Sunday MotoGP Race
Having fluffed the start in the Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) nailed it to flirt with claiming the holeshot from polesitter Bezzecchi, but it was the latter who held onto P1. It was red vs red on the opening lap as Marc Marquez chucked it up the inside of Pecco and Turn 3 from deep, but Pecco was able to hold onto P2 on the run down into Turn 4.
A lap later, Marc Marquez made that Turn 3 effort stick to move past his teammate into P2, with Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) making Alex Marquez’s (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) life difficult after the KTM star got a great launch from the third row. Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3) then grabbed P5 from Acosta before the Italian ran wide at Turn 1, as Alex Marquez took his Long Lap penalty a lap later that saw him drop to P11.
At the front, Bezzecchi set the fastest lap of the Grand Prix on Lap 4 to hold Marc Marquez 0.6s behind him, while Pecco defended P3 from Acosta. That lead was being chipped away at by Marquez though and at the start of Lap 8, it was 0.2s between Bezzecchi and Marquez, with Pecco 1.1s behind in P3.
A few laps down the line saw Marquez drop to 0.9s behind Bezzecchi in what was now the biggest gap between the pair for pretty much the entire Grand Prix. Was the #93 just cooling his front tyre, or was this Bezzecchi demonstrating superior pace? Meanwhile, Bezzecchi’s teammate Jorge Martin saw his Grand Prix end after Aprilia Racing’s #1 crashed at Turn 7 on Lap 14.
On Lap 18 of 28, the gap was back down to 0.2s as Marquez reeled in Bezzecchi. And in the battle for P3, Acosta put an aggressive move on Pecco at the penultimate corner on the same lap to move into P3, and it’s a move that cost the Italian two places as Aldeguer followed Acosta through.
Then, the blue touch paper was lit in the battle between Bezzecchi and Marquez. Turn 3 saw Marquez throw it up the inside and down the hill into Turn 4, Marquez led. Bezzecchi counterattacked at Turn 6 to retake the lead, before Marquez parked his Ducati on the inside of Bezzecchi at Turn 1 on Lap 20 to snatch the race lead baton.
Aldeguer was a rider on the move. The rookie shoved his way past Acosta at Turn 2B and his pace was unbelievable. Aldeguer was the fastest rider on track and on Lap 22 of 28, the #54 was 1.7s behind Marquez and 1.1s away from Bezzecchi.
That soon became 1.1s away from Marquez and 0.5s off Bezzecchi. Aldeguer set a 1:30.120 on Lap 22, over half a second quicker than the top two – and it was the same on the next lap. And on Lap 24, Aldeguer was P2 at Turn 3 to now act as Marquez’s main threat for victory.
Four to go. Aldeguer was 0.9s away from Marquez and after passing Bezzecchi, two tenths were taken out of Marquez’s lead. Two more tenths were taken on the next lap, so it was now 0.7s between the Spaniards at the front with three to go.
Marquez steadied the ship with two to go though. His lead was up to 0.9s and now, it was only a mistake that would cost him another victory as Aldeguer just ran out of steam. And heading onto the final lap, the buffer remained at 0.9s.
No mistakes were made on the run to the chequered flag as Marquez won the 1000th MotoGP race, and grabbed a 25-point haul for the first time at the Red Bull Ring. Double wins in the last six Grands Prix, and that seventh MotoGP title creeps closer. Aldeguer was superb to push Marquez in the latter stages, and Bezzecchi’s weekend was another to remember as the Italian’s strong form continues – that’s back-to-back podiums for the first time since 2023 for Bez.
Acosta led the KTM charge on home turf in P4 and 1.8s behind was another KTM in the form of Bastianini. No podium, but a double top five signals a good day at the office for the Austrian manufacturer. Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) battled his way to a positive P6, while Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) came home in P7 after he was embroiled in some intense fights. Eighth went the way of a disappointed Bagnaia, who lost ground in the latter stages. Another tough day at the office for the 2022 and 2023 MotoGP World Champion.
Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) held off Alex Marquez for P9, with the latter unable to recover from his Long Lap penalty. Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) pocketed P11 ahead of Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR), Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and first of the Yamahas, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) – the Frenchman taking the final point in a weekend to forget for the Iwata factory.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 42m 11.006s |
| 2 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +1.118s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +3.426s |
| 4 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +6.864s |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +8.731s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +10.132s |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +10.476s |
| 8 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +12.486s |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +15.472s |
| 10 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +15.537s |
Moto2 Race
Following a disappointing couple of Grands Prix ahead of the summer break, Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) bounced back with a huge 25-point haul in a dramatic Moto2 race that saw Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) forced to retire with a radiator issue. Second place went the way of Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) as the rookie clinches his debut Moto2 podium, while Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team) collected P3 despite being handed a Long Lap penalty.
Starting from pole, Holgado grabbed the holeshot ahead of Moreira and Gonzalez, as both Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) ran straight on at Turn 2A. Then, Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) crashed heavily on the exit of Turn 2B but thankfully, the Australian was able to walk away from the incident.
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) was almost down at the start of Lap 2 at Turn 1 in a big front-end moment. The Spaniard was running in P10, with his title rival Gonzalez sitting in P4 behind Moreira, Holgado and Vietti.
But then, he wasn’t. Gonzalez was touring with some form of issue and that cost the Championship leader 10 places, because a few corners later, he was back up to racing speed. The situation now read that he was P14, and six seconds further down the road than he initially was. Bizarre.
However, two laps later, it was game over in Austria for a furious Gonzalez. A real kick in the teeth for Gonzalez’s title charge, especially having looked so strong all weekend, as we then learned it was a stone piercing through the radiator that caused the problem. A luckless Sunday for the #18.
Back at the front, it was Moreira still leading from Holgado and Vietti, with David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) building up some pace in P4. It was those four in the victory fight, and Alonso passed Vietti for P3 with nine laps to go. The Italian grabbed that position back though, but this little battle cost them both time as race leader Moreira and second place Holgado lapped untroubled just up the road.
With seven to go, Vietti was handed a Long Lap penalty for exceeding track limits, so that left Moreira, Holgado and Alonso in the fight for P1. Then, more drama at the front. Alonso, pushing hard in P3, crashed at Turn 9 with five laps to go to leave us with a two-horse race for victory, and that crash for the Colombian promoted Vietti back into P3.
With drama unfolding behind, the blissfully unaware Moreira eventually strode to an important victory by 2.3s over the impressive rookie Holgado, as Vietti earns another Red Bull Ring rostrum in P3.
Albert Arenas (ITALJET Gresini Moto2) crossed the line in P4, half a second away from Vietti, with Tony Arbolino (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) rounding out the top five. Another rookie in the form of Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) finished sixth and held off Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) in the closing stages, with Collin Veijer (Red Bull KTM Ajo) earning his best Moto2 result to date in P8.
Izan Guevara (BLUCRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2) was ninth ahead of tenth place Canet, as the Spaniard cuts the gap at the top to 19 points ahead of a trip to Hungary. Moreira, meanwhile, drags himself back into the title frame and sits 35 points adrift of Gonzalez before we land at Balaton Park next weekend.
2025 Austrian Moto2 Results
| 1 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | 36m 05.205s |
| 2 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +2.375s |
| 3 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +5.375s |
| 4 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +5.817s |
| 5 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | BLU CRU PramacYamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +6.448s |
| 6 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +7.449s |
| 7 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO(Kalex) | +7.625s |
| 8 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +7.729s |
| 9 | Izan Guevara | SPA | BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +8.056s |
| 10 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +11.813s |
Moto3 Race
Coming out on top in a combative Moto3 scrap, Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) returned to winning ways and headed home a 1-2 for the team with Ryusei Yamanaka in second. Rounding out the podium after an epic fight back from 14th on the grid, David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) put in a strong display as the gaps tighten in the title race.
