Marc Marquez led the way of the riders who now had wet tyres on, as Binder and co. were producing God-like skills to keep their machines on the road. With two laps to go, Binder was 31 seconds ahead of Marquez but at Turn 1, the number 93 crashed unhurt. Up front, Binder was 11 seconds clear of Aleix Espargaro as the Spaniard had Lecuona, Rossi and Marini all right behind him in the battle for the podium. The track was now fully wet and somehow, most of the riders who had gambled to stay out were keeping it upright. Where were the riders on wet tyres? Well, starting the last lap, Bagnaia was eighth. Binder had a commanding lead but it was as far from comfortable as you could get, the riders having to use every ounce of talent to keep it on the road.

Binder, somehow negotiating a treacherous 4.2kms, was well into the final sector as we saw Bagnaia and Martin carve their way past Rossi, Aleix Espargaro, Marini and Lecuona in Sector 3 on the final lap, before we panned back to see Binder unbelievably round the final corner, crank open the gas – gently – to take the chequered flag in P1. Simply unreal. Bagnaia and Martin crossed the line to take second and third, with Mir also picking off the riders on slick tyres to grab P4 on wet tyres in a breathless end to the race.

Marini and Lecuona, on slick tyres in P5 and P6, earned their best MotoGP™ finishes in a way they could never have imagined. Phenomenal from the rookie and Tech3 rider to bring it home in such incredible circumstances, as Quartararo took P7 to extend his Championship lead. Rossi briefly sat P3 with two laps to go but nevertheless, P8 on dry tyres is a very successful final outing for The Doctor at the Red Bull Ring. The 42-year-old certainly enjoyed that one. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) and Aleix Espargaro completed the top 10, the two Spaniards nursing their machines around the final couple of laps too.