Martin made a brilliant start from pole as he led into turn one, however, the same could not be said about Francesco Bagnaia who was overtaken by bo🐎th factory KTM riders.

Keen to not let Martin get away, Binder came straight througꦫh on Miller for second at turn 11.

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After coming under early pressure from Marc Marquez, Bagnaia managed to hold the Honda rider at bay before closing in on Miller for thꦕird.

With Marquez no🐬w losing pace on lap six, the closest battle inside the top five was concerning third as Bagnaia continued to catch Miller.

At the front, Martin held a comfortable lead o💞f six tenths as he and Bin♓der exchanged personal best lap times.

Taking pꦯart in his first MotoGP sprint, Yamaha test rider✨ Cal Crutchlow was given a Long Lap penalty at the beginning of lap seven.

Marquez, who was und𓆏er intense pressure from several riders, lost fifth to Bezzecchi on the run 🐠to turn eight.

But both riders ran wide which allowed Johann Zarc♈o to swoop through. Bezzecchi was the big loser from the mistake as he dropped down to eighth.

Bezzecchi’s error dr🎶opped him behind Aleix Espargaro who had to retire from the race a lap later due to♋ a technical issue. 

Further forward, Bagnaia was hounding Miller and attempted to make his way throuꦍgh 💮on lap 10.

But Miller’s defence was fierce as ♐he held off the world champion under braking at turn 11.

The KTM rider managed to do the same at turn three at the beginning of lap 11 before committing a mistake at the same turn 11 which allowed the world champion through🎀.