By Lap 9, Sasaki had picked his way back up into the top 10 – a 1:41.029 was eight tenths faster than race leader Guevara and the number 71 was carving his way to the front like a hot knife through butter. Another fastest lap of the Grand Prix was set and soon, Sasaki was up to P5. A lap later, that was P3. A couple of corners after that, it was P2 and yes, you guessed it, Sasaki was back leading the race with 11 laps to go.

With seven laps to go, Sasaki and Suzuki had opened up a slight advantage as Öncü, Garcia, Guevara and Muñoz scrapped away behind, as Jaume Masia (Red Bull KTM Ajo) crashed unhurt at Turn 3. Meanwhile, Öncü and Muñoz got their heads down and reeled in Sasaki and Suzuki.

With three to go, the top four were 0.9s ahead of Garcia in fifth who had Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI), Guevara and Holdgado for close company. Heading onto the final lap, Sasaki led Suzuki, Öncü and Muñoz. It was a four rider scrap for victory, as Muñoz picked off Öncü at Turn 3. Sasaki was able to edge out a couple of bike lengths on the chasing trio, and despite their best efforts, no one was able to better Sasaki who crossed the line 0.064s ahead of Suzuki – who was the only Honda rider in the top 11 – to spectacularly win in Austria after a double Long Lap penalty. Muñoz, from P6 on the grid, completed the podium behind Sasaki and Suzuki, with Öncü forced to settle for P4.

Next up for the Moto3™ riders is a trip to Misano! Sasaki has closed the gap to 55 points to Garcia, will that be cut more in a couple of weeks’ time?

Top 10:
1. Ayumu Sasaki (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max)
2. Tatsuki Suzuki (Leopard Racing) + 0.064
3. David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) + 0.292
4. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Tech 3) + 0.344
5. Sergio Garcia (AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team) + 2.453
6. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) + 2.636
7. Izan Guevara (AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team) + 3.074
8. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 3.109
9. John McPhee (Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max) + 7.474
10. Kaito Toba (CIP Green Power) + 7.713.

Moto3™ RAC Classification 2022

Red Bull Ring – Spielberg

, August 21st 2022

19º C

Cloudy

Track condition: Dry

Humidity: 75%

Ground: 20º

1	25	71 Ayumu Sasaki	JP	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	Husqvarna	153.6	39’03.5160
2	20	24 Tatsuki Suzuki	JP	Leopard Racing	Honda	153.6	+0.064
3	16	44 David Muñoz	ES	BOE Motorsports	KTM	153.6	+0.292
4	13	53 Deniz Öncü	TR	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	153.5	+0.344
5	11	11 Sergio Garcia	ES	AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	153.4	+2.453
6	10	10 Diogo Moreira	BR	MT Helmets – MSI	KTM	153.4	+2.636
7	9	28 Izan Guevara	ES	AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	153.4	+3.074
8	8	96 Daniel Holgado	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	153.4	+3.109
9	7	17 John McPhee	GB	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	Husqvarna	153.1	+7.474
10	6	27 Kaito Toba	JP	CIP Green Power	KTM	153.1	+7.713
11	5	48 Ivan Ortola	ES	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	153.1	+7.786
12	4	7 Dennis Foggia	IT	Leopard Racing	Honda	153	+8.855
13	3	6 Ryusei Yamanaka	JP	MT Helmets – MSI	KTM	153	+8.952
14	2	43 Xavier Artigas	ES	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	CFMOTO	153	+9.143
15	1	82 Stefano Nepa	IT	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	153	+9.260
16		20 Lorenzo Fellon	FR	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	152.4	+17.777
17		31 Adrian Fernandez	ES	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	152.2	+20.558
18		5 Jaume Masia	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	152.2	+20.597
19		54 Riccardo Rossi	IT	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	152.2	+20.632
20		23 Elia Bartolini	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	152.2	+20.659
21		19 Scott Ogden	GB	VisionTrack Racing Team	Honda	152.4	+20.738
22		66 Joel Kelso	AU	CIP Green Power	KTM	151.8	+27.578
23		16 Andrea Migno	IT	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	151.6	+30.848
24		64 Mario Suryo Aji	ID	Honda Team Asia	Honda	151.5	+31.432
25		72 Taiyo Furusato	JP	Honda Team Asia	Honda	151.5	+32.067
26		9 Nicola Carraro	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	151.6	+34.243
27		67 Alberto Surra	IT	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	150.4	+49.114
28		22 Ana Carrasco	ES	BOE Motorsports	KTM	150.4	+49.173
29		70 Joshua Whatley	GB	VisionTrack Racing Team	Honda	150.4	+49.442

99 Carlos Tatay

ES

CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP

CFMOTO

144.9

14 laps

Championship Standings Moto3™ 2022

Moto3™ Championship 2022

1	11 Sergio Garcia	ES	AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	193
2	28 Izan Guevara	ES	AutoSolar GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	188
3	7 Dennis Foggia	IT	Leopard Racing	Honda	144
4	71 Ayumu Sasaki	JP	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	Husqvarna	138
5	5 Jaume Masia	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	127
6	53 Deniz Öncü	TR	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	127
7	24 Tatsuki Suzuki	JP	Leopard Racing	Honda	114
8	16 Andrea Migno	IT	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	84
9	99 Carlos Tatay	ES	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	CFMOTO	70
10	43 Xavier Artigas	ES	CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP	CFMOTO	64
11	27 Kaito Toba	JP	CIP Green Power	KTM	63
12	6 Ryusei Yamanaka	JP	MT Helmets – MSI	KTM	62
13	96 Daniel Holgado	ES	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	56
14	54 Riccardo Rossi	IT	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	54
15	10 Diogo Moreira	BR	MT Helmets – MSI	KTM	54
16	44 David Muñoz	ES	BOE Motorsports	KTM	48
17	17 John McPhee	GB	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	Husqvarna	40
18	48 Ivan Ortola	ES	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	38
19	82 Stefano Nepa	IT	Angeluss MTA Team	KTM	30
20	31 Adrian Fernandez	ES	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	29
21	23 Elia Bartolini	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	23
22	66 Joel Kelso	AU	CIP Green Power	KTM	22
23	19 Scott Ogden	GB	VisionTrack Racing Team	Honda	20
24	18 Matteo Bertelle	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	16
25	20 Lorenzo Fellon	FR	SIC58 Squadra Corse	Honda	11
26	64 Mario Suryo Aji	ID	Honda Team Asia	Honda	5
27	72 Taiyo Furusato	JP	Honda Team Asia	Honda	0
28	67 Alberto Surra	IT	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	0
29	22 Ana Carrasco	ES	BOE Motorsports	KTM	0
30	38 David Salvador	ES	Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max	Husqvarna	0
31	63 Syarifuddin Azman	MY	VisionTrack Racing Team	Honda	0
32	85 Luca Lunetta	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	0
33	87 Gerard Riu Male	ES	BOE Motorsports	KTM	0
34	70 Joshua Whatley	GB	VisionTrack Racing Team	Honda	0
35	9 Nicola Carraro	IT	QJMotor Avintia Racing Team	KTM	0
36	98 Jose Antonio Rueda	ES	Rivacold Snipers Team	Honda	0
37	41 Marc Garcia	ES	CIP Green Power	KTM	0
38	80 David Alonso	ES	GASGAS Aspar Team	GASGAS	0