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2023 Qatar MotoGP: LIVE UPDATES from qualifying and the sprint race at Lusail
Raul Fernandez was fastest on day-one for the first time in a MotoGP 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 Crash.net brings you all the latest from the penultimate round of the 2023 season.
It's victory for Martin ahead of Di Giannantonio, Marini, Marquez and Bagnaia.
Martin wins the sprint in Qatar. What a ride from the Spaniard.
Martin leads but Di Giannantonio is right behind the title contender.
Di Giannantonio is not letting this one go. He's still within three tenths of the Pramac rider.
Di Giannantonio is trying to go with Martin as he moves up to second.
Martin leads! What a move at the final corner from the title contender. Bagnaia is still fifth.
Martin is on a charge. He's up to second after getting through on Marquez.
Marini continues to lead from Marquez and Martin.
Di Giannantonio is also through on Bagnaia who is heading the wrong way.
Contact again between Martin and Bagnaia as the Spaniard comes through for third.
Aleix Espargaro and Enea Bastianini have crashed out. Marini leads from Di Giannantonio and Bagnaia.
And it's lights out at the Qatar MotoGP.
The formation lap is underway.
Good afternoon and welcome back to sprint raceday at Lusail. The sprint is coming up at 17:00 UK time.
Marini takes pole ahead of Di Giannantonio, A. Marquez, Bagnaia and Martin.
Marini looks to have secured pole after setting a new lap record.
It's the first-ever sub 1m 52s lap as Di Giannantonio consolidates top spot.
Di Giannantonio is about to smash the fastest time.
There's less than five minutes remaining in Q2.
Marquez has again chosen Bagnaia as the rider to follow.
Make that P3 for the Spaniard as Martin slots in behind Di Giannantonio and Luca Marini.
Martin is on the backfoot after making an error on his first lap.