Preparations for the main race of the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix have concluded. The warm-up took place this morning at the Red Bull Ring, with Marc Márquez clocking the fastest time.
The session initially saw Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM) leading ahead of Johann Zarco (LCR Honda) and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), with Enea Bastianini (Ducati) in fourth place.
However, the second set of flying laps brought significant changes. Marc Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) took the lead, followed by Binder, while Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac/Ducati) moved up to third.
At the top of the timesheets, Marc Márquez further improved his lap time to solidify his lead, while Morbidelli and Álex Márquez (Gresini/Ducati) moved up to second and third, respectively. Binder dropped to sixth.
With less than two minutes remaining, Álex Márquez briefly became the main challenger to Marc before being overtaken by Bagnaia. The standings remained unchanged until the end, with Marc Márquez finishing on top, 0,162s ahead of Bagnaia.
Álex Márquez secured third place, Morbidelli finished fourth, and Jack Miller (Red Bull) rounded out the top five. Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac/Ducati) could only manage 21st place.
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Starting Sunday off right ✌️@marcmarquez93 leads @PeccoBagnaia and @alexmarquez73 at the end of Warm Up 🔝#AustrianGP 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/KSzDK10jFV
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