The two-time reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) of Italy won the sprint of the Austrian GP, round 11 of 20 of the season, ahead of the Spaniard Jorge Martin (Ducati-Pramac), Saturday at the Red Bull Ring.
The Turin player, who started in second position, took advantage of a penalty inflicted on the Madrid player to win easily, while the Spaniard Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia) took the final step of the podium.
The six-time Spanish MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez (Ducati-Gresini), who started in third position, crashed halfway through the race while in second and lost further valuable points.
Thanks to this third sprint success this season, Bagnaia returns to level with Martin at the top of the championship with 250 points, well ahead of his teammate and compatriot Enea Bastianinirelegated to 52 lengths behind the leading duo after his fourth place on the hilly Austrian track on Saturday.
The Australian Jack Millerwho is racing on the home turf of his manufacturer KTM, finished fifth, ahead of the Italian Franco Morbidelli (Ducati-Pramac) and his teammate at KTM, the South African Brad Binder.
The Top 10 is completed by the Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati-VR46) and the Spanish Pol EspargaroKTM test rider, and Pedro Acosta (GasGas-Tech3).
