Looking to become the first-ever MotoGP rider to win a grand prix with three different brands, polesitter Maverick Vinales launched away from pole but was pushed off circuit by Francesco Bagnaia, which resulted i𒈔n the sprint winner dropping t🌟o 11th.

Pedro Acosta instead took the l൲ead ahead of Jorge Martin and Jack Miller, who made a stunning first lap after starting 11th.

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There was contact on lap two between Marc Marquez and Miller which allo🐭wed Bagnaia to claim third.

Martin began his charge for the lead on the same lap but with every move that came from Mꦡartin, Acosta was equal to it.

After seeing Martin take the lead, Marquez fourth hard to la🌺tch on the Pramac rider’s heels, 𝓰passing Bagnaia and Acosta in quick succession.

Further ba🎃ck, Vinales’ recovery ride was continuing as he got through on Alex Marquez for seventh [lap four of 20].

There was more contact for Marquez on lap five as he cam𝓰e from a long way back to try and take the lead away from Martin ൲at the final corner.

But t🤡he eight-time world champion failed in his attempts as ꦜhe clipped the rear of Martin.

Lap seven saw even more hard racing as Acosta produced a stunning overtakeꩲ on Bagnaia at turn one.

The world champion was then demoted to fourth as Marc Marquez swiftly made his way through⛦ for P3.

Lap eight was a dreadful one for three riders as Johann Zarco retired�🦹�, while Takaaki Nakagami and Franco Morbidelli both crashed.

After losing six tenths to Acosta and Marquez on lap nine,ꩲ Martin was overtakeꦓn by both Acosta and Marquez, before the latter took the lead of the first for the first time.

But Marquez’ time at the ♍front was short lived as he crashed moments later at turn 11.

Acosta regained the lead as a result but theಞ charge from behind was coming as Vinales got through on Martin for second.

Completing his stunnin🤡g comeback, Vinales took the lead of the race for the first time✃ at turn 11 [lap 13].

After losing time in back-to-back laps against Acosta, Vinales responded on the penultimate lap as he went quicker than the𒊎 r♛ookie by over half a second.