3 from Alex Marquez means Bagnaia is now within half-a-second.

Bagnaia a tenth faster than Alex Marquez that time, the Spaniard now almos🌟tꦿ a second behind his brother with nine to go.

All the Ducatis in the 🍸top-six now. Marquezes leading from Bagnaia, Morbidelli fourth, then Aldeguer and ꦕDi Giannantonio.

A bit of Ducati power and Marquez levels Quartararo on t👍he run to turn six. The 🍌Yamaha rider loses the front on the brakes, and he's out. Marquez now leads Alex Marquez and Bagnaia, Morbidelli up to fourth.

Qua🧸rtararo and Marquez already escaping a little at the end of the first lap, Bagnaia already 1.2s off the lead in P4.

Aldeguer with a tough move on Morbidelli at turn eight for fifth. Mꦕorbidelli responds at turn nine.

We're unde𒈔rway in Jerez with the MotoGP Sprint and it's Quartararo who gets the holeshot from the Marquezes, Bagnaia fourth.

The gr♎id has been cleared and the riders are off on their warm-up lap a🐻head of the MotoGP Sprint.