MotoGP

MotoGP: Lorenzo will race at the Red Bull Ring with a graphic design inspired by the one used by Alex Gramigni in 1992 when he won the 125 World ...

Raul Fernandez is close to finalising a move to the RNF Aprilia MotoGP squad in 2023 after an agreement was reached with KTM to release him from his current ...

OPINION: Fabio Quartararo has seized control of the 2022 MotoGP world standings after another dominant victory as his nearest rivals faltered. With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

Contrary to the intiial suggestion, MotoGP will not count sprint race wins and podiums the same as conventional GP wins and podiums.

“There will be a podium for the sprint race, but it will not count for the total number of podiums that the rider has. So a rider will have a number of fastest laps, a number of poles, a number of podiums for which it will only count the podiums of the Sunday, and a number of victories. “We’re basically changing one practice for a sprint Race which will give points, meaning that from now on for the historical data, it will be the Sunday that continues to give the GP winner.

MotoGP: "It'll be really tough on the first lap. The last rider to win three races in a row with Ducati was Stoner? I don't want to focus on that.

I’m happy with my FP4, and I put myself in the fight to stay ahead.” I don’t suffer that much wear on the tires, but I don’t want to think about the victory. “I think it’s hard to get an opening. “I started this weekend suffering but, in the FPs, I found the speed and perseverance that will allow me to stay ahead. The only problem was the fall.” But the happy ending finally arrived, with a 2nd place on the grid and a handful of tenths on Bastianini.

The Austrian circuit smiles down at Enea Bastianini, who snatched the pole by a few tenths of a second from Pecco and his official Ducati. The Gresini team's ...

I think they’re very close in terms of competitiveness, so it’s all about trying to maintain the right concentration to be able to face the last races to the fullest of my potential.” “It’s easy from the outside to think of solutions of this kind, but things are different in the race. “The start will have to be good, but it won’t be like in Qatar. “In the last few races before the summer break, I wasn't as fast as I wanted to be. Everyone will want to be ahead in that sector of the track.” The Gresini team’s Italian rider will start at the top of the grid tomorrow.

OPINION: MotoGP will introduce sprint races in 2023 as part of a major format revolution aimed at boosting interest in the series in a time of decline.

OPINION: Fabio Quartararo has seized control of the 2022 MotoGP world standings after another dominant victory as his nearest rivals faltered. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose. While it has good intentions, it is a move which raises many questions yet to be answered.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia held onto a third successive victory in 2022 at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix as Fabio Quartararo took a damage-limiting second ...

OPINION: Fabio Quartararo has seized control of the 2022 MotoGP world standings after another dominant victory as his nearest rivals faltered. With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

Bagnia dominated from start to finish and continues to cut points, while Quartararo gave another coup finishing second.

Remy Gardner – 9 points Darryn Binder – 21 points Alex Marquez – 27 points Pol Espargaro – 42 points Luca Marini – 56 points Marc Marquez – 60 points Marco Bezzecchi – 61 points Joan Mir – 77 points Jorge Martin – 81 points Miguel Oliveira – 81 points Brad Binder – 98 points Aleix Espargaro – 158 points

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro says he 'doesn't understand' why the media doesn't like the fact his MotoGP title battle with Fabio Quartararo is so friendly.

OPINION: Fabio Quartararo has seized control of the 2022 MotoGP world standings after another dominant victory as his nearest rivals faltered. With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia held onto a third-successive victory at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix as Fabio Quartararo took a damage-limiting second at the ...

Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

It's three wins in a row for the Italian as Quartararo runs him close at the Red Bull Ring.

Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) claimed P9 ahead of Martin in 10th, the latter able to remount after his last lap tumble at Turn 1. The title race pendulum is definitely swinging towards Bagnaia at this moment in time, and coming up next is the Italian’s home race at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – a track he knows like the back of his hand. Pecco took victory by just 0.4s to make it a hat-trick and reduce the gap to the Frenchman to 44 points, with Miller on the podium again in P3. Quartararo got a decent start but at the end of the first lap, Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) passed the Frenchman to demote the Championship leader to P6. Fourth place for Marini is the Italian’s best result in the premier class to date, he eventually held off Zarco in fifth by less than half a second. The latter made a mistake at the chicane with 12 laps to go and was forced to give the position up to Quartararo, but did Martin then have a problem? With four laps to go, a sensational move at Turn 2B saw Quartararo carve his way past Miller up into P2. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), meanwhile, didn’t get a good getaway after his holeshot device didn’t engage but the number 41 recovered to P7 at the beginning of the second lap. Miller overtook Bastianini at Turn 3 and Martin then had a successful bite at the cherry, only for Bastianini to snap back at Turn 1 on Lap 5. Viñales then made a mistake down at Turn 4, the Spaniard dropped behind Aleix Espargaro and Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), before drama unfolded further up the road. For the first time in his career Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) is a hat-trick hero after leading from start to finish in a tense CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. This saw Bagnaia and Miller open a one second advantage over Martin, Quartararo was a further 1.3s away in P4 with Espargaro and Viñales P5 and P6.

