Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results

Dovizioso leads opening practice for the Austrian MotoGP after fitting a few soft rear at the end of the session.

Marquez had been fastest before the late push on new tyres, the Honda rider again one of the few to stick with used (medium) rubber at the end of FP1.

Ducati has won all three previous races at the Red Bull Ring, since the circuit returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, and it is the only track on the current calendar where Marquez has not yet won.

Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results

Dovizioso leads opening practice for the Austrian MotoGP after fitting a few soft rear at the end of the session.

Marquez had been fastest before the late push on new tyres, the Honda rider again one of the few to stick with used (medium) rubber at the end of FP1.

Ducati has won all three previous races at the Red Bull Ring, since the circuit returned to the MotoGP calendar in 2016, and it is the only track on the current calendar where Marquez has not yet won.

Joan Mir has withdrawn from the event to continue his recovery from Monday's post-race fall at the Brno test. Jorge Lorenzo is again absent after fractures to his vertebrae at Assen and replaced by HRC test and wild-card rider Bradl.

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Austrian MotoGP - Free Practice (1) Results
PosRiderNatTeamTime/DiffLapMax
1Andrea DoviziosoITAMission Winnow Ducati (GP19)1'24.033s20/20311k
2Marc MarquezSPARepsol Honda (RC213V)+0.185s16/22312k
3Maverick ViñalesSPAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.247s23/23307k
4Jack MillerAUSPramac Ducati (GP19)+0.327s21/21310k
5Valentino RossiITAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)+0.436s23/23304k
6Fabio QuartararoFRAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*+0.438s22/23304k
7Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)+0.543s24/25309k
8Johann ZarcoFRARed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+0.637s22/23304k
9Takaaki NakagamiJPNLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.828s21/22305k
10Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*+0.891s19/21305k
11Cal CrutchlowGBRLCR Honda (RC213V)+0.929s22/22313k
12Aleix EspargaroSPAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+0.935s20/23307k
13Francesco BagnaiaITAPramac Ducati (GP18)*+0.963s20/20309k
14Danilo PetrucciITAMission Winnow Ducati (GP19)+1.078s15/22305k
15Pol EspargaroSPARed Bull KTM Factory (RC16)+1.162s19/19309k
16Karel AbrahamCZEReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)+1.289s19/20307k
17Franco MorbidelliITAPetronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)+1.352s19/23307k
18Andrea IannoneITAFactory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)+1.372s15/22305k
19Stefan BradlGERRepsol Honda (RC213V)+1.618s6/23310k
20Hafizh SyahrinMALRed Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)+1.700s15/16304k
21Tito RabatSPAReale Avintia Ducati (GP18)+1.912s23/26304k

* Rookie.

Official Red Bull Ring MotoGP records:
Best lap:
Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati1m 23.142s (2016)
Fastest race lap:
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati1m 24.277s (2018)

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