The Honda Repsol rider had a similar start to the weekend as the other Grands Prix, although he was, generally speaking, back in the top 10.
Dani Pedrosa arrived in Austria after having had a good day of testing on Monday at the Brno circuit. Satisfied with the solutions found to his problems, he nevertheless waited to see how his machine would perform on the Red Bull Ring, and if the new rear tire would suit him.
Its results since yesterday tend to show that the improvements made are not completely working. Indeed, if the Spanish driver was not completely at the forefront in the dry, he was not at the bottom of the rankings either. Despite a good sixth place in FP1, he only finished ninth in FP4. On the other hand, he was far away during the sessions which took place in the rain, but that's only because he didn't ride much. His twenty-third and seventeenth places in FP2 and FP3 are therefore not significant.
Unfortunately, he was unable to be competitive on this track in qualifying, and finished ninth, almost nine tenths behind his teammate who took pole position. Starting from the third row is far from catastrophic, but will still complicate things if you hope to finish in front.
Pedrosa is therefore banking a lot on better weather and a good start: “After the rain yesterday and this morning, the track didn't have much grip, and I didn't have a good feeling with the rear. That was basically our problem today, and that's why our performance wasn't what we expected. I hope the track conditions will be better tomorrow. I also hope that I will be able to get a good start and be fast from the start. »
Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring MotoGP J.2: times
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 1'23.241
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 1'23.243 0.002 0.002
3 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 1'23.376 0.135 0.133
4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 1'23.503 0.262 0.127
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 1'23.812 0.571 0.309
6 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 1'23.887 0.646 0.075
7 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 1'23.922 0.681 0.035
8 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 1'24.091 0.850 0.169
9 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 1'24.124 0.883 0.033
10 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 1'24.227 0.986 0.103
11 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 1'24.284 1.043 0.057
12 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 1'24.342 1.101 0.058
Q1 Results:
Q2 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 1'24.195
Q2 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 1'24.230 0.035 0.035
13 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 1'24.245 0.050 0.015
14 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 1'24.309 0.114 0.064
15 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 1'24.762 0.567 0.453
16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 1'24.767 0.572 0.005
17 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 1'24.805 0.610 0.038
18 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 1'24.834 0.639 0.029
19 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 1'24.868 0.673 0.034
20 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 1'25.067 0.872 0.199
21 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 1'25.178 0.983 0.111
22 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 1'25.310 1.115 0.132
23 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 1'25.339 1.144 0.029
