Italian rider Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia (Ducati) took his third consecutive MotoGP victory this Sunday. Austrian Grand PrixThe thirteenth round of the Motorcycle World Championship is ahead of championship leader Fabio Quartararo, who has returned to the podium after his absence from the last two races.
Bagnaia is still sweet and this time he finished by winning his first hat-trick. Assen, Silverstone and now Spielberg. It’s a milestone for the Italian, who in his fourth year in the Premier class achieved his fifth victory in the same season, the best record.
When the traffic lights turn off, your compatriot Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing) tried to defend the ‘poleman’ position in a bad start for Quartararo, unlike ‘Pecco’ who was at the top of the race in the first few laps. One more day he defended deftly.
behind the Spaniards George Martin (Pramac Racing) battled Bastianini for third place at a fast lap pace, which ended in an iconic fight in favor of the Spaniard, taking advantage of the Italians’ problems, and eventually left.
Thus, the man from Madrid dreamed of finishing a podium on his favorite track, where he managed to take first place in his last four races. However, his persistence knocked him down on the final lap, trying to overtake him. Jack Miller (Ducati) and finally finished tenth.
Quartararo’s initial problems were gone, and the Frenchman went from more to less on his return to the podium after two races. Bastianini’s start placed him in fourth place and, without undue stress, he was in trouble with an Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia), eventually passing Martín and Miller to take second place ahead of Australia. suitable position for ‘Satan’, The player who expanded his advantage with Espargaró after suffering and finishing in sixth place.
Ducati dominated the race on a day when the Spaniards entered the race. Joan Mir (Suzuki) had to leave early after crashing at Turn 4 on lap one. A bad start for the Catalan driver, who added his sixth retirement in the season and tied 14 consecutive races without podium, is his worst series in MotoGP since his top 20 entries in the highest category between 2019 and 2020.
Among the rest of the Spaniards, Maverick Vinales (Aprilia) finished thirteenth ahead of Álex Márquez (Honda), who made a fantastic comeback by starting last and finishing in the points zone.