#AustrianGP MotoGP Q.1: A gorilla and a spy in Q.2

Lots of people for this repechage session from which two drivers classified in the first two places of this exercise codenamed Q.1 were to emerge. A mission for agent Pedrosa, infiltrated with his HRC Honda among three local KTMs and two Aprilias. Among other things, because the Ducati satellites also wanted to be in orbit while a certain Jonas Folger did not think he would be left out.

To remember the situation, here is a reminder table.

#AustrianGP MotoGP	2016	2017
FP1	1'25.866 Maverick Vinales (see here)	1'24.631 Hector Barbera (see here)
FP2	1'23.617 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)	1'24.046 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)
FP3	1'23.327 Andrea Iannone (see here)	1'23.459 Marc Marquez (see here)
FP4	1'23.796 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)	1'24.180 Marc Marquez (see here)
Qualification 1	1'23.961 Eugene Laverty (see here)	1'23.754 Danilo Petrucci
Qualification 2	1'23.142 Andrea Iannone (see here)
Warm up	1'23.953 Andrea Iannone (see here)
Course	Iannone, Dovizioso, Lorenzo (see here)
All time lap record	1'23.142 Iannone 2016

Unsurprisingly, it is Dani Pedrosa which opened hostilities in 1'23.924 whileAlex Espargaro split straight on. Barbera and Redding fought for second place while Rock was in fourth place as the best of the three KTM riders competing. The losers were then Petrucci et Folger, just behind.

During the second salvo, Petrucci called the charge and took the best time in 1'23.754. Pedrosa will not do better but will move up to Q.2. The disappointed are called Folger, Barbera et Redding while Espargaro Pol is the best of the KTM trio. He will start sixteenth in front Baptist Rock, Miller and her brother Aleix who bears Aprilia's sorrow for a failed session since Lowes st penultimate. Rabat brings up the rear.