A winner in 2019 and looking to repeat it in the Sprint, Alex Rinsꦉ made a brilliant start as he challenged Bagnaia for the lead into turn on💎e.

But as Rins dived down the inside, the LCR Honda rider instead ran wide wh𝓀ich gifted the lead back to the world champion.

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Rins regained the lead a few corners later before Bagnaia used the i⛄ncredible straight line speed of his Ducati to blast past Rins on the a𓆉pproach to turn 12. 

In desperate need of points after a slow start to the season, Fabio Qu🥃a𒉰rtararo was a rider on the charge as he moved up from seventh to fourth.

However, the same could n♋ot be said for Maverick Vinales and Luca Marini, as both riders lost huge amounꦉts of positions.

Vinales꧟ dropped from eighth to 19th on the opening lap, while Marini was also outside the top ten despite starting third.&nbs🌜p;

As Rins at🦹tempted to stay close on the back-straight, a mistake under braking soon followed which allowed Espargaro 𝓡to gain second before contact was made a corner later with Quartararo. 

Slowly stretching his lead out front, Bagnaia managed to extend his lead to a full second at the end of lap four as Rins closed back in𝔍 on Espargaro.

Behind the podium trio, Quartararღo was heading backwards as Martin and Marquez both got through on the Yamaha rider.

Things then w🧜ent from bad to worse as Quartararo made aꦉ big mistake at turn one and crashed out of the Sprint. 

As the Sprint hitꦗ mid-race distance, the most enthralling battle was the  one taking place for second as Rins was swa⛎rming all over Espargaro. After an attempt at turn 11, Rins made the move stick on lap six at turn seven. 

Push꧙ing on to try and pass Martin for fourth, Marquez instead became the latest turn 12 victim as he lost the front-end. 

Out front, Bagnaia was as consistent as ever as he controlled the race and won by 2.5 second from Rins🔥.

There was a late attack from Espargaro on Martinඣ for third, but the factory Aprilia rider ran wide with his 🎀only overtake at turn 19.