Jorge Martin
Jorge Martin

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
11:05

Acosta goes quickest once again but there are still a lot of red sectors...

11:04

Raul Fernandez goes fastest with a brilliant lap! Alex Marquez has been bumped down to third. 

10:58

Acosta leads the way but he and Alex Marquez have set identical lap times. 

Morbidelli is leading the riders outside of the top two ahead of Raul Fernandez and Oliveira. 

10:52

The likes of Alex Marquez and Miguel Oliveira are also in Q1 and will fancy their chances of making it through. 

10:51
Q1 is go!

Here we go! Morbidelli and Acosta start Q1 as the favourites to advance. 

10:49

Up next is Q1 which gets underway in just a couple of minutes!

10:42
Martin continues clean sweep

Martin takes top spot for the third time in practice ahead of Bagnaia and Espargaro. 

10:40

Improvements coming late on as Bagnaia moves into second and Di Giannantonio into fourth. 

10:29

Martin takes over at the top! The Spaniard has not managed to break into the 1m 58s barrier, but he's now leading the way. 

10:27

Martin jumps up to second spot as fast laps continue to come in! There's just over 13 minutes remaining of FP2.

10:23
Change at the top

New soft front tyre for Aleix Espargaro as he goes quickest by over two tenths. 

10:21

Less than a tenth separates the top three, with Jorge Martin fourth +0.192s behind Bagnaia's time of 1:59.352s.

10:18

It's very close at the top with Bagnaia leading from Vinales and Espargaro. 

10:13

Trouble for Pedro Acosta. The GASGAS rider has gone off at turn 15.

10:10
Green flags for FP2

We're underway with the final practice of the British MotoGP.

09:47

Jorge Martin was fastest in both Friday practice sessions as he looks to continue his impressive showing. 

09:45

Good morning and welcome to the British MotoGP at Silverstone. Up next is FP2 at 10:10am before qualifying. 

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