Marquez continues victory run as Bagnaia suffers DNF
It was a Marquez battle for the win as Acosta hands KTM a home Sprint rostrum in Austria.
The unbeaten run continues. Championship leader Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) was made to work for it from the second row. In the end, the #93 beat Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) to Tissot Sprint glory by just over a second.
Meanwhile, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) bagged a third straight top three.
He came from Row 3 to P3 in KTM’s backyard. In contrast, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) endured a torrid Saturday afternoon. LIGHTS OUT: BAGNAIA SUFFERS DISASTROUS START
Off the line, it was an absolute disaster for both Bagnaia and Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). Both lit up the rear tyre big time, costing the riders in P3 and P6 a colossal chunk of time. Meanwhile, Alex Marquez grabbed the Sprint lead ahead of Marc Marquez.
Acosta passed Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) for P2 at the beginning of Lap 2. This was at the same place where, on the opening lap, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) was forced to run wide. That saw the reigning Champion drop to P15, one place behind Pecco.ALEX VS MARC FOR THE WIN
After the opening few laps, Alex Marquez was keeping Marc Marquez behind him by just under half a second.
In contrast, Acosta lost touch after a small mistake at Turn 4. The #37 was now 1.3s behind the Marquez duo. He had a decent one second buffer to fourth place Bezzecchi in the fight for bronze.
Then, a change at the front. The #93 got a great run out of Turn 2B and made a move stick at Turn 3 with five laps to go. Could the #73 do anything in response? The answer with three laps to go was a firm no. Marc Marquez grew his advantage to 0.7s. However, the red corner did have a track limits warning.
But, as expected, no mistakes came from Marc Marquez. He extended his incredible winning run to 11 on the spin in 2025. Alex Marquez crossed the line in P2, 1.9s ahead of Acosta, who kept Bezzecchi at bay.YOUR POINTS SCORERS
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) handed KTM a double Sprint top five on home turf.
Meanwhile, Aldeguer salvaged a solid P6 after his messy start. Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), and Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) collected the final points on offer. Martin did well to claw his way back up to P10.
Another victory in the bag then for Marc Marquez. Can anyone stop him from pocketing another win on Sunday? Find full Sprint results HERE and come back for more tomorrow to find out.
Gonzalez takes pole but Holgado set to start from the front
Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) set a scintillating pace in Moto2 Q2 at the BWIN Grand Prix of Austria to clinch pole position. However, after being handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, it’ll be second place Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) who will launch from P1. He will be joined by Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and former Spielberg winner Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team) alongside.
- Gonzalez heads Row 2 ahead of Q1 pacesetter David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP)
- Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), second in the standings, will start from P8 after he suffered a heavy crash in FP2. His teammate Barry Baltus, third overall, starts P11
- Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) are looking for big comebacks, starting from P21 and P22
Read more here and for full results, click HERE – and then tune in for more Moto2 on Sunday!
Perrone takes maiden pole to deny pacesetter Piqueras
Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) has taken pole position in Austria. This marks the first for Argentina since 2021 and his first ever in Moto3™.
He may have stolen his own headlines earlier in the day, however, with one of the most incredible saves ever – hands down. (Literally!)
- Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) has been staking his claim on the win throughout the weekend but is forced to settle for second. He finishes ahead of teammate Ryusei Yamanaka
- Dennis Foggiawill spearhead the second row, joined on Row 2 by CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar teammate Maximo Quiles – in Brno that caused some fireworks
- Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) starts eighth
Read more here, find full qualifying results HERE!