Austrian MotoGP - Full Qualifying Results
Marquez romps to pole position for the Austrian MotoGP, his seventh of the season and a record 59th in the premier-class, with Quartararo and Dovizioso completing Sunday's front row.
It's Dovizioso's best qualifying since round two in Argentina. By contrast, team-mate Petrucci fell in the closing stages.
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.
Marquez romps to pole position for the Austrian MotoGP, his seventh of the season and a record 59th in the premier-class, with Quartararo and Dovizioso completing Sunday's front row.
It's Dovizioso's best qualifying since round two in Argentina. By contrast, team-mate Petrucci fell in the closing stages.
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Joan Mir has withdrawn from the event to continue his recovery from Monday's post-race fall at the Brno test.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 - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'23.027s | 7/9 | 311k |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +0.434s | 9/9 | 303k |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.488s | 8/10 | 309k |
| 4 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.496s | 8/10 | 305k |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +0.625s | 7/8 | 309k |
| 6 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.642s | 9/9 | 304k |
| 7 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.654s | 8/9 | 306k |
| 8 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | +0.661s | 8/10 | 310k |
| 9 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +0.727s | 6/8 | 310k |
| 10 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.790s | 7/9 | 304k |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +0.839s | 6/9 | 306k |
| 12 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +0.937s | 4/7 | 307k |
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| 13 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | 1'24.13s | 7/8 | 303k |
| 14 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'24.27s | 8/9 | 303k |
| 15 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'24.389s | 7/9 | 306k |
| 16 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | 1'24.392s | 9/9 | 305k |
| 17 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | 1'24.423s | 9/9 | 307k |
| 18 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'24.526s | 7/9 | 303k |
| 19 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | 1'24.749s | 9/9 | 303k |
| 20 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'24.759s | 9/9 | 305k |
| 21 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'25.02s | 4/8 | 309k |
* Rookie.
Fastest Practice Time:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 23.251s (FP3)
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.
