Austrian MotoGP - Race Results
Dovizioso wins the Austrian MotoGP after a brilliant last-corner pass on Marquez!
The pair swapped the lead repeatedly over the closing laps and Marquez looked set to finally break Ducati's Red Bull Ring dominance, only for the Italian to launch a perfect block-pass at the very final opportunity for arguably his greatest victory to date.
Dovizioso wins the Austrian MotoGP after a brilliant last-corner pass on Marquez!
The pair swapped the lead repeatedly over the closing laps and Marquez looked set to finally break Ducati's Red Bull Ring dominance, only for the Italian to launch a perfect block-pass at the very final opportunity for arguably his greatest victory to date.
Rookie Quartararo took the early lead when Marquez and Dovizioso ran wide after a braking duel on the opening lap. The Petronas Yamaha rider then outshone the factory M1s of Rossi and Vinales fair-and-square to complete the podium.
Miller fell from the lead group while Espargaro's KTM appeared to cut out at the apex of Turn 3, Crutchlow falling in the chain reaction that followed.
Joan Mir withdrew from the event to continue his recovery from Monday's post-race fall at the Brno test. Jorge Lorenzo was again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl.
Both Mir and Lorenzo aim to be back for the next round at Silverstone.
| Austrian MotoGP - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | 39m 34.771s |
| 2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.213s |
| 3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +6.117s |
| 4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.719s |
| 5 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +8.674s |
| 6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +8.695s |
| 7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +16.021s |
| 8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +16.206s |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +17.350s |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +20.510s |
| 11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +22.273s |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +25.503s |
| 13 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +31.962s |
| 14 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +34.741s |
| 15 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +48.109s |
| 16 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +11.827s |
| Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | DNF | |
| Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP19) | DNF | |
| Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | DNF | |
| Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | DNF | |
| Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
* Rookie.
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.
