Marc Marquez says his short MotoGP Sprint battle with “super-talented” Fabio Quartararo “makes me happy”. A short-lived battle with Fabio Quartararo made Marc Marquez “happy” as the Yamaha rider returned to contending for the top positions in the Spanish MotoGP Sprint.

Frenchman Fabio Quartararo beat crowd favourite and six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez to take pole position at the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez on Saturday, where the lap record was broken twice.