OPINION: MotoGP will introduce sprint races in 2023 as part of a major format revolution aimed at boosting interest in the series in a time of decline.

Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special The once all-conquering Japanese manufacturers are going through a difficult period in MotoGP this season. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

Race results from the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring, round 13 (of 20) in the 2022 world championship.

Rookie Darryn Binder produced a stunning first lap to climb from 21st to the edge of the top ten before later crashing out. Worse was to follow for the Italian, who ran wide several times before spearing off into the gravel and retirement with some sort of front-end technical issue. Up front, Miller began pressuring Bagnaia for the lead, the Australian making several unsuccessful lunges.

MotoGP: "Basically we are changing a test session for a Sprint Race that will give points, historically, racers will have an extra row of data.

So a rider will have a number of fastest laps, a number of poles, a number of podiums for which it will only count the podiums of the Sunday, and a number of victories. There will be a podium for the Sprint race, but it will not count for the total number of podiums that the rider has. For MotoGP it will be different.

It was a stunning day for Japanese motorsport as Ayumu Sasaki and Ai Ogura took victory in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix.

[Izan Guevara](https://www.autosport.com/driver/izan-guevara/875345/) – who was seventh in the Austrian GP. [MotoGP German GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 results](/moto3/news/motogp-german-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-results/10325061/) [MotoGP Dutch GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results](/moto3/news/motogp-dutch-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-race-results/10328660/) [MotoGP British GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results](/moto2/news/motogp-british-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-race-results/10350184/) [MotoGP Austrian GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results](/moto3/news/motogp-austrian-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-race-results/10355771/) Seizing the lead on the opening lap, Sasaki wound up in 18th after serving his penalties. [Albert Arenas](https://www.autosport.com/driver/albert-arenas/841465/) and the second Intact GP bike of [Jeremy Alcoba](https://www.autosport.com/driver/jeremy-alcoba/869572/). [Pedro Acosta](https://www.autosport.com/driver/pedro-acosta/875346/) on the last lap, with the latter’s team-mate Fernandez fifth. [Diogo Moreira](https://www.autosport.com/driver/diogo-moreira/945337/) was sixth on the MT Helmets KTM ahead of Guevara, with poleman [Daniel Holgado](https://www.autosport.com/driver/daniel-holgado/877920/) dropping to eighth on his Ajo KTM ahead of [John McPhee](https://www.autosport.com/driver/john-mcphee/841492/) ( [Max Racing Team](https://www.autosport.com/team/max-racing-team/36592/)) and [CIP](https://www.autosport.com/team/cip/39533/) KTM’s [Kaito Toba](https://www.autosport.com/driver/kaito-toba/841644/). [Ai Ogura](https://www.autosport.com/driver/ai-ogura/864914/) took victory from pole position. It was a stunning day for Japanese motorsport as Ayumu Sasaki and Ai Ogura took victory in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix. MotoGP Austrian GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

MotoGP: Marc Marquez asked for a reorganization of the team, and the Italian manager would be the right person for the perfect union between Europe and ...

He worked (and won), first with Yamaha, then with Suzuki, so he knows the mentality of the Japanese and their working method very well. It wasn’t what he expected, and so he’s probably feeling nostalgic for the MotoGP. Marc Marquez made it clear on Thursday that something needs to be changed in Honda.

Next year Dorna will try to jazz up MotoGP by introducing sprint races on Saturdays. Inevitably paddock opinion is split by the plan.

Give it a crack and reassess at the end of the year.” “I think it’s not the solution because I think the risk is going to be too high. That may or may not be true, but race starts are certainly the most dangerous moment of the weekend. For sure it will increase the risk but at the end of the day we race motorcycles, we don’t do ballet [Unlike Anna Pavlova]. But I think it’s a disgrace that Dorna cooked up this idea without talking to the riders. Grand prix points will remain the same, from 25 for victory to a single point for 15th.

Francesco Bagnaia (Lenovo Ducati) etched his name further into the list of Ducati greats by taking a third straight victory, this time at the 2022 Austrian ...

