Overview

• Marco Bezzecchi secured an unexpected pole position with a lap of 1’28″060, becoming the first Aprilia rider to top qualifying at the Red Bull Ring.
• Marc Marquez, holding a 120-point lead in the championship, crashed on his final Q2 lap and will start fourth on the grid.
• Alex Marquez was handed a long-lap penalty to serve during Sunday’s race for his collision with Joan Mir at the Brno round.
• Maverick Viñales withdrew from the Austrian GP after medical checks confirmed he could not continue with a left-shoulder injury.
• Pedro Acosta highlighted KTM’s pace by finishing second in Friday’s prequalifying session, ending 0.228 seconds behind Marquez.