Maverick Vinales follows up Qatar form with top non-Ducati finish, after Fabio Quartararo's e🧸xit, in the Jerez Sprint...

Maverick Vinales: "This is the way of progress"

Marc Marquez says the Sprint "was not easy𝔍, especially with this warm temperature that changed  a lot the feeling.

"I struggled a bit a𓃲t the end but I was controllin✅g."

Says he "hates the Sprint race" bec🧸ause he has to control his emotions ahead of Sunday, even if he's "super-ha🍌ppy" after winning.

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

Bagnaia says he "needs to improve, both [M🐼arqu𝐆ez] brothers are doing a better job in the Sprints." 

Five times out of five he's been📖 beaten by both Marquezes in the Sprint this year.

It's victory for M🔴arc Marquez in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint, a fifth win from five Sprints this year.

Alex Marque🌜z takes second, and Bagnaia takes third, just about holding on from Morbidellli by 0.453s over the line.

Aldeguer fifth, and Di Giannantonio completes an all-Ducati top🍌-s♊ix.

Vinales the first non-Ducati in seventh, ahead of Bezzec🌞chi, Mir, and Acosta who completes the top 10.

1.1༒ for Marc Marquez with one to go. 1.4 back to Bagnaiaও, who is almost in the 1:38s but with 0.9s back to Morbidelli.

Gap down to💃 1.0 between the leaders withꦏ two to go now. 1.4s then back to Bagnaia.

37.3 for the front two t🃏hat time, 1.4 between them, 37.5 for Bagnaia and Morbidelli.

3 to go, hard to see much changing.

1.4 seconds now for the leading Marqu♊ez, the trailing sibling managing a gap of around a second to Bagnaia. Do🧸es seem like a race determined by the wake of the bike ahead.

Morbidelli has a track limit warning.

Things really spreading out at the🐟 front 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 for Johan🌌n Zarco at turn two has ended his Sprint early. He seemಌs fine.

Alex Marquez gets the gap back🍃 under a second to his brother, and he's got 0.6 back to Bagnaia now.

Jack Miller has crashed out seemingly at turn six - noꦉt a great corner for Yamaha this afternoo♛n.

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

Bagnaia a tenth🌺 faster than Ale🥀x Marquez that time, the Spaniard now almost a second behind his brother with nine to go.

All the Ducatis in the 💎top-six now. Marquezes ﷺleading from Bagnaia, Morbidelli fourth, then Aldeguer and Di Giannantonio.

A bit of Ducati power and Marquez levels Quartararo on the run to turn six. The Yamaha rider loses the front on the brakes, and he's out. Marquez now leads Alex Marquez and B🔜agnaia, Morbidelli up to fourth.

Quartararo and Marquez already escaping a little at the end of the first lap, Bagnaia already 1.2s off th🍰e lead in P4.

Aldeguer with a tough move on Morbidelli at turn eight for fifth. Morbidel꧋li responds at turn nine.

We're underway in Jerez with t✤he MotoGP Sprint and it's Quartararo who gets the holeshot from the Marquezes, Bagnaia fourth.

The grid has been cleared and the riders are off on t♊heir warm-up lap ahead of the MotoGP Sprint.