Styrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring, Austria - Warm-up Results
Marc Marquez leads a wet morning warm-up session for the Styrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring in Austria ahead of Jack Miller and Maverick Vinales.
Track conditions improved steadily during the session, but were never good enough for slicks and further rain remains a threat throughout the day.
Just as in the Le Mans race, world championship leader Fabio Quartararo wrongly pulled up at team-mate Maverick Vinales' pit box during his bike swap practice. Quartararo was clearly irritated by repeating the mistake, which cost him a penalty in France.
Dani Pedrosa, who retired from MotoGP at the end of 2018, is returning to action this weekend as a wild-card entry for KTM, where he is employed as an official test rider. Pedrosa won 31 races during his premier-class career, spent entirely with Honda.
Cal Crutchlow is also back in MotoGP, for the next three rounds, as a replacement for the injured Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha. A three time MotoGP race winner, Crutchlow signed up as Yamaha's official test rider after retiring from MotoGP at the end of last season.
Valentino Rossi announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 2021 season.
The back-to-back Austrian events will be the first since the start of the Covid pandemic without special restrictions in place for spectator numbers.
| Styrian MotoGP, Austria - Warm-up Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max (km/h) |
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | 1'31.403s | 12/13 | 303k |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.048s | 11/13 | 308k |
| 3 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.259s | 12/13 | 299k |
| 4 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.292s | 10/13 | 301k |
| 5 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.489s | 11/13 | 309k |
| 6 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +1.111s | 12/12 | 306k |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | +1.115s | 11/12 | 306k |
| 8 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.225s | 10/12 | 303k |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +1.244s | 12/13 | 301k |
| 10 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.274s | 10/12 | 303k |
| 11 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +1.441s | 12/12 | 298k |
| 12 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.467s | 8/12 | 309k |
| 13 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.579s | 11/12 | 297k |
| 14 | Dani Pedrosa | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.644s | 12/13 | 299k |
| 15 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +1.688s | 10/11 | 300k |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +1.710s | 10/12 | 295k |
| 17 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* | +1.928s | 12/12 | 293k |
| 18 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +2.083s | 12/12 | 305k |
| 19 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +2.084s | 9/9 | 298k |
| 20 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +2.138s | 12/12 | 303k |
| 21 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +2.379s | 11/12 | 303k |
| 22 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | +2.427s | 10/12 | 301k |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +2.469s | 12/12 | 296k |
* Rookie
Pole position time:
Jorge Martin SPA Ducati 1m 22.994s
Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Marc Marquez SPA Honda 1m 23.027s (2019)
Fastest race lap:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 23.827s (2019)
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.
