Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Lusail 2023
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati MotoGP Lusail 2023

2023 Qatar MotoGP: LIVE UPDATES from qualifying and the sprint race at Lusail

Raul Fernandez was fastest on day-one for the firཧst time in a M🌠otoGP session, ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Maverick Vinales.

Title contenders Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia made it safely through to♏ Q2.

Stay tuned as wuqian0821.com🎃 brings you all the late🐠st from the penultimate round of the 2023 season. 

17:25

It's𒉰 victory f🍌or Martin ahead of Di Giannantonio, Marini, Marquez and Bagnaia. 

17:24
The Martinator does it!

Martin wins the sprint in Qatar. What a ride from the S🔯paniar✨d.

17:22
1 lap to go

Martin leads but Di Giannantonio is right behindꦫ the title contender. 

17:19
3 laps to go

Di Giannantonio is not letting t𒊎his one go. He's still within three tenths of the Pramac rider.

17:15

D🌠i Giannantonio is trying to go with Martin as he moves up to 🀅second. 

17:13

Martin leads! What a move at the final corner from the title contender. Bagnaia is still fi𓂃fth. 

17:12
Lap 5

Martin is on a charge. He's♎ up to second after getting tꦫhrough on Marquez. 

17:09
Lap 3

Marini con൩tinues to lead from Marquez💦 and Martin. 

17:07

Di Giannantonio is also through on Bagnaia who is heading the𓆏 wrong way. 

17:07

Contact again between Martin an🦋d Bagnaia as the Spaniard comes through⛦ for third. 

17:04

Aleix Espargaro and Enea Bastianini have crashed out. Marini leads from Di Giannantonio an🎐d Bagnaia. 

17:03
And we're off for the sprint at Lusail

And it's lights out at the Qatar MotoGP.

17:00

The formation lap is underway. 

16:44

Good afternoon and welco🌞me back to sprint raceday at Lus𒊎ail. The sprint is coming up at 17:00 UK time. 

13:23

Marini takes pole ahead of Di Gi💎annantonio, A. Marquez, Bagnaia and Martin. 

13:21

Marini looks to have secured pole after💟 setting a new lap record. 

13:18

It's the first-ever sub 1m 52s lap as D𒆙i Giannantonio consolidates top spot. 

13:17

Di Giannantonio is a⭕bout to smash the fastest time. 

13:15

There's l🌳ess than five minutes remaining in Q2. 

13:14

Marquez hasꦚ again🙈 chosen Bagnaia as the rider to follow. 

13:12

Makeꦡ that P3 for the Spaniard as Martin slots in behind Di Giannantonio and Luca Marinꦏi.

13:12

Martin is on the backfoot after making an error on♛ his first lap.