The holeshot went to Piqueras, getting ahead of polesitter Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) into Turn 1 and despite the Argentinean’s best efforts, the #36 stood firm. However, it wasn’t long before Maximo Quiles (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team) took over and led for the next few laps. A third of the way into the Grand Prix and the lead group of four had broken away from the chasing pack, with Yamanaka taking over at the front from Quiles on Lap 8 with Piqueras and Perrone forming the lead quartet. Behind, Adrian Fernandez (Leopard Racing) was fifth, just ahead of Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
Quiles resumed the lead on Lap 10 and now had Piqueras directly behind him. On Lap 13, Perrone made his move into the podium positions as he had hopes of repeating his Assen rostrum and perhaps delivering a first win for Argentina in 20 years. The gap back to Fernandez was now at 1.3s, edging closer into the final third of the race.
With 6 to go, Fernandez had got the gap to under a second after a stint of relentless laps, not giving up on the idea of a five-way battle at the front into the last laps. Two laps later and Quiles made another error, this time at Turn 6, running wide and giving Perrone the chance to lead into the last three. Behind, Fernandez made a mistake and dropped back to seventh but it was a stunning ride from Taiyo Furusato (Honda Team Asia), taking over the chase in fifth and with the lead group with three to go and Muñoz was there too, never giving up.
With a six-way fight onto the last lap, it really was anyone’s race; Muñoz had barged his way into P2 from 14th on the grid whilst Quiles and Perrone were shoved wide and down to P5 and P6. Piqueras led the way but it was a late surge from Furusato and Yamanaka, both battling into contention at Turn 7. Yamanaka made it to P2 at Turn 9 as Muñoz also barged into third but nobody could lay a glove on Piqueras, taking a first victory since Lusail and a first podium since Jerez. A 1-2 for the FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI squad with Yamanaka second, whilst Muñoz was third. Quiles salvaged fourth whilst a hard-fought fifth went to Rueda.
Furusato was sixth at the chequered flag having been duffed up in the last corners, ahead of Dennis Foggia (CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team), but the Italian didn’t serve a Long Lap Penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits and therefore took 13th. Perrone fell out of contention in the last laps but came home seventh ahead of Fernandez, Guido Pini (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) and Alvaro Carpe (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
2025 Austrian Moto2 Results
| 1 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | 33m 36.516s |
| 2 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.096s |
| 3 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.171s |
| 4 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.250s |
| 5 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.541s |
| 6 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.625s |
| 7 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +1.691s |
| 8 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +1.851s |
| 9 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +2.141s |
| 10 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +2.194s |
2025 Austrian MotoGP News—Saturday
Saturday Stories – Austria
Marquez took “100 percent” pay cut for Ducati switch
Just how badly did Marc Marquez want to return to winning ways? He admitted that he went without a salary from the Gresini team in 2024 so he could get his hands on a Ducati.
The eight-time champ was believed to be on a base salary of €20 million ($23.4 million) when a Repsol Honda rider, which he claims he gave up to be on a year-old Desmosedici.
“(I gave up) 100% (of my salary),” he said when asked. “Last year I was riding for free on the team. Then it has been covered about my personal sponsors. But that was my bet, it was my investment for my career.”
Did he receive win and podium bonuses from Gresini Ducati? “From my personal sponsors,” he said.
Track safety called into question
Several MotoGP riders were of the opinion a disaster was narrowly avoided off the Sprint start as Pecco Bagnaia and Fermin Aldeguer spun up wildly from third and sixth on the grid, causing many names behind to take avoiding action.
Neither rider was sure what caused the huge slide with Bagnaia heavily hinting his rear Michelin was at fault. But Luca Marini believed it was an issue with the cleanliness of the track. “Everybody was super lucky,” he said. “We need to also talk about this topic with the Safety Commission, because on Thursday they asked us to don’t put the tear off on the grid to try to avoid this kind of things.
