Austrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring - Full Qualifying Results
Last Sunday's winner Jorge Martin fights his way through Qualifying 1 to snatch a repeat Red Bull Ring pole position with a new lap record at the end of Qualifying 2 for the 2021 Austrian MotoGP.
The Pramac Ducati rider will be joined on Sunday's front row by Yamaha's world championship leader Fabio Quartararo, fastest for much of the session, and Factory Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia.
Maverick Vinales has been suspended from this weekend's race by Yamaha 'due to the unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle' during last Sunday's Styria MotoGP, rumoured to mean deliberate over-revving of the bike: 'The rider's actions could have potentially caused significant damage to the engine... which could have caused serious risks to himself and possibly other riders.'
Michelin has changed the hard front tyre option after an issue for Miguel Oliveira in Sunday's Styrian race.
Cal Crutchlow is making the second of three planned appearances as a replacement for the injured Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha.
Aprilia's Lorenzo Savadori is absent due to an ankle injury in last Sunday's fiery accident with Dani Pedrosa.
The back-to-back Austrian events are the first since the start of the Covid pandemic without special restrictions in place for spectator numbers.
A chicane will be added to slow down the fast Turn 2 kink next season.
| Austrian MotoGP, Red Bull Ring - Full Qualifying Results | ||||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff | Lap | Max |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP21)* | 1'22.643s | 7/7 | 315k |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +0.034s | 3/8 | 309k |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.420s | 8/9 | 315k |
| 4 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP21) | +0.477s | 7/7 | 313k |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.584s | 7/7 | 313k |
| 6 | Jack Miller | AUS | Ducati Team (GP21) | +0.677s | 8/8 | 314k |
| 7 | Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +0.735s | 6/10 | 309k |
| 8 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +0.780s | 7/7 | 312k |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.856s | 8/8 | 310k |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.925s | 7/8 | 314k |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +1.095s | 7/7 | 317k |
| 12 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +1.347s | 3/7 | 309k |
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| 13 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | 1'23.47s | 8/9 | 309k |
| 14 | Alex Marquez | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | 1'23.535s | 8/9 | 311k |
| 15 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | 1'23.79s | 4/9 | 313k |
| 16 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'23.825s | 6/8 | 306k |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* | 1'23.834s | 6/7 | 310k |
| 18 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'23.939s | 3/7 | 306k |
| 19 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 1'24.405s | 4/8 | 308k |
| 20 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | 1'24.509s | 7/8 | 304k |
* Rookie
Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Johann Zarco FRA Ducati 1m 22.827s (2021)
Fastest race lap:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati 1m 23.827s (2019)
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