The red flag was again brought out in Austria, #alexmarquez taking away more valuable lessons from his debut #motogp season.
With it announced that Marc Marquez will focus on recovering from his injuries, the Repsol Honda Team remained focused on the task at hand as race day preparations began at the Red Bull Ring. Eyes were again on the sky, but it all remained dry for the Styrian Grand Prix despite threatening clouds.
A red flag during the race meant that Alex Marquez’s strong start was only rewarded with a 13th place grid position. On the restart, Alex was aggressive off the line and found himself in 11th.From his strong start, the rookie found himself battling with a number of experienced riders around him and holding on to 16th at the finish. This is the first time in his debut season that Alex has failed to score but he did continue his perfect finishing record.
Stefan Bradl was able to benefit from the race restart. In the first half of the race, the German rider got unlucky in the opening laps and was shuffled back. He was able to lap consistently at his own pace but the restart gave him the opportunity to follow Cal Crutchlow and #alexmarquez more closely. Bradl took the flag in 18th.
Takaaki Nakagami was another rider to suffer in the restart, the LCR Honda Team rider having comfortably battled up inside the top three during the opening leg of the race. But the second start proved more difficult and Nakagami was forced to settle for seventh.
After an intense triple-header, the Repsol Honda Team will now enjoy some well-earned time off before the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini on September 11.
Alex Marquez
16TH
“I was able to learn a lot today, even if the result isn’t our best. I followed a lot of the experienced riders and I was able to learn a lot from them. I want to wish Maverick all the best, it looks like he is OK, but it was a really scary crash to be behind. I see a lot of positives in this race, the feeling was better and we’re now at a point to improve some specific details. I need to keep refining my riding style and this is the target for Misano. It’s been an intense three weeks so it will be important to recharge now”
Stefan Bradl
18TH
“To not ride for six months and then come in and do three races in a row is very tough, but we have done it and we have learned a lot from it. In the first half of the race I didn’t make the best start and I lost some positions in the opening corners. In the second part of the race I was able to make a better start and I felt better with the bike, my pace was not too bad, and I was able to close the gap to Alex and Cal. We’ve made a step.”
Grand Prix of #styria Race Results
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Time/Gap
1 OLIVEIRA Miguel 88 POR 25 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 16’56.025
2 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 20 Pramac Racing 0.316
3 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 16 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 0.540
4 MIR Joan 36 SPA 13 Team Suzuki Ecstar 0.641
5 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 11 Ducati Team 1.414
6 RINS Alex 42 SPA 10 Team Suzuki Ecstar 1.450
7 NAKAGAMI Takaaki 30 JPN 9 LCR Honda 1.864
8 BINDER Brad 33 RSA 8 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 4.150
9 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA 7 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 4.517
10 LECOUNA Iker 27 SPA 6 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 5.068
11 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 5 Ducati Team 5.918
12 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA 4 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini 6.411
13 QUARTARARO Fabio 20 FRA 3 Petronas Yamaha SRT 7.406
14 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA 2 Esponsorama Racing 7.454
15 MORBIDELLI Franco 21 ITA 1 Petronas Yamaha SRT 10.191
16 MARQUEZ Alex 73 SPA 0 Repsol Honda Team 10.524
17 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR 0 LCR Honda 11.447
18 BRADL Stefan 6 GER 0 Repsol Honda Team 11.943
19 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 0 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini 12.732
20 PIRRO Michele 51 ITA 0 Pramac Racing 14.349
21 RABAT Tito 53 SPA 0 Esponsorama Racing 14.548
22 VINALES Maverick 12 SPA 0 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP DNF
Rider StandingsPos. Rider Num Nation Points Team
1 QUARTARARO Fabio 20 FRA 70 Petronas Yamaha SRT
2 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 67 Ducati Team
3 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 56 Pramac Racing
4 BINDER Brad 33 RSA 49 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
5 VINALES Maverick 12 SPA 48 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
6 NAKAGAMI Takaaki 30 JPN 46 LCR Honda
7 ROSSI Valentino 46 ITA 45 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
8 MIR Joan 36 SPA 44 Team Suzuki Ecstar
9 OLIVEIRA Miguel 88 POR 43 Red Bull KTM Tech 3
10 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 35 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
11 MORBIDELLI Franco 21 ITA 32 Petronas Yamaha SRT
12 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA 30 Esponsorama Racing
13 RINS Alex 42 SPA 29 Team Suzuki Ecstar
14 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 25 Ducati Team
15 MARQUEZ Alex 73 SPA 16 Repsol Honda Team
16 ESPARGARO Aleix 41 SPA 15 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini
17 LECOUNA Iker 27 SPA 13 Red Bull KTM Tech 3
18 BAGNAIA Francesco 63 ITA 9 Pramac Racing
19 RABAT Tito 53 SPA 7 Esponsorama Racing
20 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 7 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini
21 CRUTCHLOW Cal 35 GBR 7 LCR Honda
22 PIRRO Michele 51 ITA 4 Pramac Racing
Team Standings
Pos. Team Points
1 Petronas Yamaha SRT 102
2 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 93
3 Ducati Team 92
4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 84
5 Team Suzuki Ecstar 73
6 Pramac Racing 65
7 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 56
8 LCR Honda 53
9 Esponsorama Racing 37
10 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini 22
11 Repsol Honda Team 16
Constructor Standings
Pos. Team Points
1 Yamaha 88
2 Ducati 87
3 KTM 82
4 Suzuki 57
5 Honda 46
6 Aprilia 20