“But also, we need a little bit of effort from them, from the track, to try to clean the grid position, because it’s something really common. In the last two years, that the bike now starts to spin a lot in the first part of the acceleration. So it can be dangerous and we need to try to avoid this.”
Quartararo has V4 test set
Yamaha is facing a total disaster in Austria with the M1 ill-suited to the Red Bull Ring and revised Michelin tire allocation for this track. Fabio Quartararo was the best of the M1s in eleventh. But he could take some small crumbs of comfort from the fact he knows when he’ll first test the factory’s new V4 machine.
“In the Misano test (in September) I will test the V4. So it will be a nice point to see how is the potential of the new bike,” he said. “It’s always difficult to see the performance of a bike between a test rider and a rider of the championship.
“Augusto (Fernandez) and Dovi (Andrea Dovizioso) are really experienced riders. Of course I have confidence with them. But you know, until I don’t try the bike, I don’t want to feel anything. And I know that it’s still slow, on the engine. But this is a point where it’s going to be crucial for the future, to have not only a bike that is fast, but also fast on the straights.”
MotoGP Sprint
Off the line, it was an absolute disaster for both Bagnaia and Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) as both lit up the rear tyre big time, costing the riders in P3 and P6 a colossal chunk of time. Alex Marquez, meanwhile, grabbed the Sprint lead ahead of Marc Marquez, with Acosta passing Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) for P2 at the beginning of Lap 2 at the same place where on the opening lap, Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) was forced to run wide. That saw the reigning Champion drop to P15, one place behind Pecco.
After the opening few laps, Alex Marquez was keeping Marc Marquez behind him by just under half a second, with Acosta losing touch after a small mistake at Turn 4. The #37 was now 1.3s behind the Marquez duo, and had a decent one second buffer to fourth place Bezzecchi in the fight for bronze.
Then, a change at the front. The #93 got a great run out of Turn 2B and made a move stick at Turn 3 with five laps to go, so could the #73 do anything in response? The answer with three laps to go was a firm no. Marc Marquez grew his advantage to 0.7s, but the red corner did have a track limits warning.
But, as expected, no mistakes came from Marc Marquez as he extended his incredible winning run to 11 on the spin in 2025. Alex Marquez crossed the line in P2, 1.9s ahead of Acosta, who kept Bezzecchi at bay.
Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) handed KTM a double Sprint top five on home turf, with Aldeguer salvaging a solid P6 after his messy start. Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3), Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) and Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) collected the final points on offer, with Martin doing well to claw his way back up to P10.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Sprint Race
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 20m 56.071s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +1.180s |
| 3 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +3.126s |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +4.032s |
| 5 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +4.782s |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +6.032s |
| 7 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +8.294s |
| 8 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP25) | +10.953s |
| 9 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +11.999s |
| 10 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | +12.111s |
MotoGP Qualifying
With just over a couple of minutes left on the clock in Q1, it looked like Aprilia Racing’s Marco Bezzecchi and reigning Champion Jorge Martin would be the duo heading through, in that order, after a couple of moments in Friday Practice kept the two from automatic places in Q2. Enter Enea Bastianini (Red Bull KTM Tech3).
The ‘Beast’ put in a late flying lap to top the session and demote Bezzecchi to second, and Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol) then pipped Martin too – so Bastianini and Bezzechi joined Q2 as Marini takes P13 on the grid and Martin P14.
The yellow flags were out early as Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) crashed, rider ok, and it didn’t cause too much drama for the rest.
The next drama was for Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing). He was fourth at the time behind Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez and Bagnaia. But the #37 didn’t crash, he either had a technical issue or was low on fuel and had to get himself and the bike back. After a few pushes to get going, Acosta was able to roll back down towards the paddock, through the entrance, and drive his RC-16 in through the back door of his box. Unconventional but effective.
