Already setti𒈔ng blistering sectors on his first lap, Jorge Martin threw it all away as he crashed at turn💙 11.

Electing not to return to pit lane, Martin instead went for another push lap as he set the fasꩲtest sector one of the session.

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At the front, Mave♋rick Vinales set a new lap record ജon his first attempt as he narrowly pipped Marc Marquez.

Martin, who looked set to challenge for the front row, then binned his Ducati for a second time in as many laps, this time𒆙 losing the rea꧑r of his GP24 at turn 18.

Martin made his way back to pit lane but no💯t aboard h🐓is machine which was wrecked following the second crash.

As the final time attack runs began, Martin headed back 💜out with the rest of the grid. Aleix Espargaro became the second Q2 faller as he lost cont♚rol at turn two, while Francesco Bagnaia went third quickest.

While it was disaster for one Aprilia rider, Vinales then smashed the lap record again as he became the first and only rider to break under the 2m 1ꦓs barrier.

Pedro Acosta set a stunning time of his own as he secured secoཧnd ahead of Marc Marquezܫ.

Binder crashes and fails to secure Q2 birth

One of the favourites to advance, Bra🤪d Binder suffered a crash on his opening flying lap but was able to get back aboard his RC16.

Bﷺinder then returned to pit lane immediately as Alex Marquez put his Gresini Ducati to𝓰p of the leaderboard.

Miguel Oliveira then bettered 🌠Marquez’s 💞time after setting a 2:01.844s, which pushed Alex Rins out of the top two.

In need of a big lap, Binder was instead outshone by team-mate Jack Miller who went fastest after fol🐓lo♌wing Binder.

Marquez jumped up to second behind the Australian while Fabiꦚo Quartararo s🍸uffered a fall at turn one on his final lap.