The Spaniard started on pole for Saturday's sprint at Mugello but dropped towards the bottom of the top 10 at race start

Ducati's polesitter Marc Marquez overcame a botched start to win the Italian Grand Prix sprint ahead of his brother Alex and team mate Francesco Bagnaia on Saturday to maintain his dominance in the shorter format this season.

Marc Marquez continued his march towards a seventh elite world title by winning Saturday's sprint race at the Italian MotoGP and extending his lead at the top of the championship. Marc Marquez has won the sprint and main race at the Thailand,