Francesco Bagnaia Complex, Wins Pole Position And Wins Austrian MotoGP Sprint Race

Ducati Rider Francesco Bagnaia crossed the finish line and won the 2022 Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring, (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - Ducati Lenovo racer Francesco Bagnaia completed the second day of the Austrian MotoGP through a Sprint race victory, having previously claimed pole, Saturday, August 19.

Bagnaia again became the fastest in the session after competing fiercely with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac), with a time difference of 2.056 seconds and 5.045 seconds each from the Ducati rider.

Martin managed to secure the podium after fighting hard from the 12th position to the third position. He also had contact with several other racers in this session, namely Marco Bezzecki (Mooney VR46), Maverick Vinales (Aprilia Racing), Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac), Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha), Esea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo), and Miguel Oliveira (CryptoDATA RNF).

Meanwhile, the second winner in qualifying, Vinales, had to settle for finishing the Sprint race in eighth position, right in front of his team-mate Aleix Espargaro in P7.

Gresini Racing Racer Alex Marquez surprised in the Sprint race after finishing in P4 with a difference of about three seconds from Martin. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) trailed behind the Ducati satellite team racer and was narrowly adrift of Pol Espargaro (GaS Factory Racing) which was only 0.5 seconds.

Complementing the top 10 in the Sprint race at the Red Bull Ring Circuit, Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha) gave a surprise by finishing ninth. Even with Marc Marquez (HRC) who seems to have found a little technical improvement to his motorbike by ending the Sprint race in 10th position.