10:05
No improvements from Bezzecchi and Bastianini on that lap. Martin does improve but stays fourth.
Last flying lap for all of them now, and Martin and Baastianini both run on at turn one.
Marco Bezzecchi, 2025 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix. Credit: Gold and Goose.
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2025 Austrian MotoGP: Sprint LIVE UPDATES
Live coverage of the Sprint race from the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring.
The 13th round of the 2025 MotoGP World Championship takes place this weekend at the Red Bull Ring. The Sprint is set to get underway at 15:00 local time.
Marc Marquez enters Saturday as the fastest rider having topped both practices on Friday, but a crash in qualifying leaves him fourth on the grid. He's chasing his sixth successive Sprint win this afternoon and is defending a 120-point championship lead over Alex Marquez, who starts second.
Marco Bezzecchi came through Q1 to grab pole position this morning despite Aprilia's struggles this weekend. He has been on the podium in two of the last four Sprints.
Pedro Acosta was second-fastest in Practice on Friday, but was only seventh in qualifying this morning. The top KTM on the grid is that of Enea Bastianini.
Francesco Bagnaia has won the last three grands prix in Austria, and both Sprints to have taken place at the Red Bull Ring. He starts third this afternoon but showed good race pace on Friday.
Maverick Vinales was attempting to return from injury this weekend after missing the German and Czech grands prix. However, he was declared unfit after qualifying.
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10:03
Bastianini to the top, 1:28.353 to displace Bezzecchi. Marini improves again but only third. Martin now down to fourth.
Everyone still on live laps with 1:30 still on the clock.
10:02
Quartararo fourth with his latest lap, goes ahead of Marini. One lap left for him.
10:02
Marini the only real improver on his first lap, he's within a tenth of transferring now.
10:01
Martin has had his first lap cancelled of this second run - track limits at turn nine.
10:00
Bezzecchi blows his first lap at the chicane, he runs through the escape road.
10:00
Riders starting their second runs now, factory Aprilias the first on the road.
09:57
Quartararo's second attempt repeats the S3 losses of the first lap - P5 now for the Yamaha rider, 1:28.914.
Other Yamahas are currently the three slowest riders: Rin 8th, Oliveira 9th, Miller 10th.
Only Vinales, who hasn't gone out yet, is behind them.
09:55
Bezzecchi goes top with his second attempt, 1:28.409. Bastianini only third.
Di Giannantonio improves as well but only P4.
09:55
Quartararo's first attempt goes away in the third split and ends up foruth with his first attempt.
Bezzecchi and Bastianini now improving.
09:54
Martin with the initial benchmark at 1:28.694. But Quartararo is flying...
09:50
Q1 start
Pit lane is open in Spielberg and Q1 is underway.
09:49
All 4 Yamahas in Q1
It's been a miserable weekend in Austria so far for Yamaha. All four of them are in Q1. The best-placed M1 yesterday was Fabio Quartararo's in P14.
09:47
Aprilia in Q1
Raul Fernandez was the only Aprilia to finish in the top-10 yesterday and so Ai Ogura is in Q1 along with reigning champion Jorge Martin, and Marco Bezzecchi who has been on the podium three times in the past four races.
Bezzecchi and Martin were both better in FP2 this morning, but whether that translates to time attacks remains to be seen.
09:46
Austrian MotoGP Final Practice Results
09:43
Marc Marquez fastest in FP2
Marc Marquez ends this morning's FP2 session fastest. Quite a big advantage for him at 0.4s over Bagnaia for much of that session, but Pedro Acosta and then Bagnaia himself reduced that gap to under 0.4s. Bagnaia ends second-fastest and 0.326s behind his teammate, Acosta third-fastest and 0.364s behind Marquez.
Marco Bezzecchi a bit better this morning than yesterday afternoon in fourth place, ahead of Alex Marquez and Luca Marini who complete the top-six.
Q1 coming up next.
09:39
Crash for Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco has crashed at turn seven in the closing minutes of FP2. He's heading back to the paddock on a scooter.
09:33
Welcome to live coverage of today's action from the Austrian MotoGP. FP2 is ongoing in Spielberg with Marc Marquez currently fastest ahead of Francesco Bagnaia.
Qualifying is set to start in just under 20 minutes with Q1 at 10:50 local time.
