Ducati ace Pecco Bagnaia snagged his second straight win in the MotoGP race at the Red Bull Ring. Behind him, World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) and Jack Miller (Ducati) also made it onto the podium.
While pole-sitter Enea Bastianini retired early from the Austrian GP, fellow Ducati rider Pecco Bagnaia put in a flawless race to repeat his Silverstone win. Fabio Quartararo broke the Ducati dominance and secured second place on his Yamaha M1. Australian Jack Miller completed the podium.
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The voices of the top 3:
Pecco Bagnaia: It was a long race. I tried to stay calm. The soft front tire was the wrong choice for me. At the beginning of the year I made too many mistakes, now it’s time to be smarter. I tried to keep my lap times consistent. In the last two laps I stayed calm because the front wheel collapsed in every corner. I’m really happy about this win, the team did a fantastic job.
Fabio Quartararo: It was one of my best races. But such races are very hard for me. I push to the limit every time, I feel like I’m qualifying every lap, it’s really difficult. The track is extremely strenuous, we simply lose too much time on the straight. But I’m still very happy with the result.
Jack Miller: The bike worked fantastically. At the start of the race I had a little more speed than Pecco and tried to overtake him. But when he saw that, he upped the ante and drove away from me. I’m happy to be on the podium after a difficult race.
MotoGP result, Spielberg, August 21st
1. Bagnaia, Ducati, 28 Runden in 42:14.886 min
2. Quartararo, Yamaha, + 0,492 sec
3. Miller, Ducati, +2,163
4. Marini, Ducati, +8,348
5. Zarco, Ducati, + 8.821
6. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 11.287
7. Brad Binder, KTM, + 11,642
8. Rins, Suzuki, +11,780
9. Bezzecchi, Ducati, + 16,987
10. Martin, Ducati, + 17,144
11. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 17.471
12. Oliveira, KTM, + 18,035
13. Viñales, Aprilia, + 20.012
14. Alex Marquez, Honda, +26,880
15. Dovizioso, Yamaha, +29,744
16. Pol Espargaro, Honda, +30,994
17. Bradl, Honda, +37,960
18. Fernández, KTM, + 42,082
19. Savadori, Aprilia, + 46,666
20. Gardner, KTM, + 48,728
MotoGP Riders’ World Championship after 13 of 20 Grands Prix:
1. Quartararo 200 Punkte. 2. Aleix Espargaró 168. 3. Bagnaia 156. 4. Zarco 125. 5. Miller 123. 6. Bastianini 118. 7. Brad Binder 107. 8. Rins 92. 9. Martin 87. 10. Oliveira 85. 11. Viñales 85. 12. Mir 77. 13. Marini 69. 14. Bezzecchi 68. 15. Marc Márquez 60. 16. Nakagami 45. 17. Pol Espargaró 42. 18. Alex Márquez 29. 19. Morbidelli 26. 20. Di Giannantonio 23 21. Dovizioso 11. 22. Darryn Binder 10. 23. Gardner 9. 24. Raúl Fernández 5.
Constructors’ Championship:
1. Ducati 296 Punkte. 2. Yamaha 200. 3. Aprilia 185. 4. KTM 140. 5. Suzuki 118. 6. Honda 90.
Team World Cup:
1. Ducati Lenovo Team 279 Punkte. 2. Aprilia Racing 253. 3. Monster Energy Yamaha 226. 4. Prima Pramac Racing 212. 5. Red Bull KTM Factory 192. 6. Suzuki Ecstar 169. 7. Gresini Racing 141. 8. Mooney VR46 Racing 137. 9. Repsol Honda 102. 10. LCR Honda 74. 11. WithU Yamaha RNF 21. 12. Tech3 KTM Factory 14.