ROUND 13 / AUGUST 19-21, 2022
RED BULL RING / SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA
P84
MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
but finishing six seconds adrift of
Miller in third.
Zarco held on for fifth, 0.3
seconds up on Espargaro,
who suffered off the start when
his holeshot device refused to
engage, dropping him to the bot-
tom of the top 10 off the start.
Espargaro's result still keeps
him in second in the series,
but Quartararo's second place
means he extends his title lead to
his Ducati running, refusing to
let go of the machine as he slid
to a stop. That meant he could
quickly remount, eventually tak-
ing 10th in the final standings.
Luca Marini (Mooney VR46
Ducati) had the best result of his
MotoGP career in fourth. The
Italian, like Quartararo, worked
his way steadily forward in the
closing laps, disposing of Jo-
hann Zarco and Aleix Espargaro,
MYOWNRACE
63 FRANCESCO BAGNAIA
1ST MOTOGP
"It was a great weekend. We weren't very
fast, but a er FP4, we found a solu on
that allowed us to be compe ve in quali-
fying and consistent in the race," Bagnaia
said. "In order not to risk problems, we
made maybe one re choice that wasn't
quite right, and in the last laps, I suffered a
li le, but in the end, we made it."
20 FABIO QUARTARARO
2ND MOTOGP
"It's a shame that I didn't do a good first
lap. But, anyway, I feel that we got the
best result possible for us today," Quar-
tararo said. "We were missing a li le bit
for the win, but I'm super happy about
my race. I feel like we fought off our main
compe tors all weekend, and, especially
in the race, I fought like a lion. I was on
100-percent risk today over 28 laps. But
I was super focused. I made a few mis-
takes and lost the front so many mes,
but my reac on me and concentra on
were really good today. I feel proud of
myself! And even with Pecco finishing in
front of us, this has given me a boost of
energy for the next races."
Jack Miller (43) came under
attack from both Jorge Martin
(89) and Fabio Quartararo (20).
