Jorge Martin extended his lead in the championship at Phillip Island after a thrilling Sprint. Starting from pole position, the rider set a blistering pace and secured victory. Martin crossed the finish line ahead of Marc Marquez, who fought back to second after a challenging start, while Enea Bastianini completed the podium after climbing from 10th. Bastianini finished ahead of his teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who took fourth and now trails Martin by 16 points in the championship standings.

At the start, fans saw Martin make a perfect launch from pole, storming into the lead. Marco Bezzecchi and Bagnaia followed closely behind.

Marc Marquez faced some struggles, dropping to eighth after he ran wide at Turn 1, but he quickly fought back. He overtook Franco Morbidelli and Maverick Viñales before passing Bastianini and Brad Binder to claim P4. Meanwhile, at the front, Martin pushed hard, building a one-second gap over Bezzecchi, who soon came under pressure from Bagnaia. Bagnaia overtook Bezzecchi on Lap 4 to move into second, while Marquez also passed Bezzecchi, relegating him to fourth.

The battle intensified as Marquez closed in on Bagnaia, eventually overtaking him on Lap 8. Bagnaia couldn’t keep up and was later overtaken by Bastianini, who took third place.

It was a heartbreaking end to the sprint for Jack Miller, who crashed on Lap 8. However, he wasn’t the only one to struggle, as riders like Johann Zarco and Alex Marquez also crashed out. Further back, Bezzecchi and Viñales engaged in a fierce battle for fifth, with Viñales passing the Italian on Lap 12. However, both riders made contact at Turn 1, causing both to crash. Moments later, Binder’s hopes of points were dashed when he crashed at Turn 4.

In the final laps, no one could match Martin’s pace as he cruised to victory, with Marquez finishing 1.520 seconds behind the leader, and Bastianini securing third. Bagnaia crossed the line in fourth, losing more points to Martin. Morbidelli finished fifth, followed by Raul Fernandez in sixth. Fabio Di Giannantonio initially finished seventh but was demoted after receiving an eight-second penalty for running tyre pressures below the recommended level. Further back, Aleix Espargaro finished eighth, while Augusto Fernandez claimed the final point. His teammate Pedro Acosta crashed late in the race.