After a frosty first day in Austria, all the settings have to be restarted this afternoon for qualifying since the track went from 20° this morning to 40° at the start of FP4.
Here are the references available at the moment:
| Austria MotoGP | Chrono | Pile |
| FP1 | 1'25.866 | Maverick Vinales |
| FP2 | 1'23.617 | Andrea Dovizioso |
| FP3 | 1'23.327 | Andrea Iannone |
FP4: This morning, Andrea Iannone took the lead over his teammate but we know that the latter had declared in advance to only work on his racing pace, without trying to set a time. We expect to see him return to the forefront, pushing Maverick Vinales, Jorge Lorenzo and others back one position. As for Iannone, it's another story, since the #29 knows that he has a serious chance of winning on Sunday and that he will do everything to ensure that his teammate does not do it for him...
In the meantime, we fortunately note the presence of Marc Marquez who returned from his medical examinations following his fall due to a mix-up with his teammate.
Halfway through the session, Andrea Dovizioso falls below the 1'24 mark while Marc Marquez, after skipping almost the entire FP3, already appears in 5th position, 7 tenths behind.
In the final minutes, Andrea Iannone made his attack but failed to be 6 hundredths behind his teammate before the latter hammered home the point by gaining a few more hundredths.
Valentino Rossi finished third, 3 tenths behind, ahead of Marc Marquez and the two Suzukis. (see ranking below)
Q1 : With the excellent match between the Ducati and the Red Bull Ring, several regulars in the Top 10 find themselves obliged to go through this repechage session. Above all, we think of Espargaro Pol, who currently occupies 6th place in the world championship.
The session begins with Jack Miller's second fall of the day.
Quickly, Danilo Petrucci takes the lead, in front Eugene Laverty and Cal Crutchlow.
The order reverses in the second run and Crutchlow as well as Petrucci obtain authorization to participate in Q2. (see ranking below)
Q2: From the outset, Andrea Dovizioso recorded an impressive 1'23.668 but that is not enough to contain Andrea Iannone (1'23.623) and Jorge Lorenzo (1'23.639). At least initially because number #04 recovers its property for 2 hundredths; 1'23.598!
Marc Marquez recovers a forward slide with his right elbow; the Honda driver is still spectacular!
At the end of the first run, we therefore find Dovizioso, Iannone, Lorenzo, Vinales, Marquez Crutchlow and Rossi at the forefront.
The final rush sees Lorenzo take the wheel Iannone but he doesn't intend to tow it. This did not bother the Majorcan who set off alone and recorded a 1'23.361 which gave him provisional pole position.
The two factory Ducatis then sounded the charge in the face of such an affront, especially since Valentino Rossi is even faster; 1'23.289!
In the end, it's the devil Iannone who topped everyone at the post in 1'23.142, offering with Rossi and Dovizioso a 100% Italian first line.
| Pos | Pile | Country | Team | Motorcycle | HIGHLIGHTS | difference | ||
| 1 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'23.142 | |||
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Yamaha Motor Racing | Yamaha | 1'23.289 | 0.147 | ||
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'23.298 | 0.156 | ||
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha Motor Racing | Yamaha | 1'23.361 | 0.219 | ||
| 5 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'23.475 | 0.333 | ||
| 6 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'23.584 | 0.442 | ||
| 7 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Honda LCR | Honda | 1'23.597 | 0.455 | ||
| 8 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Yakhnich bow | Ducati | 1'23.777 | 0.635 | ||
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'23.813 | 0.671 | ||
| 10 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'23.822 | 0.680 | ||
| 11 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'24.218 | 1.076 | ||
| 12 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'24.263 | 1.121 |
FP4 ranking:
| Pos | Pile | Country | Team | Motorcycle | HIGHLIGHTS | difference | ||
| 1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'23.796 | |||
| 2 | Andrea Iannone | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'23.932 | 0.136 | ||
| 3 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Yamaha Motor Racing | Yamaha | 1'24.170 | 0.374 | ||
| 4 | Marc Márquez | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'24.475 | 0.679 | ||
| 5 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'24.490 | 0.694 | ||
| 6 | Maverick VIÑALES | SPA | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | Suzuki | 1'24.524 | 0.728 | ||
| 7 | Jorge Lorenzo | SPA | Yamaha Motor Racing | Yamaha | 1'24.528 | 0.732 | ||
| 8 | Scott REDDING | GBR | OCTO Yakhnich bow | Ducati | 1'24.822 | 1.026 | ||
| 9 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'24.951 | 1.155 | ||
| 10 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 1'25.013 | 1.217 | ||
| 11 | Jack Miller | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'25.045 | 1.249 | ||
| 12 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'25.166 | 1.370 | ||
| 13 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'25.214 | 1.418 | ||
| 14 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Yakhnich bow | Ducati | 1'25.281 | 1.485 | ||
| 15 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'25.322 | 1.526 | ||
| 16 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'25.329 | 1.533 | ||
| 17 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Honda LCR | Honda | 1'25.338 | 1.542 | ||
| 18 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'25.369 | 1.573 | ||
| 19 | Michael PIRRO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'25.528 | 1.732 | ||
| 20 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'25.600 | 1.804 | ||
| 21 | Pol Espargaró | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'25.845 | 2.049 | ||
| 22 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'25.846 | 2.050 |
Q1 ranking:
| Pos | Pile | Country | Team | Motorcycle | HIGHLIGHTS | difference | ||
| 1 | Eugene LAVERTY | IRL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'23.961 | |||
| 2 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | Honda LCR | Honda | 1'23.970 | 0.009 | ||
| 3 | Danilo PETRUCCI | ITA | OCTO Yakhnich bow | Ducati | 1'24.123 | 0.162 | ||
| 4 | Bradley SMITH | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'24.126 | 0.165 | ||
| 5 | Pol Espargaró | SPA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 1'24.265 | 0.304 | ||
| 6 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | COL | Pull & Bear Aspar Team | Ducati | 1'24.472 | 0.511 | ||
| 7 | Michael PIRRO | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1'24.593 | 0.632 | ||
| 8 | Tito RABAT | SPA | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'24.665 | 0.704 | ||
| 9 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'24.673 | 0.712 | ||
| 10 | Jack Miller | AUS | Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 1'24.852 | 0.891 | ||
| 11 | Stefan BRADL | GER | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 1'24.895 | 0.934 | ||
| 12 | Loris BAZ | FRA | Avintia Racing | Ducati | 1'25.192 | 1.231 |