As the second runs began, Bagnaia was first to set another quick lap and took over on top. But this time round Bezzecchi was right behind him and the #72 picked Pecco’s pocket to take over on top. Alex Marquez split the two before Bastianini then made a play for pole, but the #23 lost out in the final sector and slotted into fifth. Then Marc Marquez crashed.
Down at the chicane, the #93 was perfectly ok and able to rejoin – but the push for pole looked unlikely. He did get going again but there wasn’t another fast one in the locker, and neither could anyone else improve, leaving the final threat to Acosta.
Up in the first two sectors by a good margin, it was down to hundredths in sector three. Could he hold it to the line? He was pushing on, but a huge moment in the final sector saw a few tenths go begging, forcing him to settle for seventh.
Bezzecchi takes pole for the first time since India in 2023, with Alex Marquez looking to bounce back from Brno in second on the grid. He also, however, has a Long Lap penalty to serve. Bagnaia, undefeated at the Red Bull Ring since 2022, starts third.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—MotoGP Qualifying
| 1 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP25) | 1’28.060s |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.016s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.142s |
| 4 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.160s |
| 5 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +0.176s |
| 6 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24)* | +0.242s |
| 7 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.356s |
| 8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.379s |
| 9 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +0.488s |
| 10 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.611s |
Moto2 Qualifying
Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) set a scintillating pace in Moto2 Q2 at the BWIN Grand Prix of Austria to clinch pole position. However, after being handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, it’ll be second place Daniel Holgado (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) who will launch from P1, with Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) and former Spielberg winner Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team) alongside.
Gonzalez heads Row 2 ahead of Q1 pacesetter David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) and Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP).
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), second in the standings, will start from P8 after he suffered a heavy crash in FP2, and his teammate Barry Baltus, third overall, starts P11.
Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) and Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) are looking for big comebacks, starting from P21 and P22.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—Moto2 Qualifying
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 1m 32.779s |
| 2 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.094s |
| 3 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.198s |
| 4 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.280s |
| 5 | David Alonso | COL | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.285s |
| 6 | Senna Agius | AUS | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | +0.338s |
| 7 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.374s |
| 8 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.400s |
| 9 | Collin Veijer | NED | Red Bull KTM Ajo (Kalex) | +0.457s |
| 10 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.466s |
Moto3 Qualifying
Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) has taken pole position in Austria, making it the first for Argentina since 2021 and his first ever in Moto3. He may have stolen his own headlines earlier in the day, however, with one of the most incredible saves ever – literally with his right hand on the ground.
Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) has been staking his claim on the win throughout the weekend but is forced to settle for second, ahead of teammate Ryusei Yamanaka.
Dennis Foggia will spearhead the second row, joined on Row 2 by CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar teammate Maximo Quiles – in Brno that caused some fireworks.
Championship leader Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) starts eighth
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—Moto3 Qualifying
| 1 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | 1m 39.938s |
| 2 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.046s |
| 3 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.146s |
| 4 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.152s |
| 5 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.179s |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.326s |
| 7 | Alvaro Carpe | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.415s |
| 8 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.463s |
| 9 | David Almansa | SPA | Leopard Racing (Honda) | +0.510s |
| 10 | Joel Kelso | AUS | LEVELUP – MTA (KTM) | +0.530s |
2025 Austrian MotoGP News
Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup to launch in 2026
MotoGP and Harley-Davidson provided some further details to its support series, set to debut in 2026. And its official name will be the Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup.
A joint press conference confirmed certain details at the Red Bull Ring on Friday. Namely, the series will take place at six MotoGP rounds next year, including Austin, Mugello, Assen, Silverstone, Aragon and Austria. There will be two races per round.
And the series will be made up of six to eight independent teams, with squads from within the MotoGP paddock and MotoAmerica showing an interest. All bikes will be identical, custom-made machines.
