Overview

• Marc Márquez recovered from a Q2 fall to win the MotoGP sprint at the Red Bull Ring, marking his 12th victory in 13 sprints this season.
• The victory stretches Márquez’s championship lead to a commanding margin and underscores his season-long dominance in sprint races.
• Francesco Bagnaia retired on lap nine of the sprint due to a reported defective rear tyre, compounding his challenges this weekend.
• Seventeen-year-old Valentín Perrone clinched his first career Moto3 pole with a 1:39.938 final lap that benefited from yellow flags after Ryusei Yamanaka’s crash.
• Maverick Viñales completed only six laps in practice following shoulder surgery and remains uncertain to start Sunday’s races.