2025 British MotoGP: Sprint as it happened
Recap Sprint from the British MotoGP at Silverstone.
The British MotoGP Sprint at Silverstone is set to get underway at 16:00 local tim๊e.
Fabio Quartararo starts from pole𒆙 position ൲for the third race in succession after setting a new lap record in Q2 this morning.
Al💮ex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia complete the front row, Marquez having been fastest in Praꦐctice on Friday.
Marc Marquez star♐ts fourth, and comes into this weekend with a 22-point lead over Alex Ma🀅rquez in the riders' standings.
Al༺ex Marquez wins the Silverstone Sprint ahead of Marc ꦯMarquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Bezzecchi in a strong fourth for Aprilia, and Zarco beatsဣ Bagnaia to fifth; Quartararo seventh.
Alex Marquez leads onto the last lap, 1.5s over Marc. It seems over between the ꦛ♔leaders.
Di Giannantonio clear in third place, and Bezzecchi is battling with Bagnaia for fo🤪urt💙h.
Two battles for the podium positions. Marquezes for the lead, and Di Giannantonio is all o☂ver Bagnaia for third.
And Di Giannantonio makes the move at turn two.
Still nothing between the two lead🐎ers, but Bagnaia is being caught by Di ဣGiannantonio.
Zarco and Bezzecchi both passed Mille🎃r on lap six, the Australian back 🌱to eighth now.
Marquezes continue 🎶to lead, Alex ahead of Marc. F🍨urther back, Di Giannantonio has passed Quartararo for fourth.
Marc Marquez closes the gap on lap four, a 1:58.7 from him now puts hiꦯm within 0.3s.
Brad Binder crashed out on lap two at turn six.
Alex Marque🎃z s🌜ets the fastest lap of the race: 1:58.714 gives him 0.5 beginning lap four.
Bagnaia pass𝓰es Quartararo for third at turn three, lap three.
Alex Marquez to the lead at turn three whe🗹n Ma꧟rc runs wide.
Marc Marquez leads lap one after passing Quartararo at turn 15; Alex Marquez up to second 💖at turn one on lap two.
Marc Marquez back up to second at Br🔯ooklands, B𒐪agnaia fourth and hanging on.
It's lights out for the MotoGP Sܫprint in Silverstone and it's Quartararo has the holeshot but Marcꦚ Marquez is up to second at turn one.
Alex Marquez to second at turn two, past Marc.
Riders are off on their wa🏅rm-up lap ahead of this afternoon's Sprint. 𒉰;
Looks like soft front, soft rear for everyone, bar🍌 Savadori and Binder who have medium fronts.
Tem꧂peratures are not bad in Silverstone this afternoon, 18C amb🅰ient temperature and 28C air temperature.
It is quite windy, though, and there has been spits of rain in the air at times this afternoonꩲ - it's very overcast.
Marc Marquez starts from fourth thi💙s afternoon, having qualified off the front row for the first time this year.
He's alongside Fermin Ald♚eguer a💦nd Jack Miller on row two.
Row three has Fabio Di Giannantonio, Luca Marini, and Le Mans 🔯winner Johann Zarco.
𝔉Pit lane is open for the sighting lap ahead of the Sprint. Riders heading🧸 round to the grid now.
It's Fabio Quartararo starting on pole this afternoon after setting a new lap record in꧑ qualifying this morning.
Itꦰ's his and Yamaha's third pole position in succession, and alongside him will be Aღlex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia on the front row.
There was a crash f🃏or Marquez in FP2 this morning, but he was okay enough to conte💮st qualifying and should have no problems in the Sprint.
Welcome back to live coverage 🐽of to🃏day's MotoGP action from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The Sprint is set to get underway in 🔯just under half an hour 🌜at 16:00 local time.
But it's pole once again for♏ Fabio Quartararo at Silversto🐼ne. Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia round out the front row.
Marc Marquez runs on at Beckett's and blows his last lap that w𒆙as on course for pole. Fourth for him this morning.
A late cras🐷h for Johann Zarco brought out yellow fl🍬ags but no cancelled lap as yet.