Pramac Yamaha decision delayed
Jack Miller couldn’t hide his frustration at the fact Yamaha has let to inform him of their final plans for the Pramac squad in 2026.
Initial talk suggested the fate of Miller and team-mate Oliveira would be decided by the summer break. But that has since been pushed back to Misano in early September, with the Australian expressing concern that other options are drying up.
“First, it was before summer break. Then it was after summer break and then slowly getting away. So why are we delaying it? I don’t know, but hopefully something comes out soon,” said Miller.
“Obviously other opportunities are starting to close up. I’m trying to be as patient as I possibly can because I love this project. I love working with Yamaha and I enjoy the whole environment. I love my crew chief. I’m very, very happy where I am and I feel like I can go further.”
Stability control given icy welcome
MotoGP has introduced stability control from the Austrian GP, an electronic aid which measures the amount of sideways movement relative to forward momentum, before deciding to reduce torque in order to limit a slide.
It was introduced alongside the current traction control system and on the grounds of “increasing the safety of the sport” after some high-sides in recent years. But many riders, who tried the feature at the post-race Aragon test, were dubious.
“It’s clear the more things you introduce on the bike, in this case electronics, the less difference the rider can make,” said Marc Marquez on Thursday. “I tested this new control in Aragon and also in Malaysia and it’s just easier to ride.
“You can be against [relying on] the control and the bike is doing everything, so as a rider, I don’t like it. If it’s safer or not, every manufacturer has a different point of view.”
Friday MotoGP
There was early drama for reigning World Champion Jorge Martin (Aprilia Racing) after he crashed at Turn 9. Thankfully the #1 was all OK, but his first choice RS-GP was not. Meanwhile, his 2023 and 2024 sparring partner, Bagnaia, led the session from Luca Marini (Honda HRC Castrol), with Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) sitting comfortably in the top four after 30 minutes of running.
Double Czech GP podium finisher Acosta jumped to the summit before we saw red flags shown following a Turn 6 crash for Quartararo. It looked like some fluid was potentially spilt onto the circuit from Jack Miller’s smoking Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP machine, and after the Frenchman’s YZR-M1 tumbled into the air fence, redeployment and track cleaning measures needed to be undertaken before the session could get back underway for the final 26 minutes. Miguel Oliveira, Miller’s teammate, also crashed where Quartararo went down.
With 17 minutes left, rookie Ai Ogura (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) leapt to P1 with a 1:28.877 to go over two tenths clear, before Johann Zarco (CASTROL Honda LCR) and Franco Morbidelli (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team) carved their way into P1 and P2 with just over 10 minutes to go.
This was a very competitive Friday afternoon. Acosta was soon back occupying top spot from Bagnaia and Marc Marquez, with Joan Mir (Honda HRC Castrol) now P4 ahead of fellow HRC star Zarco. Then, with two minutes to go, Alex Marquez (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP) parked himself in P3 to demote Marc Marquez to P4, before the latter then moved the goalposts in Austria.
The #93 slammed in a 1:28.117, a new all-time lap record, to go two tenths ahead of the rest. Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) were late improvers before the checkered flag came out, and that saw both gain automatic Q2 entry as no more top 10 lap times were set.
Alex Marquez eventually finished P4 on Friday ahead of Fernandez, with Mir heading straight into Q2 in P6. Morbidelli was just under six tenths away from Marquez in P7, with Zarco, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), and Binder the last riders to make it into the top 10 as both factory KTMs earn Q2 spots on Friday at their home Grand Prix.
