Coming off a fifth victory of the season acquired the previous weekend in the Czech Republic, the temptation was great for Álex Márquez to continue a winning streak in Austria which is also not without risk. Especially since starting eleventh on the grid, getting back to the front meant going to the coals. But the driver who has now renewed with the Marc VDS team kept a cool head to bring home a second place like a future champion.
Alex Marquez did he enter another dimension? In any case, he has shown for some time that he knows how to handle pressure. Behind the scenes, he took the veto from Yamaha to see it enter the Petronas fold with a view to a future in MotoGP. He therefore extended with his current team, by default. A disappointment which did not corrode a serenity which was affirmed during a Austrian Grand Prix hectic.
Judge: before him, Nagashima, Virgo, Marini et bastianini fell while he survived a collision with a Gardner in distress. Second in sight of the checkered flag, he had the KTM official in his sights. But Alex Marquez didn't tempt the devil. He explains his race thus: “ I am very happy with these 20 points. It wasn't easy to start in eleventh place, because here at Spielberg, in the first corner, it's always a bit tricky. But I knew before the race that it would be so long. So I tried to stay calm and patient, overtake and not waste so much time. Little by little, I made my comeback ».
« I saw a lot of falls in front of me, then I got a little afraid of making a mistake » continues the youngest brother Márquez. " When I overtook Lüthi, I said to myself: “Okay, I'm trying to push, get out of the way and catch up with the guys in front”. But in the end I had a little trouble. I also had contact with Remy Gardner, I think it was just a racing accident: he had gone far and I thought he would come back to the racing line a little later. Honestly, I don't think he knew I was there. » he commented about the incident at turn 1 which ended the Australian's race prematurely.
« In the last two laps I tried to put pressure on Brad Binder but he was very fast and very smart. I wouldn't have risked too much to overtake him. The 20 points were important, I'm happy about that. We must continue on this path and fight race after race » concludes Álex who is taking off in the Moto2 championship.
Moto2 Championship after Austria (11/19):
| 1 | Alex MÁRQUEZ | Kalex | 181 | |
| 2 | Thomas LÜTHI | Kalex | 138 | -43 |
| 3 | Jorge NAVARRO | Speed Up | 126 | -55 |
| 4 | Augusto FERNÁNDEZ | Kalex | 121 | -60 |
| 5 | Lorenzo BALDASSARRI | Kalex | 115 | -66 |
| 6 | Marcel SCHRÖTTER | Kalex | 114 | -67 |
| 7 | Brad BINDER | KTM | 109 | -72 |
| 8 | Luca MARINI | Kalex | 101 | -80 |
| 9 | Enea BASTIANINI | Kalex | 74 | -107 |
| 10 | Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO | Speed Up | 59 | -122 |
| 11 | Tetsuit NAGASHIMA | Kalex | 52 | -129 |
| 12 | Remy GARDNER | Kalex | 44 | -137 |
| 13 | Iker LECUONA | KTM | 41 | -140 |
| 14 | Xavi VIRGIN | Kalex | 39 | -142 |
| 15 | Sam LOWES | Kalex | 38 | -143 |
| 16 | Andrea LOCATELLI | Kalex | 38 | -143 |
| 17 | Nicolò BULEGA | Kalex | 28 | -153 |
| 18 | Mattia Pasini | KTM | 24 | -157 |
| 19 | Jorge MARTIN | KTM | 22 | -159 |
| 20 | Dominique AEGERTER | MV | 12 | -169 |
| 21 | Somkiat CHANTRA | Kalex | 11 | -170 |
| 22 | Stefano MANZI | MV | 10 | -171 |
| 23 | Simone COURSES | Kalex | 10 | -171 |
| 24 | Marco BEZZECCHI | KTM | 10 | -171 |
| 25 | Bo BENDSNEYDER | NTS | 6 | -175 |
| 26 | Jake DIXON | KTM | 4 | -177 |
| 27 | Joe ROBERTS | KTM | 4 | -177 |
| 28 | Lukas TULOVIC | KTM | 3 | -178 |
| 29 | Khairul Idham PAWI | Kalex | 3 | -178 |
| 30 | Jesko RAFFIN | NTS | 3 | -178 |
