2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Austrian
Flag:Austria
Official Name:Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich[1]
Location:Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Mi:2.683
Course Km:4.318
Race No:11
Season No:19
Date:12 August
Year:2018
Pole Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Pole Time Motogp:1:23.241
Fast Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
Fast Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Fast Time Motogp:1:24.277 on lap 8
First Rider Motogp:Jorge Lorenzo
First Rider Motogp Country:ESP
First Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Second Rider Motogp:Marc Márquez
Second Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Honda
Third Rider Motogp:Andrea Dovizioso
Third Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Ducati
Pole Rider Moto2:Francesco Bagnaia
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:1:29.409
Fast Rider Moto2:Brad Binder
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:ZAF
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:KTM
Fast Time Moto2:1:30.157 on lap 11
First Rider Moto2:Francesco Bagnaia
First Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Miguel Oliveira
Second Rider Moto2 Country:PRT
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:KTM
Third Rider Moto2:Luca Marini
Third Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Rider Moto3:Marco Bezzecchi
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Pole Time Moto3:1:38.617
Fast Rider Moto3:Lorenzo Dalla Porta
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Fast Time Moto3:1:36.307 on lap 20
First Rider Moto3:Marco Bezzecchi
First Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
First Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto3:Enea Bastianini
Second Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Third Rider Moto3:Jorge Martín
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ESP
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 12 August 2018. The victory would prove to be Lorenzo's last in MotoGP, as well as his final podium finish.

Classification

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
199 Jorge LorenzoDucati TeamDucati2839:40.688325
293 Marc MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda28+0.130120
34 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati28+1.656216
435 Cal CrutchlowLCR Honda CastrolHonda28+9.434513
59 Danilo PetrucciAlma Pramac RacingDucati28+13.169411
646 Valentino RossiMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha28+14.0261410
726 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda28+14.15699
842 Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki28+16.644108
95 Johann ZarcoMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha28+20.76067
1019 Álvaro BautistaÁngel Nieto TeamDucati28+20.844126
1153 Tito RabatReale Avintia RacingDucati28+21.11475
1225 Maverick ViñalesMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha28+22.939114
1329 Andrea IannoneTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki28+26.52383
1438 Bradley SmithRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM28+29.168132
1530 Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda IdemitsuHonda28+30.072211
1655 Hafizh SyahrinMonster Yamaha Tech 3Yamaha28+30.34317
1741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia28+31.77515
1843 Jack MillerAlma Pramac RacingDucati28+34.37516
1921 Franco MorbidelliEG 0,0 Marc VDSHonda28+40.17119
2045 Scott ReddingAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia28+53.02020
2117 Karel AbrahamÁngel Nieto TeamDucati28+53.26123
2212 Thomas LüthiEG 0,0 Marc VDSHonda28+54.35522
Ret10 Xavier SiméonReale Avintia RacingDucati10Accident18
Sources: [2] [3]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
142 Francesco BagnaiaKalex2537:45.914125
244 Miguel OliveiraKTM25+0.264220
310 Luca MariniKalex25+5.9531016
454 Mattia PasiniKalex25+6.114613
59 Jorge NavarroKalex25+8.554411
641 Brad BinderKTM25+8.944810
723 Marcel SchrötterKalex25+9.12679
836 Joan MirKalex25+12.404208
920 Fabio QuartararoSpeed Up25+16.25037
1027 Iker LecuonaKTM25+16.718126
1113 Romano FenatiKalex25+16.829155
1252 Danny KentSpeed Up25+17.716174
135 Andrea LocatelliKalex25+23.200143
1462 Stefano ManziSuter25+27.944232
1545 Tetsuta NagashimaKalex25+27.994221
1689 Khairul Idham PawiKalex25+28.49321
1777 Dominique AegerterKTM25+29.04319
184 Steven OdendaalNTS25+38.17625
1916 Joe RobertsNTS25+40.54424
2095 Jules DaniloKalex25+41.65526
2166 Niki TuuliKalex25+41.72728
2264 Bo BendsneyderTech 325+42.76627
2332 Isaac ViñalesSuter25+43.81129
2455 Alejandro MedinaKalex25+45.37230
2518 Xavi CardelúsKalex25+51.18531
267 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex25+1:13.9019
Ret73 Álex MárquezKalex24Accident5
Ret22 Sam LowesKTM17Accident16
Ret21 Federico FuligniKalex17Shoulder Pain32
Ret24 Simone CorsiKalex3Accident18
Ret87 Remy GardnerTech 33Accident11
Ret40 Augusto FernándezKalex3Accident13
DNS97 Xavi ViergeKalexDid not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
112 Marco BezzecchiKTM2337:13.198125
233 Enea BastianiniHonda23+0.473920
388 Jorge MartínHonda23+0.544216
475 Albert ArenasKTM23+1.373313
548 Lorenzo Dalla PortaHonda23+1.4211111
65 Jaume MasiáKTM23+1.5191210
771 Ayumu SasakiHonda23+8.585189
819 Gabriel RodrigoKTM23+8.65868
914 Tony ArbolinoHonda23+8.69157
1044 Arón CanetHonda23+8.80946
1121 Fabio Di GiannantonioHonda23+8.824165
1217 John McPheeKTM23+8.944304
1384 Jakub KornfeilKTM23+9.671133
1465 Philipp ÖttlKTM23+14.68582
1542 Marcos RamírezKTM23+14.69771
1627 Kaito TobaHonda23+19.37728
177 Adam NorrodinHonda23+19.41910
1824 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda23+19.50417
1940 Darryn BinderKTM23+19.55027
2032 Ai OguraHonda23+19.60226
2122 Kazuki MasakiKTM23+19.70625
2223 Niccolò AntonelliHonda23+19.98114
238 Nicolò BulegaKTM23+23.41922
2472 Alonso LópezHonda23+24.05620
2577 Vicente PérezKTM23+27.63429
2610 Dennis FoggiaKTM23+27.74715
2781 Stefano NepaKTM23+35.93821
2841 Nakarin AtiratphuvapatHonda23+46.86824
2973 Maximilian KoflerKTM23+47.28923
Ret16 Andrea MignoKTM11Accident19
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

MotoGP

RiderPoints
1 Marc Márquez201
2 Valentino Rossi142
3 Jorge Lorenzo130
4 Andrea Dovizioso129
5 Maverick Viñales113
6 Danilo Petrucci105
7 Johann Zarco104
8 Cal Crutchlow103
9 Andrea Iannone84
10 Álex Rins66

Moto2

RiderPoints
1 Francesco Bagnaia189
2 Miguel Oliveira186
3 Álex Márquez113
4 Brad Binder111
5 Lorenzo Baldassarri106
6 Joan Mir103
7 Marcel Schrötter91
8 Xavi Vierge90
9 Fabio Quartararo84
10 Mattia Pasini82

Moto3

RiderPoints
1 Marco Bezzecchi158
2 Jorge Martín146
3 Fabio Di Giannantonio121
4 Arón Canet118
5 Enea Bastianini117
6 Gabriel Rodrigo84
7 Jakub Kornfeil80
8 Marcos Ramírez67
9 Lorenzo Dalla Porta63
10 Andrea Migno60

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Austrian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 August 2018. Motorpsortmagazine.com. 19 November 2018.
  2. Web site: EYETIME MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH · MotoGP Race Classification 2018. Motogp.com. 19 November 2018. 10 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200910180118/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2018/AUT/MotoGP/RAC. dead.
  3. Web site: EYETIME MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH · MotoGP Race Classification 2018. PDF. Resources.motogp.com. 19 November 2018.

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