MotoGP Austria: Francesco Bagnaia wins the sprint as Jorge Martin causes havoc at turn one

After securing his first front row in ov🦄er a year, Maverick Vinales suffered a dreadful start as he went from second to eighth.
But eighth soon turned into 18th as Vinales was one of several riders im💮pacted b💃y Jorge Martin lunging to the inside.
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- Francesco🔴 🔥Bagnaia on pole after edging out Maverick Vinales at the Red Bull Ring
Quartararo was between Martin and Vinales, before Marco Bezzecchi, Miguel Oliveira and Johann Zarco were all tak🌜en down as a result.
Bezzecchi had to retire as a result of his crash, while there was an early DNF for Takaaki Nakagami after the LCR Honda rider cr🐻🌟ashed on lap two.
As B🐈agnaia continued to lead from Binder, there were changes in the battle for P3 as Marini passed Miller at turn 1.
Miller then made a mistake under braking 🌃for turn three which allowed Martin t💦o overtake the factory KTM rider.
With chaos behind them, the two leaders began t𓄧o separate even furtꦉher as Bagnaia broke clear of Binder’s challenge.
Going from bad to worse, Quartararo was given a Long Lap penalty due to irresponsible riding, which was not for the turn once inci💃dent.
Despite the big collisions at turn one, Vinales was producing a brilliant comeback as he overtook Marc Marquez just after mid-race di𓆏stance.
The Aprilia rider then p✅assed Franc♕o Morbidelli one lap later at turn three, which resulted in him moving up to eighth place.
Vinales then challenged his teammate Aleix Espargaro anℱd Pol Espargaro for sixth but was unable to move up any further.
Holding a 1.8 second lead, ꦇBagnaia mana♐ged his gap to Binder perfectly as he came across the line to win from the South African and Martin.