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British MotoGP at Silverstone: Sprint race LIVE UPDATES!

Live updates from the British MotoGP sprint race.

Jorge 🍸Martin topped both Friday practice sessions as he looks to bounce back after Sachsenring.

But Ducati might not have it all their own way as Aprilia were꧟ consistent challengers, with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales showing speed. 

Marc Marquez squeezed directly into Q2, however, it was a diffic♓ult Friday for the eight-time world champion.

FP2 is up first at 10:10am UK time, before qualifying follow straight after. The spri🌟nt race is at 15:꧋00pm UK time. 

15:23
Bastianini takes his first sprint win

Bastianini winsﷺ the British MotoGP sprint ahead of Martin and Espargaro.

15:19
Marquez is down as well

More drama as Marc Marquez has gone down at turn 16. A huge mistake from the eight-time w😼orld champion as he was aloneꦑ. 

15:17
4 Laps to go

Bastianini has finally made his move on Martin and he leads the s🔯print at Silverstone. 

15:14

Bastianini attempts ✃to take the lead but⛄ Martin snaps straight back. 

15:12
Bagnaia is down!

Bagnaia has crashed out of the sprint at turn four. Drama in the sprint at Silverstone.&n♑bsp;

15:07
Lap 3 of 10

It's Martin who leads from 💜Bastianini, Espargaro, Bagnaia a♛nd Marquez. 

15:07
Lap 2 of 10

Big contact between Binder and Acosta and Ma🅷rquez takes advantage. 

15:04

It's Jorge Martin who leads from fourth on the grဣid. Bagnaia is down to fourth. 

15:03
The sprint race is go

And it's lights out for the sprint ꦆrace at Silverstone.

15:00
Formation lap is underway

The formation lap is underway at Silverstone.

14:55

Bi꧟g change for Marc Marquez 🔯- he's moved from the soft front to the hard front option. 

14:51

The bike that can make it work better than anyone oඣther brand, Aprilia's riders are electing for the ꦺhard front, whereas Ducati have some on the medium and some on the soft. 

14:49

💧🌼It looks like most of the grid will be using a soft rear, including Martin. 

14:44

Aleix Espargaro starts from pole ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Basti𝕴anini. 

14:29

Good afternoon and welcome back to Silverstone. Up next at ﷽1🔴5:00pm UK time is the 10-lap sprint race. 

11:32
Espargaro on pole

Espargaro has taken pole while team-mate Vinales was the reason for the yellow flags afteౠr crashing at turn two.

It's Espargaro a💧head of Bagnaia, Bastianini, Martin, Alex Marquez and Brad Binder. 

11:30

Aleix Espargaro smashes Bagꦡnaia's pole time and moves into top spot as yellow flags come outඣ in sector one. 

11:29

Mistake froꦦm Bagnaia at the beginning of his latest lap while Marc Marquez has been held♏ up by Fabio Di Giannantonio.

11:22

Bagnaia fire👍s in a new lap record tไo take provisional pole ahead of Bastianini and Martin. What an opening time attack run.

11:20

Bagnaia smashes into the 1m 57s barrier but Bastianini goes even quicker to take 🐲top spot. 

11:15
Shootout for pole is underway

The battle forও pole position at Silve🔥rstone is underway.

11:06

Alex Marquez goes top right at the ꦬend of the session. It's Marquez and Acosta who advance.