2023 Valencia MotoGP: Sprint race LIVE UPDATES

The opening laps are coming in as Aleix Espargaro leads the way. 

Q2 is underway at Valencia. 

Bagnaia and Marquez have seemingly done it and will be in Q2. 

New lap record - Bagnaia goes even quicker and looks to have a place in Q2 secured. 

Bagnaia gets close to setting a new lap record and regains top spot from Marquez. 

Bagnaia goes top on his opening effort with a brilliant time of 1:29.690s.

We're underway with Qualifying 1 at Valencia. 

Bezzecchi jumps to the top and finishes FP2 fastest from Marquez and Bagnaia. 

Alex Marquez is now fastest with less than a minute to go. 

Another crash and it's the other Fabio as Di Giannantonio has crashed at turn ten as well. 

Big crash for Fabio Quartararo at turn ten but the Yamaha rider is ok.

Bagnaia moves into top spot ahead of Marc Marquez, but Martin is challenging the best time...

After struggling on day-one, Bagnaia is also showing good pace and is current fourth fastest. 

Martin is showing some very strong pace. He leads Alex Marquez by over half a second. 

MotoGP FP2 is underway in Valencia. 

Joan Mir has been ruled out of the weekend.

Good morning and welcome to Qualifying and sprint race day at Valencia. MotoGP FP3 is up first at 09:10 UK time.