Thrilling Austrian MotoGP Sprint: Bagnaia Triumphs Amidst Battles and Penalties

Austrian MotoGP at Red Bull Ring: Sprint Race Highlights

Catch up on the action from the Austrian MotoGP Sprint race.

The Austrian MotoGP Sprint begins at 3:00 PM local time. Jorge Martin, who broke the lap record during qualifying, will start from pole position.

Austrian MotoGP: Sprint Race Summary

With that win, Bagnaia and Martin are now tied for the lead in the championship

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Bastianini secured fourth place, finishing in front of Miller, Morbidelli, and Binder.

Francesco Bagnaia clinched the Austrian MotoGP Sprint, finishing four seconds ahead of Jorge Martin and securing first place. Aleix Espargaro took third. This marks Bagnaia's third Sprint victory of the season, having previously won at Mugello and Assen.

Martin kept up a speed slightly quicker than Bagnaia, though the official Ducati racer had a four-second lead with one lap remaining.

The most intense competition on the track right now is for the fourth position. Enea Bastianini has recently overtaken Jack Miller for this spot, but Franco Morbidelli and Brad Binder are also vying for it.

The speed has noticeably decreased at this point. Bagnaia clocked in at 1:30.6 during the last lap, while Martin recorded a 1:30.4.

Marquez heads to the pits following his accident, marking a tough day for Gresini, especially after Alex Marquez's earlier mishap. Meanwhile, Bagnaia holds onto his 4.5-second advantage over Martin.

Following Marquez's accident, Bagnaia is now leading Martin by 4.5 seconds and has a 1.9-second advantage over Aleix Espargaro, who has moved up to third place on the podium.

Marquez suffers a crash at the third turn. He had been narrowing the distance to Bagnaia but fell and is now out of the race. Although he manages to get back on his bike, he is no longer in the running.

Marquez delivers an impressive lap, trimming 0.3 seconds off Bagnaia's time, who posts his slowest lap of the race at 29.9 seconds. The gap between them now stands at 1.4 seconds.

Following his penalty, Martin is positioned just ahead of Aleix Espargaro, while Bagnaia holds a 1.6-second lead over Marquez with seven laps remaining.

At the start of the eighth lap, Martin serves his penalty. This results in him falling to third place, trailing the leader by four seconds and Marquez by 2.5 seconds.

Bagnaia has extended his lead to 0.6 seconds, while Martin has yet to serve his penalty. Marquez remains in the competition but trails the leader by 1.5 seconds.

Bagnaia remains ahead of Martin, but rider #89 still needs to serve his penalty.

Martin receives a long-lap penalty because he did not slow down by a second after cutting the chicane on the second lap.

Bagnaia remains in the lead, with Martin still keeping up with his speed. Both racers clocked in at 1:29.3s during that lap.

Bagnaia and Martin each clocked lap times of 1:29.0, which is 0.3 seconds quicker than Marquez.

Bagnaia maintains his lead over Martin, with a slight distance emerging to Marquez in third. Aleix Espargaro is comfortably holding fourth place by himself.

On the second lap, Bagnaia sets the quickest time of the race so far, but Martin remains close behind. Marquez is also keeping pace.

At the start of the second lap, Martin goes off track at the chicane, allowing Bagnaia to reclaim the lead.

Martin takes the lead on the opening lap, pulling away along with Bagnaia and Marquez.

Alex Marquez experienced a crash at the chicane between turns 2a and 2b, while Martin regained the lead from Bagnaia at the third turn.

The MotoGP Sprint in Austria has begun, and Bagnaia quickly grabs the lead ahead of Martin, with Marquez in third place.

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