British MotoGP: Enea Bastianini claims maiden sprint win as Pecco Bagnaia crashes out

Enea Bastianini takes victory in the British MotoGP sprint at Silverstone from third🧜 on the ꧅grid.

Enea Bastianini
Enea Bastianini

Jorge Martin made a brilliant start from fourth on the grid as he took the lead aroꩲund the outside of turn t♔wo.

Francesco Bagnaia, who momentarily took the lꦬead i🍌nto turn one, was instead pushed down to fourth as others swooped through.

Starting third, Enea Bastianini made his way into second as he closed in on Martin🐎, while big contact took place on lap two⛄ between KTM rider Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta.

Binder was hit by Acosta as they swooped from left to righ🐠t for the approach of turn two.

With six laps to go Bagꦍnaia then made෴ a huge blunder as he feel from P4 at turn four. 

At the front, Bastianini began to line up a move on Martin for the race lead, howꦑever,♈ his first attempt was rebuffed by the Pramac rider.

But Bas𓆉tianini attacked again just three co꧋rners later at turn 15.

Then came more drama as Marcඣ Marquez, who ꦯhad fourth place secure, crashed out at turn 16.

A big mistake from ꧒Marq♈uez who has lost third in the championship due to his DNF and Bastianini winning.

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