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Francesco Bagnaia was fastest on Friday with a new lap record at Misano, with it shaping up to be a head-to-head between the world champion and the championship leader Jorge Martin today.
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia Racing Team, Emilia Romagna MotoGP 2024
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Emilia Romagna MotoGP: Sprint as it happened
Text coverage of qualifying and the sprint for the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as it happened.
Jorge Martin looks to extend a seven-point lead in the MotoGP standings with back-to-back Misano sprint victories on Saturday at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
The Pramac rider led every lap of the San Marino GP sprint despite starting from fourth on the grid, but will have his work cut out for him this time around after Francesco Bagnaia dominated to take pole earlier on Saturday at the Emilia Romagna GP.
The factory Ducati team rider the strongest on long run pace on Friday - though Martin was very closely matched as a duel between the pair this weekend is brewing.
Marc Marquez has the momentum of back-to-back grand prix wins coming into the Emilia Romagna GP and is looking to slash a 53-point championship deficit, but a crash in qualifying has left him with work to do from seventh.
The sprint begins at 2pm BST.
21 Sep 2024
08:54
sprint saturday begins
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the 2024 MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint.
It's an action-packed Saturday, with FP2 and qualifying up first.
