The atmosphere has gone up a notch on the Red Bull Ring track, now heated to just over 20°. More favorable conditions which did not destabilize the Ducati, nor the Suzuki of Viñales. As for the Hondas, everything started well, then Márquez crashed, dislocating his left shoulder. The championship leader left the circuit to undergo medical examinations.
| Austria MotoGP | Chrono | Pile |
| FP1 | 1'25.866 | Maverick Vinales |
| FP2 | 1'23.617 | Andrea Dovizioso |
Things are agitated in Austria and while the HRC is suspended by the doctors' verdict, at Ducati, we continue to lead the debates. The times improved and at the end of the last qualifying session for direct entry into Q.2, it was Iannone who took the lead with a time of 1'23.327.
Equipped with a new front wing, he overcame the pain of his ribs bruised in a training accident during the break to beat his teammate Dovizioso by almost three tenths. The third man remains Casa Particular in Viñales who got the most out of his Suzuki despite the rising temperatures. Fourth place goes to a Yamaha again, but this time it belongs to Lorenzo less uncomfortable than the day before.
The top 5 is closed by Redding who is ahead Red and Aleix Espargaró heroic who rolls with a broken finger on his left hand. Hector Barbera follows and the top 10 is closed by the two HRC drivers who have come a long way. Marc Márquez in his accident could indeed have cut in two Pedrosa. The championship leader fortunately had a good entry performance which allowed him to avoid the repechage. This is on condition that the doctors give him discharge for the rest of the events. As for Pedrosa he fled in the last moments of a session where Miller et Crutchlow also fell. Loris Baz remains last.
Red Bull Ring, MotoGP, FP3: Chronos
1. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 23.327s [T21/23] 311km/h
2. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 23.755s +0.428s [21/23] 309km/h
3. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 23.843s +0.516s [21/23] 308km/h
4. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 23.962s +0.635s
[21/21] 307km/h
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 24.026s +0.699s [20/22] 308km/h
6. Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 24.108s +0.781s [21/21] 301km/h
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 24.170s +0.843s [9/19] 312km/h
8. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 24.170s +0.843s
[19/21] 311km/h
9. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 24.265s +0.938s [4/0] 308km/h
10. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 24.422s +1.095s [20/21] 309km/h
11. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 24.632s +1.305s
[22/23] 306km/h
12. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 24.692s +1.365s
[19/19] 309km/h
13. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 24.722s +1.395s [23/24] 311km/h
14. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 24.768s +1.441s [15/18] 304km/h
15. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 24.815s +1.488s
[18/19] 304km/h
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 24.821s +1.494s [20/23] 307km/h
17. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 25.003s +1.676s [21/22] 305km/h
18. Espargaro Pol ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 25.005s +1.678s [21/21] 308km/h
19. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 25.016s +1.689s
[20/20] 303km/h
20. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 25.278s +1.951s
[22/25] 304km/h
21. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 25.447s +2.120s [6/23] 309km/h
22. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 25.552s +2.225s
[20/20] 304km/h
