Looking to become the first-ever MotoGP rider to win a grand prix with th🌠ree different brands, polesitter Maverick Vinales launched away from pole b𝐆ut was pushed off circuit by Francesco Bagnaia, which resulted in the sprint winner dropping to 11th.

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

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T🌄here was contact on lap two between Marc Marquez and Miller which allowed Bag🎃naia to claim third.

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

After seeing Martin take the lead, Marquez✃ fourth har🎃d to latch on the Pramac rider’s heels, passing Bagnaia and Acosta in quick succession.

Further back, Vina♔les’ 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 c🐷ame from a long way back to try and take the lead away from Martin at the final corner.

But the eight-time world champion failed in his attꦚempts as he clipped the rear of 🅰Martin.

Lap seven saw even more hard racing as Acosta 𓂃produced🅘 a stunning overtake on Bagnaia at turn one.

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

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

After losing six tenths to Acosta and Marꦿquez on lap nine, Martin was overtaken 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 leaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd as a result but the charge from behind was coming as Vinales got through on Martin for second.

Completing his stun🍌ning comeback, Vinales took the lead o𝔍f the race for the first time at turn 11 [lap 13].

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