MotoGP: Bagnaia dominates Austrian GP
Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia took a lights to flag victory in the Austrian Grand Prix to complete his third sprint/GP double of 2023.
Bagnaia and Binder were the class of the field from the start of the grand prix.
Soon stretching away, Binder – perhaps aware of the risk of soaring tire pressures – looked eager to try and make an early pass for the lead.
Marco Bezzecchi passed Alex Marquez with a Turn 8 pass with 6 laps to go to seal the final podium position.
Luca Marini also passed Marquez for 4th while Marquez hung on to round out the top-5.
Race Results
| POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | BEHIND |
| 1 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +0.000s |
| 2 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +5.191s |
| 3 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +7.708s |
| 4 | Luca Marini | ITA | Mooney VR46 Ducati (GP22) | +10.343s |
| 5 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +11.039s |
| 6 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +11.724s |
| 7 | Jorge Martin | SPA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +12.917s |
| 8 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +19.509s |
| 9 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Racing (RS-GP23) | +20.231s |
| 10 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo (GP23) | +20.729s |
| 11 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +21.527s |
| 12 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +23.027s |
| 13 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Pramac Ducati (GP23) | +24.259s |
| 14 | Augusto Fernandez | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16)* | +25.365s |
| 15 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +25.475s |
| 16 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Tech3 GASGAS (RC16) | +28.073s |
| 17 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | ITA | Gresini Ducati (GP22) | +28.998s |
| 18 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +32.316s |
| 19 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Factory (RS-GP23) | +42.392s |
| 20 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +46.239s |
| Raul Fernandez | SPA | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | DNF | |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | DNF | |
| Miguel Oliveira | POR | RNF Aprilia (RS-GP22) | DNF |
* Rookie