The KTM family can be happy with its riders after this Saturday in Styria. Pol Espargaró thus put an RC16 in pole position, while the brothers in arms of Tech3 achieved a good overall result. Miguel Oliveira will indeed start from the third row while Lecuona continues to convince with his thirteenth row.
With the seventh best time in the combined ranking, Miguel Oliveira of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team moved straight into Q2 today to fight for the best places on the starting grid for the second race held at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The Portuguese showed great speed during qualifying to finish only 0,217 seconds behind pole position holder, the KTM official Pol Espargaro. Due to the penalty that will have to be respected Johann zarco forced to give up his third position, the Portuguese will start seventh.
On the other side of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 box, the MotoGP rookie Iker Lecuona narrowly missed out on a direct entry into Q2 but displayed a stunning qualification. The young Spaniard clocked 1:23.928 and finished Q1 in P3, just 0,319 seconds behind the best time set then by Johann Zarco. Lecuona will line up on the fourth row for the fifth Grand Prix of 2020, on Sunday at 14:00 p.m. local time.
A good overall result
« Overall it was a positive day " smiles Olive tree. “ We had a very good FP3 session and also a super good FP4 with a very good race pace. I felt ready for qualifying and did my best. It wasn't enough to get to the first two lines, which was our goal. But anyway, it's good to start from the third row, it's better than last weekend and I think we are ready for tomorrow's race ».
« I'm really happy for today » echoes lecuona. " This morning I tried to go straight to Q2, but I missed it by less than a tenth of a second, because everyone is incredibly close on this track. Later in FP4, I worked towards the race, I struggled a little more, but it was still ok and I know I have a good pace for tomorrow's race ».
« In qualifying I pushed very hard in my last lap, I finished it in P1, but later Zarco and Petrucci went a little faster than me, so I couldn't reach Q2. But honestly, I'm really happy. This is my best position on the grid so far and I would like to thank the team. We work very well, I am very comfortable on the bike, I can ride smoothly and have my style. So we will see what we can do tomorrow in the race ».
