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MotoGP™ Top 10 after Free Practice: 1. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) – 1:36.782 2. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.006 3. Takaaki Nakagam (LCR Honda IDEMITSU) + 0.117 4. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) + 0.143 5. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) + 0.193 6. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) + 0.194 7. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.277 8. Joan Mir (Team SUZUKI ECSTAR) + 0.278 9. Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) + 0.292 10. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.342 full result

MotoMatters.com Austria MotoGP Race Subscriber Notes: Flag-to-Flag Timing, Racing Slicks In The Wet, Why Fabio Is Fast, And The New Marc Marquez For the first time in four races at the Red Bull Ring, MotoGP managed to complete a race without being interrupted by a red flag. The riders did the warm up lap, lined up on the grid, took off once the lights went out, and completed 28 laps of the Spielberg circuit in one go. The last time that happened was in 2019. Just because they went from lights to flag without interruption doesn't necessarily mean there was just one race, however. Where the two races in 2020 and last week's Styrian Grand Prix had been split by crashes, on Sunday it was the weather which divided the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix into effectively two separate events. Or perhaps even three. There was a dry 21 laps, which saw three riders break away, Pecco Bagnaia leading Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo in a tense waiting game where it was obvious the outcome was to be decided in the closing stages, all three riders keeping something in reserve for the last couple of laps.

MotoMatters.com Maverick Viñales Confirmed With Aprilia For 2022, Option For 2023 Aprilia have confirmed that Maverick Viñales will be joining the Italian factory for the 2022 MotoGP season, with an option to continue for 2023. The Spaniard will join Aleix Espargaro in the Aprilia Racing factory team once Viñales' contract with Yamaha expires at the end of the current year. The news had been widely expected, after Viñales made a shock announcement just after the Assen round that he would be leaving Yamaha at the end of 2021, halfway through his two-year contract. Rumors linking Viñales to Aprilia emerged during the Assen round, as rumors of the split with Yamaha leaked that weekend.

MotoMatters.com 2021 MotoE Cup Standings After Round 5, Spielberg, Austria MotoE standings after Austria: Round Number: 5 Year: 2021

MotoMatters.com 2021 Austria MotoE Race Result: Escape From The Rain And Everyone Else Results and summary of the MotoE race in Austria:

MotoMatters.com 2021 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 11, Spielberg, Austria MotoGP standings after Austria: Round Number: 11 Year: 2021

MotoMatters.com 2021 Austria MotoGP Race Result: Introducing The Uphill Slalom Results and summary of the MotoGP race in Austria:

MotoMatters.com 2021 Moto2 Championship Standings After Round 11, Spielberg, Austria Moto2 standings after the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring: Round Number: 11 Year: 2021

MotoMatters.com 2021 Austria Moto2 Race Result: Rollercoaster At The Ring Results and summary of the Moto2 race in Austria:

MotoMatters.com 2021 Moto3 Championship Standings After Round 11, Spielberg, Austria Moto3 standings after the Austrian round at Spielberg: Round Number: 11 Year: 2021