Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results
Dovizioso leads opening practice for the Austrian MotoGP after fitting a few soft rear at the end of the session.
Marquez had been fastest before the late push on new tyres, the Honda rider again one of the few to stick with used (medium) rubber at the end of FP1.
Ducati has won all three previous races at the Red Bull Ring, since the circuit returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, and it is the only track on the current calendar where Marquez has not yet won.
Dovizioso leads opening practice for the Austrian MotoGP after fitting a few soft rear at the end of the session.
Marquez had been fastest before the late push on new tyres, the Honda rider again one of the few to stick with used (medium) rubber at the end of FP1.
Ducati has won all three previous races at the Red Bull Ring, since the circuit returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, and it is the only track on the current calendar where Marquez has not yet won.
Joan Mir has withdrawn from the event to continue his recovery from Monday's post-race fall at the Brno test. Jorge Lorenzo is again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl.
| Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | 1'24.033s | 20/20 | 311k |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.185s | 16/22 | 312k |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.247s | 23/23 | 307k |
| 4 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +0.327s | 21/21 | 310k |
| 5 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.436s | 23/23 | 304k |
| 6 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.438s | 22/23 | 304k |
| 7 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.543s | 24/25 | 309k |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +0.637s | 22/23 | 304k |
| 9 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.828s | 21/22 | 305k |
| 10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +0.891s | 19/21 | 305k |
| 11 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.929s | 22/22 | 313k |
| 12 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.935s | 20/23 | 307k |
| 13 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +0.963s | 20/20 | 309k |
| 14 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +1.078s | 15/22 | 305k |
| 15 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +1.162s | 19/19 | 309k |
| 16 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +1.289s | 19/20 | 307k |
| 17 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.352s | 19/23 | 307k |
| 18 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.372s | 15/22 | 305k |
| 19 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.618s | 6/23 | 310k |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.700s | 15/16 | 304k |
| 21 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +1.912s | 23/26 | 304k |
* Rookie.
Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati1m 23.142s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati1m 24.277s (2018)
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
