P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Francesco Bagnaia maintained his strong showing in Friday’s practice to lead the final Austrian practice session heading into MotoGP qualifying. His laptime of 1.29.243s placed him 0.052s ahead of KTM wildcard rider Pol Espargaro, with him separating the Ducati riders of Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. Marquez, having struggled in the opening practice session on Friday, […]
During the final practice session, the rider achieved a laptime of 1.29.243s, edging out KTM’s Pol Espargaro by 0.052s and placing between Ducati’s Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. Despite a challenging start on Friday, Marquez managed to secure third place before qualifying. Championship leader Jorge Martin took fourth place, followed by Quartararo and Vinales in fifth and sixth. Gresini’s strong performance was evident with both riders in the top 10, including Alex Marquez in seventh. Pedrosa Acosta recovered from a previous incident to earn eighth place, with Aleix Espargaro and Jack Miller following closely behind. Bezzecchi completed his session, while Di Giannantonio was unfit to continue after a crash. Bastianini finished in 13th, Oliveira in 12th, Fernandez in 14th, and Mir in 15th as the leading Honda rider. Zarco narrowly missed out on 15th place, followed by Morbidelli in 17th and Binder in 18th. Rins ended his session in 21st, with Marini and Fernandez occupying the final spots on the list. Bradl concluded his session at the bottom, participating in Honda’s test riding programme.
