Di Giannantonio’s VR46 Ducati team-mate Franco Morbidelli ran second behind Bezzecchi for the first two laps of the race before crashing out in frightening fashion at Turn 8 on lap three. Damp-weather fan Jack Miller came through to finish fifth for Pramac Yamaha, with Brad Binder scoring an encouraging sixth for KTM.

Marco Bezzecchi loses out on victory to Marc Marquez on the final lap of the German MotoGP Sprint. Marco Bezzecchi came agonisingly close to claiming his first MotoGP Sprint win for Aprilia, only to be overhauled by Sachsenring specialist Marc Marquez on the final lap of a wet race.

Ducati's Marc Marquez won a record-breaking 10th sprint of the MotoGP season at the German Grand Prix on Saturday despite a bad start at the Sachsenring, recovering to take the lead from Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi on the final lap.