Making a lightning start to FP1, Maverick Vinales led an Aprilia 1-2 ahead of Aleix Espargaro as just +0.001s separated the two Spaniards💯.

A further seven ten🌸ths back was their closest challenger in Brad Binder.&nbs♏p;

Espargaro then became the first rider to break under 🔥the 2m barrier, before series leader Francesco Bagnaia jumped into second place.&nbs🧔p;

On course for a big improvement, Marc Marquez 🦩lost time when he was𝐆 caught up behind Pedro Acosta.

The Gresini rider sti💞ll found time on his overall bes༒t time, moving up to eighth spot as a result. 

Lap times remain unchanged before Jorge Martin went second fastest - +0.030♛s behind Espargaro.&nbs🐻p;

On his next lap around Martin went fastest as Marquez also improved but could not move 🦩up the order 🤡in terms of position. 

With Martin in front of him, Marquez ramped up his spe👍ed as he closed in on the Pramac rider.

Marquez then wen🌳t 🦹fifth fastest behind Martin, Espargaro, Bagnaia and Vinales. 

Pedro Acosta crashed at turn six in the closing stages. The KTM rider got his braking all wrong before slowly coﷺming off as he made contact with the air fence.

Marquez then joined Acost🌄a in crashing as the #93 went down at turn 15. Marquez immediately got back to his feet. 

While Marquez crashed whilst running behind Martin, the latter improved his time before setting another fastest time💜 of his next lap around. 

Vinales closed to within a tenth lꦅate on, with Espargaro three tenths down on Martin in thi♕rd.