Overview

• After advancing from Q1, Marco Bezzecchi posted a 1:28.060 to claim Aprilia’s first pole at the Red Bull Ring and his first since 2023.
• Marc Marquez’s practice dominance ended when he crashed at Turn 2 in Q2, remounted a damaged Ducati and will start fourth.
• Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia secured the remaining front-row spots, with Enea Bastianini and Fermin Aldeguer rounding out the top six.
• Pedro Acosta’s KTM suffered an engine cut-out and a late big moment, relegating him to seventh on the grid.
• Yamaha failed to advance any riders into Q2 for the first time this season as crashes for Johann Zarco and Raul Fernandez disrupted their runs.