World Championship leader Augusto Fernandez (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was 0.311s off the pace in third. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech3) finished second with a lap time set just before he was involved in a crash with Lorenzo Fellon (SIC58 Squadra Corse) while John McPhee (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) took third. Bastianini sits P8 ahead of FP3 on Saturday morning, the Italian edged out Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) and Brad Binder inside the all-important top 10. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) were then well inside the top 10 before Quartararo went from P11 to P4. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) crashed unhurt between the penultimate and final corner, as Martin, Miller and Zarco exchanged P1 in quick succession. Pecco Bagnaia climbed to the top of the table and was shadowed by Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) before Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) then went fastest. The Brazilian eventually beat main title rival Dominique Aegerter (Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE) by 1.2s with Miquel Pons (LCR E-Team) picking up the final podium spot in third. Cameron Beaubier (American Racing Team) snuck through Q1 to finish 11th fastest. The Spaniard was already set to start from the front row when he clocked a 1:41.234 with the checkered flag out on Q2 at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, beating Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) by 0.010 seconds. For the first time in his MotoGP career, Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) will launch from pole position after leaving it late to snatch Q2 top spot from Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) at the 2022 Austrian MotoGP. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Ducati) had the best result of his MotoGP career in fourth. After a series of terrifying crashes at this track in 2020 (and to a lesser extent ’21), a new right-left chicane greeted riders between turns one and three.

MotoGP rookies Remy Gardner and Darryn Binder both admit their chances of staying in the premier class in 2023 are now virtually non-existent.

Binder’s admission suggests that Oliveira may still take up the RNF offer, considering the only alternatives to Oliveira for the Razlan Razali-run team would theoretically be either Gardner or a Moto2 graduate – and Razali has made it clear he’s not keen on running a rookie in his first year with Aprilia. You just said it. Tech3 officially bringing in Pol Espargaro – as part of the announcement that it would become the works Gas Gas MotoGP team next year – meant one of Gardner or Fernandez would have to make way, and it was long understood the latter would be the one separating from the KTM family.

Bagnaia led from start to finish on his Ducati -- their sixth win in the seven MotoGPs since the race returned to the programme.

"It was a fantastic run but I had run out of everything by the end of the race," the Australian added. "Fabio is not my focus -- it is gaining more points to eat into the deficit." "That was lucky, though, not for Jorge!" "Consistency is important and we have done well here," said Quartararo. But I am super happy." It was tough at the end for the last two laps.

Raul Fernandez is close to finalising a move to the RNF Aprilia MotoGP squad in 2023 after an agreement was reached with KTM to release him from his current ...

Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

Tech3 KTM rookie Remy Gardner could be left without a MotoGP seat for 2023. Gardner, the reigning Moto2 champion and son of former 500cc legend Wayne Gardner, ...

I'm waiting for my manager to come with some offers for me and I'll choose the best one! Gardner has 9 points and Fernandez 5. “In MotoGP, it doesn't look like there's anything…

MotoGP: At the point where it bent, the rim let the air escape from the tire resulting in the DNF of Enea.

It was a stunning day for Japanese motorsport as Ayumu Sasaki and Ai Ogura took victory in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes at the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix.

[British GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results](/moto2/news/motogp-british-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-race-results/10350187/) [MotoGP Austrian GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results](/moto3/news/motogp-austrian-gp-full-moto2-and-moto3-race-results/10355787/) Seizing the lead on the opening lap, Sasaki wound up in 18th after serving his penalties.

Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo says he was 'on qualifying mode' in every lap of Sunday's MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix to fight for the podium at the Red Bull Ring.

Securing his and the VR46 team’s first MotoGP podium, Marco Bezzecchi has all the characteristics that made his mentor special With Suzuki quitting, Honda struggling to get near the podium and Yamaha only enjoying success courtesy of Fabio Quartararo, Japanese manufacturers have been left in the dust by their European counterparts. Prior to the summer break, the 2022 MotoGP title looked like it was Fabio Quartararo’s to lose.

MotoGP: Another podium for the Australian rider, his fifth this season: "The new chicane makes the circuit more fun, but no less tiring.

The atmosphere of the team is perfect, and I think that this contributes to obtaining better results. "I can't wait to go back to my part of the world," Jack confessed. Here, in Austria, the wear on the rear was less than what was expected, which allowed us to play with the set-up to tackle the slower corners better, to avoid spinning. I’m happy to be part of this team and this atmosphere, even if I’m the number two rider. Luckily, I was able to calibrate the brakes and prevent the bikes from touching. "Actually, from the tests in Barcelona, there was almost nothing to change. He has to stay on the track, and he didn’t for two races. I had the soft front compound, and I needed to cool it. "Even when I had to face penalties, I always managed to fight for the podium by giving it everything I had. Looking at it on the screens, it seems like I’m racing at the speed of an old lady," Jack said jokingly. In the last stages of the race, he finally gave in to the talent and unscrupulousness of Fabio, who entered the chicane closing his trajectories, bringing his Yamaha to the second step of the podium. Martin entered, and Jack stood up to the Spanish rider’s attacks, inducing him to make a mistake.