Friday had ended badly and this Saturday had started well. But it ended in a fishtail. The promises were in fact not kept and one of the first two lines which is still the objective of Valentino Rossi does not appear in a report which only puts him seventh on the starting grid. At 0.747 seconds from Marquez in pole position, then behind Dovizioso and Viñales, all his competitors for the title. But the race is always another story, with its choice of tires and, perhaps this time, consumption...
This is a subject that the new fairing has brought up to date. Having more support and benefiting from a little more power also means drawing a little more from your tank. And this did not escape the Doctor: “ will we consume more with this new fairing? No doubt, but we should stay within the limit of 22 liters » comments the man who convinced his teammate with his lap times to follow him in choosing the new fairing.
« I like this new fairing, and have since the Monday tests in Brno. We had big wheeling problems on Friday and it was to solve them that we rode it this Saturday. And we saw that it was better. It helps and the bike is easier to ride. Even if I lose top speed ».
He pursues : " we started the day well from FP3 where I discovered that the bike had made big progress. I was comfortable and we were competitive throughout the day. I tried different tire options and had a good pace. I was also good with the soft rear tire during qualifying, but unfortunately the second tire worked less well. I skated a lot. I did what I could but it was impossible to do better ».
« I had the potential to make a top 5 or even a first row. But these things happen and this time, it happened to us ».
#AustrianGP MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'23.235 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'23.379 | 0.144 | 0.144 |
| 3 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'23.621 | 0.386 | 0.242 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'23.754 | 0.519 | 0.133 |
| 5 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'23.780 | 0.545 | 0.026 |
| 6 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'23.879 | 0.644 | 0.099 |
| 7 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'23.982 | 0.747 | 0.103 |
| 8 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'23.985 | 0.750 | 0.003 |
| 9 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'24.024 | 0.789 | 0.039 |
| 10 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'24.185 | 0.950 | 0.161 |
| 11 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'24.220 | 0.985 | 0.035 |
| 12 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'24.483 | 1.248 | 0.263 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'23.754 | ||
| Q2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'23.849 | 0.095 | 0.095 |
| 13 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'24.015 | 0.261 | 0.166 |
| 14 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'24.036 | 0.282 | 0.021 |
| 15 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'24.037 | 0.283 | 0.001 |
| 16 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'24.101 | 0.347 | 0.064 |
| 17 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'24.202 | 0.448 | 0.101 |
| 18 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 1'24.261 | 0.507 | 0.059 |
| 19 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'24.321 | 0.567 | 0.060 |
| 20 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'24.447 | 0.693 | 0.126 |
| 21 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'24.448 | 0.694 | 0.001 |
| 22 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'24.530 | 0.776 | 0.082 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'24.852 | 1.098 | 0.322 |
| 24 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'24.900 | 1.146 | 0.048 |
