Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring, Austria 2023
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia MotoGP Red Bull Ring, Austria 2023

Live qualifying and sprint race updates from the Austrian MotoGP

Marco Bezzecchi ended Friday practice fastest ahead of Maverick VInales and championship leader Francesco Bagnaia.

Stay tuned for live updates from final practice, qualifying and the sprint race at the Red Bull Ring. 

19 Aug 2023
14:27

Alex Marquez was fourth ahead of Miller and Pol Espargaro. 

14:25
Bagnaia claims victory in the sprint

Bagnaia wins the sprint ahead of Binder and Martin although changes could yet take place as we wait to see if the Pramac rider will be punished for the turn one incident. 

14:22
Final lap

Bagnaia holds a 1.8 second lead over Binder as they start the final lap. 

14:19

Vinales is producing a brilliant comeback as he moves up to eighth place following an overtake on Morbidelli. 

14:17

No penalty for Martin regarding the incident involving Marini. 

14:15
Lap 9

Bagnaia has broken Binder's challenge and leads by over a second. 

14:13
Penalties could be coming for Martin

Martin is now under investigation for both incidents. 

14:12

Wow! Martin has taken down another rider and this time it's Marini.

14:11
Lap 6

Bagnaia leads from Binder still, while Marini has passed Miller for third.

14:07
Lap 2 of 14

Crash for Takkaki Nakagami.

14:04

Vinales, Quartararo, Oliveira and Bezzecchi were all involved as Oliveira and Bezzecchi fell as a result. 

14:03

Vinales gets a dreadful start as Martin causes a collision into turn one. 

14:02

And it's lights out at the Red Bull Ring. 

14:02

It looks as though Binder has opted for the soft rear tyre - Bagnaia and Vinales have gone with the medium.

14:00

The formation lap is underway as Bagnaia leads away the field. 

13:51

Bagnaia starts from pole ahead of Vinales and Binder, with Miller leading the second row. 

13:42

Good afternoon and welcome back to sprint race day at the Red Bull Ring. Lights out is just over 15 minutes away. 

10:34
Bagnaia claims pole at the Red Bull Ring.

Bagnaia secures pole ahead of Vinales and Binder.

10:32

Bagnaia takes over at the top. What a lap from the world champion. 

10:30

Maverick Vinales is off at turn four as he navigates his way through the gravel. Bagnaia splits the KTM's to go third. 

10:29

Vinales finds a time of 1:28.576s to lead Binder and Miller. 

10:23

Vinales is back on top with the only sub 1m 29s lap of the session so far. 

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