Moto2 Austria - Race Results

Race results from the Austrian Moto2 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, round 10 of 18.

14 Aug 2016

Johann Zarco strengthens his grip on a second Moto2 title by fighting through the lead group to win in Austria.

Nearest title rival Alex Rins snatched third from Thomas Luthi at the final turn while Sam Lowes fell twice, inflicting a heavy blow to his world championship hopes. The second fall looks to have been a result of handlebar damage during the first...

Incredible: Looks like Sam Lowes fell for 2nd time due to right handlebar breaking #AustrianGP #Moto2 @SamLowes11 pic.twitter.com/qHmtcqoQfs-- Crash.net MotoGP (@crash_motogp) August 14, 2016

1.Johann ZarcoFRA Ajo Motorsport (Kalex)37m 34.180s2.Franco MorbidelliITA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)37m 37.238s3.Alex RinsSPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex)37m 37.556s4.Thomas LuthiSWI Garage Plus Interwetten (Kalex)37m 37.647s5.Marcel SchrotterGER AGR Team (Kalex)37m 38.920s6.Alex MarquezSPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (Kalex)37m 43.596s7.Takaaki NakagamiJPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)37m 44.358s8.Lorenzo BaldassarriITA Forward Team (Kalex)37m 46.131s9.Axel PonsSPA AGR Team (Kalex)37m 46.981s10.Dominique AegerterSWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex)37m 48.157s11.Sandro CorteseGER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex)37m 52.226s12.Danny KentGBR Leopard Racing (Kalex)37m 52.464s13.Mattia PasiniITA Italtrans Racing Team (Kalex)37m 52.604s14.Miguel OliveiraPOR Leopard Racing (Kalex)37m 53.010s15.Julian SimonSPA QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up)37m 54.202s16.Xavi ViergeSPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3)38m 3.065s17.Luca MariniITA Forward Team (Kalex)38m 3.150s18.Isaac Vi?alesSPA Tech 3 Racing (Tech 3)38m 3.212s19.Remy GardnerAUS Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 (Kalex)38m 3.295s20.Edgar PonsSPA Paginas Amarillas HP 40 (Kalex)38m 3.604s21.Hafizh SyahrinMAL Petronas Raceline Malaysia (Kalex)38m 4.157s22.Ratthapark WilairotTHA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia (Kalex)38m 12.115s23.Xavier SimeonBEL QMMF Racing Team (Speed Up)38m 17.456s24.Jesko RaffinSWI Sports-Millions-EMWE-SAG (Kalex)38m 18.386s25.Robin MulhauserSWI CarXpert Interwetten (Kalex)38m 23.015s26.Jonas FolgerGER Dynavolt Intact GP (Kalex)38m 46.328s
Simone CorsiITA Speed Up Racing (Speed Up)DNF
Sam LowesGBR Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 (Kalex)DNF

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