Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP COTA 2023

As it happened: Francesco Bagnaia wins the MotoGP Sprint at COTA

Francesco Bagnaia denied Alex Rins pole position with a new lap record 🅘which also included a first-ever sub 2m♛ 2s lap at COTA.

There were various crashes in qualifyiꦛng as Jack Miller took his tally for the weekend up to five, while Jorge Martin also crashed twic💖e in Q2.

Stay tuned as wuqian0821.com brings you all the latest news and updates throughout the weeke😼nd. 

21:24
Bagnaia shows his class

B♛agnaia wins the MotoGP Sprint at COTA fro♍m Rins and Martin who managed to hold off Espargaro on the final lap.

21:21

It'ꦇs last lap time as Bagnaia leads by 3 🤡seconds from Rins. 

21:19

Quartararo is still in the๊ race but is 19th and won't score points. 

21:18

Marquez crashed at the same corner that saw Espargaro run w🍎ide and allow Martin through.

21:17
Another big name crahses

Alex Marquez has also gone down! It's♔ a fall at turn 12.

21:15

Rins is swarm♒ing all over the back of Espargaro but has so far been unable to come through for P2. 

21:14

Bagnaia is now inching clear as his lead is over 1.3 second﷽s. 

21:12

DISASTER! Quartararꦜo has c๊rashed out at turn 1. 

21:11
Lap 4

Quartararo is hea𓄧ding backwards as Martin and 𒉰now Marquez have come through. 

21:09

Bagnaia is not getting away as ꦑEspargaro is instead cl💖osing in. 

21:07
Lap 2

Mistake from Rins - Aleix Espargaro is now secon𝓀d as Rins ran wide at turn 12

21:05

What straight line speed from the Ducati. Bag🌜naia gets back through 🐬heading into turn 12.

21:04

Rins leads from Bagnꦬaia. Great first twoไ sectors from the Honda rider.

21:03

A🅰nd it's lights out for the MotoGP Sprint in COTA.

21:00

The formation lap is underway.

20:55

Five minutes until lights out!!

20:46

We're getting closer to lights out for the MotoGP Sprint race at ♉COTA. Race starts at 21:00 UK time. 

17:39

Bagnaia claims pole ahead of Rins and Marini!

17:33

Late heartbreak for Rins as Bagnaia sets a new all-time lap record with the first-ever sub 2m 2s 🌊lap. 

17:30

Rins puts in onto provisional pole. WHAT⛦ A LAP by the Honda rider.

17:29

What 🐎a nightmare for Miller as he's crashed for the fourth time this weekend.

17:25

In the midst of Bagnaia and Marquez setting identical lap times, Jorge Martin cra🃏shed at turn 11.