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MOTOGP FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 10 / AUGUST 10-12, 2018 RED BULL RING / SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA P76 was forced to drop back for exceeding track limits, one of several riders thus punished. On the last lap, Alex Marquez (EG-VDS Kalex) had regained third, but in the final corners, Luca Marini (SKY VR46 Kalex) got back inside, waved his hand as Marquez ran wide and slid off for a second successive race crash. Rossi's half-brother climbed the podium for a third race in a row. Bagnaia's start from pole was fraught, as fellow front-row starter Fabio Quartararo (Speed Up) tagged his back wheel at the first corner, pushing him wide as Oliveira sped away. Quartararo iii My Own Race: 99 JORGE LORENZO 1ST MOTOGP "It was an incredible race, maybe one of the best of my career, quite simply spec- tacular," Lorenzo said. "Winning with Ducati on this circuit, where I had never won before, after a close-quarters battle with Marquez, has a really special taste. Now we're third in the championship standings, but above all I'm proud and very pleased with the way we're working because the feeling with the bike is better and better all the time and I believe we can fight for the win in many other races. Now let's just enjoy this moment with all the team and I'm also very happy for them." 26 DANI PEDROSA 7TH MOTOGP "After the start, turn one was a bit messy but okay, but after a couple of corners, something happened with Smith, Rossi, Zarco, and I don't know who else, and I went off the track, losing five or six positions," Pedrosa said. "I found myself very far back in the pack. As usual, in the beginning I also struggled with the feeling and grip, so it took me some time before I was able to get into a good enough rhythm. When I felt more comfortable, I started making some passes, and the situation became better and better. This is something we need to solve because by the time I start to be fast, the race is gone." 88 JORGE MARTIN 3RD MOTO3 "I'm over the moon after what has been an extremely difficult week," Martin said. "To be on the podium after eight days from surgery was a dream. I would have loved to win the race but I was losing a lot to Bezzecchi on the straight. I give my all to stay with him and I didn't give up until the end: ironically enough, I was making a lot more ground in the left-handed turns, where I was struggling more. We took 16 very important points and now the goal is to recover fully for Silverstone." Andrea Dovizioso (04) just didn't have the speed to make it two wins in a row in Austria.