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British MotoGP at Silverstone: Sprint race LIVE UPDATES!

Live updates from the British MotoGP sprint race.

Jorge Martin topped both Friday practice sessions as he looks to bounce back after Sachsenring.

But Ducati might not have it all their own way as Aprilia were consistent challengers, with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales showing speed. 

Marc Marquez squeezed directly into Q2, however, it was a difficult Friday for the eight-time world champion.

FP2 is up first at 10:10am UK time, before qualifying follow straight after. The sprint race is at 15:00pm UK time. 

03 Aug 2024
15:23
Bastianini takes his first sprint win

Bastianini wins the British MotoGP sprint ahead of Martin and Espargaro.

15:19
Marquez is down as well

More drama as Marc Marquez has gone down at turn 16. A huge mistake from the eight-time world champion as he was alone. 

15:17
4 Laps to go

Bastianini has finally made his move on Martin and he leads the sprint at Silverstone. 

15:14

Bastianini attempts to take the lead but Martin snaps straight back. 

15:12
Bagnaia is down!

Bagnaia has crashed out of the sprint at turn four. Drama in the sprint at Silverstone. 

15:07
Lap 3 of 10

It's Martin who leads from Bastianini, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Marquez. 

15:07
Lap 2 of 10

Big contact between Binder and Acosta and Marquez takes advantage. 

15:04

It's Jorge Martin who leads from fourth on the grid. Bagnaia is down to fourth. 

15:03
The sprint race is go

And it's lights out for the sprint race at Silverstone.

15:00
Formation lap is underway

The formation lap is underway at Silverstone.

14:55

Big change for Marc Marquez - he's moved from the soft front to the hard front option. 

14:51

The bike that can make it work better than anyone other brand, Aprilia's riders are electing for the hard front, whereas Ducati have some on the medium and some on the soft. 

14:49

It looks like most of the grid will be using a soft rear, including Martin. 

14:44

Aleix Espargaro starts from pole ahead of Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini. 

14:29

Good afternoon and welcome back to Silverstone. Up next at 15:00pm UK time is the 10-lap sprint race. 

11:32
Espargaro on pole

Espargaro has taken pole while team-mate Vinales was the reason for the yellow flags after crashing at turn two.

It's Espargaro ahead of Bagnaia, Bastianini, Martin, Alex Marquez and Brad Binder. 

11:30

Aleix Espargaro smashes Bagnaia's pole time and moves into top spot as yellow flags come out in sector one. 

11:29

Mistake from Bagnaia at the beginning of his latest lap while Marc Marquez has been held up by Fabio Di Giannantonio.

11:22

Bagnaia fires in a new lap record to take provisional pole ahead of Bastianini and Martin. What an opening time attack run.

11:20

Bagnaia smashes into the 1m 57s barrier but Bastianini goes even quicker to take top spot. 

11:15
Shootout for pole is underway

The battle for pole position at Silverstone is underway.

11:06

Alex Marquez goes top right at the end of the session. It's Marquez and Acosta who advance.

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