The Spaniard had quite the tumble down the order from P2 as the rear tyre of his Ducati spun on the line after catching the tear off of his own Shoei helmet’s visor as he threw it away before the start.

Marc Marquez returns to winning ways as he beat Jorge Martin in a head-to-head duel in the Australian Grand Prix.

However, the main headlines at the start came from Marquez after a tear-off caused his GP23 to wheelspin off the line, dropping down the order and leaving the Number 93 with plenty of work to do. The eight-time World Champion began to gain positions straight away,