2025 Spanish MotoGP: Sprint As It Happened

Maverick Vinales follows up Qatar form with top non-Ducati finish, after Fabio Quartararo's exit, in the Jerez Sprint...

Maverick Vinales: "This is the way of progress"

Marc Marquez says the Sprint "was not easy, especially with this warm temperature that changed  a lot the feeling.

"I struggled a bit at the end but I was controlling."

Says he "hates the Sprint race" because he has to control his emotions ahead of Sunday, even if he's "super-happy" after winning.

Alex Marquez says the "key of the race" was passing Bagnaia at the start. Is hoping to make a step tomorrow, and feels he's "in delay" with his work on the bike after his two crashes yesterday in practice.

Bagnaia says he "needs to improve, both [Marquez] brothers are doing a better job in the Sprints." 

Five times out of five he's been beaten by both Marquezes in the Sprint this year.

It's victory for Marc Marquez in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint, a fifth win from five Sprints this year.

Alex Marquez takes second, and Bagnaia takes third, just about holding on from Morbidellli by 0.453s over the line.

Aldeguer fifth, and Di Giannantonio completes an all-Ducati top-six.

Vinales the first non-Ducati in seventh, ahead of Bezzecchi, Mir, and Acosta who completes the top 10.

1.1 for Marc Marquez with one to go. 1.4 back to Bagnaia, who is almost in the 1:38s but with 0.9s back to Morbidelli.

Gap down to 1.0 between the leaders with two to go now. 1.4s then back to Bagnaia.

37.3 for the front two that time, 1.4 between them, 37.5 for Bagnaia and Morbidelli.

3 to go, hard to see much changing.

1.4 seconds now for the leading Marquez, the trailing sibling managing a gap of around a second to Bagnaia. Does seem like a race determined by the wake of the bike ahead.

Morbidelli has a track limit warning.

Things really spreading out at the front now. Marc 1.2s clear of Alex, who has almost a second back to Bagnaia now. Bagnaia then has a second back to Morbidelli.

A crash for Johann Zarco at turn two has ended his Sprint early. He seems fine.

Alex Marquez gets the gap back under a second to his brother, and he's got 0.6 back to Bagnaia now.

Jack Miller has crashed out seemingly at turn six - not a great corner for Yamaha this afternoon.

Marc Marquez now leading by over a second, he was the only rider in the 1:36s on that lap. A 37.3 from Alex Marquez means Bagnaia is now within half-a-second.

Bagnaia a tenth faster than Alex Marquez that time, the Spaniard now almost a second behind his brother with nine to go.

All the Ducatis in the top-six now. Marquezes leading from Bagnaia, Morbidelli fourth, then Aldeguer and Di Giannantonio.

A bit of Ducati power and Marquez levels Quartararo on the run to turn six. The Yamaha rider loses the front on the brakes, and he's out. Marquez now leads Alex Marquez and Bagnaia, Morbidelli up to fourth.

Quartararo and Marquez already escaping a little at the end of the first lap, Bagnaia already 1.2s off the lead in P4.

Aldeguer with a tough move on Morbidelli at turn eight for fifth. Morbidelli responds at turn nine.

We're underway in Jerez with the MotoGP Sprint and it's Quartararo who gets the holeshot from the Marquezes, Bagnaia fourth.

The grid has been cleared and the riders are off on their warm-up lap ahead of the MotoGP Sprint.