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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 Sa♚chsenring.

But Ducati might not have it al✃l their own way as Aprilia were consistent challengers, with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick V🥂inales showing speed. 

Marc Marquez squeezed directly into Q2,🐓 however, it was a difficult Friday⛎ for the eight-time world champion.

FP2 is up fꦜirst at 10:10am UK time, before qualifying follow straight after. The sprint race is at 15:00⛦pm UK time. 

15:23
Bastianini takes his first sprint win

Bastia♔nini wins 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 world champion as he was alone. 

15:17
4 Laps to go

Bastianini has finally made his move🔯 on Martin and he l🌺eads the sprint 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 t🦩he sprint at turn four. Drama i꧃n the sprint at Silverstone. 

15:07
Lap 3 of 10

It's Martin who leads from Ba🍷stianini, Eꦇspargaro, Bagnaia and Marquez. 

15:07
Lap 2 of 10

Big contact between Binder and A🗹costa and Marquez takes advantage. 

15:04

It's Jorge Martin who leads frꦇom fourth on the grid. Bagnaia is down to fourth. 

15:03
The sprint race is go

A⛄nd it's lights out 🅷for the sprint race at Silverstone.

15:00
Formation lap is underway

The formation lap is underway at Silverstone.

14:55

Big🥀 change for Marc Marquez - he's moved from the soft front to t💮he hard front option. 

14:51

The bike that can make it work better than anyone other brand, Aprilia's riders are electing for t🦩he 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 Bastianini. 

14:29

Good afternoon and welcome back to Silverstone. Up next at 15:00pm UK time is the 10-lap sprint r🌄ace. 

11:32
Espargaro on pole

Esp🍎argaro has taken pole while team-mate Vinales was the reason for the yellow flags after crashing at turn two.

It's Espargaro ahead of Bagnaia, Basꦓtia💛nini, Martin, Alex Marquez and Brad Binder. 

11:30

Aleix Esparga♊ro smashes Bagnaia's pole time and moves in꧟to top spot as yellow flags come out in sector one. 

11:29

Mistake from Bagnaia at the beginning of his latest lap while Marc Marquez has been held up by Fabio Di Gi💙annantonio.

11:22

Bagnai🐼a fires in a new lap record to take provisional pole ahead of Bastianini and Martin. What an opening time attack run.

11:20

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

11:15
Shootout for pole is underway

Th⛄e battle for pole position at Silverstone is underway.

11:06

Alex Mꦓarquez goes top right at the end of the session. It's Marquez and Acosta who advanc🌄e.