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You are here: Home1 / MotorBugs Blog2 / Motorsports News3 / MotoGP 20174 / Motogp: Dovizioso and Marquez fights till the end at the Ring.

Motogp: Dovizioso and Marquez fights till the end at the Ring.

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Some races immediately enter the history books as the flag falls. The 2017 Austrian GP proves one such example, as Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) staged a showcase of the best of the sport, right down to the wire. Almost side-by-side over the line, it was ‘DesmoDovi’ who took his third win of the year – with Marquez just keeping it on track for second in signature style. Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) completed the podium, coming back in style from a Q1 hurdle on Saturday to make big points gains in the standings.

There was early heartbreak for Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who was forced to retire as his rear brake was damaged in an early incident – before Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was then also forced to retire. Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing), who suffered a big wheelie off the line, was next to enter pitlane after a warning light on the dash.

There was early heartbreak for Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), who was forced to retire as his rear brake was damaged in an early incident – before Jonas Folger (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was then also forced to retire. Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing), who suffered a big wheelie off the line, was next to enter pitlane after a warning light on the dash.

Back in the battle, Viñales had run wide into Turn 1 to lose some ground and come back on track from the run off, with Lorenzo at the head of the race then being reeled in by Marquez. Soon, Marquez was the man to misjudge an apex – Turn 3 – with Dovizioso quickly pouncing to take over in second.

Zarco had moved up to tag onto the front four, with Pedrosa the next man to join the party – making a train of five behind Lorenzo in the lead. Marquez then struck back against Dovizioso, with 18 laps to go and everything still in the air.

Some stunning action that shook up the lead, as Lorenzo headed deep, Marquez cut inside – and Dovizioso then blasted past both as the three machines were almost neck-and-neck. But Marquez struck back, before an almost replica replay of the earlier trio saw Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) run deep, Rossi pounce – and Pedrosa take both. The it was Rossi’s time to run wide – off across the run off at Turn 1 and dropping back into seventh as he made his way back on track.

At the front, Marquez and Dovizioso had begun to pull away, and everything settled into what felt increasingly like the calm before the storm – proven to be exactly that.

Swapping places whilst keeping the pace searing, the two men fought it out until the end. Dovizioso, ahead as they crossed the line for the final lap, kept everything inch perfect as he waited for the move he knew would come. Marquez, for his part, couldn’t make a much-used Turn 7 move this time around, and the corners were counting down.

Almost a flash of unified colour around the penultimate corner, breath was held as the moment arrived – and so did Marquez. Lunging for the inside on the final corner and then sliding out just wide, the reigning Champion was spectacular – but it wasn’t quite enough, with his Italian rival cutting back inside to cross the line for his third win of the year.

Pedrosa completed the podium after some solid pace, taking Lorenzo and at one point in striking distance of the lead. The number 26 also moved to within only two points of Rossi in the standings. Zarco took fifth after holding off Viñales and coming home top Yamaha, with Rossi crossing the line in P7.

Alvaro Bautista (Pull&Bear Aspar Team) had a stunning Sunday comeback to take eighth, able to pull clear of another impressive performance from Loris Baz (Reale Avintia Racing) in ninth – after the Frenchman also made it through directly into Q2.

Despite early heartbreak for Pol Espargaro, there remained something impressive to cheer for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at their first home GP – with wildcard test rider Mika Kallio riding a superb race into tenth. The second consecutive top ten finish for the Austrian marque, the Finn was also only a tenth off Baz in ninth.

Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was P11, ahead of Scott Redding (Octo Pramac Racing), Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) and Karel Abraham (Pull&Bear Aspar Team) in P14. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) completed the points scorers after a tough race.

After the NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, Marquez remains ahead on the road to Silverstone, but it’s now Dovizioso hot on his tail – 16 points adrift. Viñales, after Austria, moves out the top two in the Championship for the first time this season – and Pedrosa is now within two points of Rossi. The British GP will not disappoint.

NEROGIARDINI MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH

MotoGP Race Classification 2017.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 182.6 39’43.323
2 20 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 182.6 +0.176
3 16 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 182.4 +2.661
4 13 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 182.1 +6.663
5 11 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 182.0 +7.262
6 10 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 182.0 +7.447
7 9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 181.9 +8.995
8 8 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 181.5 +14.515
9 7 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 181.1 +19.620
10 6 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 181.1 +19.766
11 5 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 181.0 +20.101
12 4 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 180.6 +25.523
13 3 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 180.6 +26.700
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 180.5 +27.321
15 1 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 180.4 +28.096
16 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 180.1 +32.912
17 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 180.0 +34.112
18 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 179.8 +36.423
19 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 179.4 +42.404
20 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 178.6 +52.492
Not Classified
43 Jack MILLER AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 180.6 9 Laps
9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 175.1 22 Laps
94 Jonas FOLGER GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 160.1 25 Laps
44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 142.0 26 Laps

MotoGP World Standing 2017.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 174
2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 158
3 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA 150
4 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 141
5 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 139
6 Johann ZARCO Yamaha FRA 99
7 Jorge LORENZO Ducati SPA 79
8 Jonas FOLGER Yamaha GER 77
9 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR 76
10 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA 75
11 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati SPA 52
12 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA 43
13 Jack MILLER Honda AUS 43
14 Loris BAZ Ducati FRA 38
15 Scott REDDING Ducati GBR 37
16 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki ITA 33
17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 25
18 Tito RABAT Honda SPA 23
19 Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA 21
20 Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA 21
21 Alex RINS Suzuki SPA 12
22 Bradley SMITH KTM GBR 8
23 Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA 7
24 Mika KALLIO KTM FIN 6
25 Sam LOWES Aprilia GBR 2
26 Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki FRA 1
27 Takuya TSUDA Suzuki JPN

Credits : Photos and content courtesy of motogp.com

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