A stacked Q1 awaits with the likes of Brno Sprint podium finisher Bastianini, Quartararo, Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team), and both factory Aprilia Racing riders – Martin and Marco Bezzecchi – face the challenge of finishing inside the top two in the first part of qualifying on Saturday morning. Then, it’ll be time for Q2 and the Tissot Sprint.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—Friday MotoGP
| 1 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | 1’28.117s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.228s |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP25) | +0.268s |
| 4 | Alex Marquez | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.318s |
| 5 | Raul Fernandez | SPA | Trackhouse Aprilia (RS-GP25) | +0.402s |
| 6 | Joan Mir | SPA | Honda HRC Castrol (RC213V) | +0.577s |
| 7 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Pertamina VR46 Ducati (GP24) | +0.579s |
| 8 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Castrol Honda LCR (RC213V) | +0.648s |
| 9 | Fermin Aldeguer | SPA | BK8 Gresini Ducati (GP24) | +0.652s |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +0.728s |
Friday Moto2
It’s a championship standings 1-2 as Friday concludes for Moto2 in Austria. Points leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) clinched top honours with a new lap record, but he’s just 0.013s ahead of the opposition led by second in the standings Aron Canet (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego). Third went to rookie Ivan Ortola (QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI) within 0.077 of the top, with fourth only 0.006 further back: multiple Spielberg winner Celestino Vietti (Sync SpeedRS Team).
Gonzalez was quickest but also gained a 3-place grid penalty for being slow on the racing line.
Third in the Championship, Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego), just makes the cut for Q2 in P14. Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Racing Team) left it late to move up into P6 on his final flying lap, from outside the top 14.
Brno winner Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing Team) is P15, David Alonso (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) P18 and Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) P21 – and with all looking to move through to Q2.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto2
| 1 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex) | 1m 33.290s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Fantic Racing LINO SONEGO (Kalex) | +0.013s |
| 3 | Ivan Ortola | SPA | QJMOTOR – FRINSA – MSI (Boscoscuro) | +0.077s |
| 4 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Sync SpeedRS (Boscoscuro) | +0.083s |
| 5 | Filip Salac | CZE | Elf Marc VDS Racing (Boscoscuro) | +0.149s |
| 6 | Diogo Moreira | BRA | Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.196s |
| 7 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | OnlyFans American Racing Team (Kalex) | +0.213s |
| 8 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | BLU CRU PramacYamaha Moto2 (Boscoscuro) | +0.280s |
| 9 | Daniel Holgado | SPA | CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team (Kalex) | +0.305s |
| 10 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Italjet Gresini Moto2 (Kalex) | +0.325s |
Friday Moto3
It was a classy Friday at the office for Angel Piqueras (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) at the BWIN Grand Prix of Austria after the Spaniard topped Moto3 Practice with a 1:39.918 – a new all-time lap record for the class at the Red Bull Ring. Valentin Perrone (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Ryusei Yamanaka (FRINSA – MT Helmets – MSI) completed the top three, 0.3s the gap splitting the trio.
CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar teammates, Maximo Quiles and Dennis Foggia, rounded out the top five.
Sixth fastest David Muñoz (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP) bounced back well from a big crash at Turn 10 in FP1.
Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo) is safely into the Q2 shootout after claiming P7 at the team’s home round, with teammate Alvaro Carpe holding onto a spot in Q2 too after a P14 finish on Day 1.
2025 Austrian MotoGP Results—Friday Moto3
| 1 | Angel Piqueras | SPA | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | 1m 39.918s |
| 2 | Valentin Perrone | ARG | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (KTM) | +0.158s |
| 3 | Ryusei Yamanaka | JPN | FRINSA -MT Helmets – MSI (KTM) | +0.320s |
| 4 | Maximo Qulies | SPA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.423s |
| 5 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | CFMOTO Gaviota Aspar Team (KTM) | +0.520s |
| 6 | David Munoz | SPA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.613s |
| 7 | Jose Antonio Rueda | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo (KTM) | +0.616s |
| 8 | Guido Pini | ITA | Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP (KTM) | +0.677s |
| 9 | Taiyo Furusato | JPN | Honda Team Asia (Honda) | +0.777s |
| 10 | Scott Ogden | GBR | CIP Green Power (KTM) | +0.884s |
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