Ducati has dominated the Purple Bull Ring for the reason that Austrian Grand Prix returned to the MotoGP schedule in 2016, however though it gained with a 1-2 within the 2025 version it was a race of issue for many of the Desmosedici riders.
Listed here are the Crash.web rider scores for the Austrian MotoGP.
Marc Marquez – 9.9
It was an virtually good weekend from Marc Marquez in Austria, the place he lastly conquered the Purple Bull Ring – sarcastically whereas racing there for the primary time with out sponsorship from the Austrian vitality drinks model that he parted with to affix the Ducati Lenovo Group for this season.
Quickest in each practices on Friday, victory within the Dash, and a calmly managed victory within the grand prix on Sunday regardless of the sudden late strain from Fermin Aldeguer, this was one other instance of why Marquez is so onerous to beat in the intervening time and it prolonged his unbeaten run to 6 races.
The one blemish on his report card was that crash in qualifying that price him a entrance row begin – his second Q2 spill in as many rounds.
Fermin Aldeguer – 10
Fermin Aldeguer was fairly below the radar for many of the weekend, and within the Dash he was solely actually notable for his wild launch from the road, which he managed properly to recuperate to sixth by the top.
He actually lit the grand prix up, although, firstly along with his move on Pedro Acosta between turns 2a and 2b after which along with his pursuit of the leaders on the finish.
He couldn’t get to Marquez for a maiden MotoGP win, however who has been capable of chase down Marc Marquez this 12 months? A really sensible trip from the rookie, who was awarded the Rider of the Race fan award fairly justifiably.
Marco Bezzecchi – 9
Marco Bezzecchi, 2025 MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix. Credit score: Gold and Goose
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Friday was disastrous for Aprilia and Marco Bezzecchi, however they turned it round on Saturday to take pole, and the Italian rode properly on Sunday for the rostrum.
A win seemed doable at occasions, however Marquez and Aldeguer simply proved superior within the late race. However a 3rd podium in 4 races for Bezzecchi and at a circuit the place Aprilia had by no means earlier than been within the top-three in a grand prix.
Pedro Acosta – 8
With nearly as good as Pedro Acosta was on Friday and Saturday, fourth was barely disappointing on Sunday, when he by no means seemed more likely to stand on the rostrum as soon as Aldeguer’s tempo grew to become obvious.
He was clearly the perfect KTM rider, although, and it felt like he maximised the package deal he had.
The Dash podium, additionally, was the results of an incredible trip and a few nice late administration to maintain Bezzecchi at bay.
Enea Bastianini – 7
Up-and-down is a basic attribute of Enea Bastianini’s profession and it was true of the Austria weekend as properly.
He missed Q2 for errors at flip 4 on Friday, acquired via to Q2 from Q1 on Saturday after which certified as the perfect KTM, completed an underwhelming seventh within the Dash, after which took a form of scenic path to fifth within the grand prix.
An odd weekend in methods for the Italian however the tempo was good – that is an enchancment on nearly all of the primary half of the season.
Joan Mir – 8
Joan Mir lastly completed a race in a decent place. Honda appeared to have made first rate summer time progress on Friday, however this didn’t fairly materialise on Saturday and Sunday. Mir, although, remained the perfect of them and choosing off Francesco Bagnaia on the finish should have been of some satisfaction.
Sixth is clearly not the place HRC desires to be however it’s a stable end result for the underpowered RC213V at what’s a horsepower-demanding circuit.
Brad Binder – 7
Contemplating how powerful Brad Binder has discovered the RC16in 2025 to date, his efficiency in Austria was fairly encouraging.
Sadly for the South African, kind of the one time he appeared on TV was when he was blowing passes on Francesco Bagnaia, however straight into Q2 and top-10s in each races marks a optimistic weekend for the KTM rider.
Francesco Bagnaia – 2
After Saturday morning, every part appeared good for Francesco Bagnaia, who had robust tempo and good one-lap velocity. He may not beat Marc Marquez within the races, however he would absolutely be a assure for the rostrum if he was capable of execute his tempo.
This he was unable to do on Saturday afternoon due to a problem along with his rear tyre, however on Sunday the race went away within the second half.
Bagnaia’s obvious lack of ability to handle his tyres in 2025 is sort of in distinction to earlier seasons, when most of his wins got here because of understanding find out how to use them.
After such an excellent weekend till the races, the outcomes of the 2 Austrian races should be a number of the hardest to take this 12 months.
Raul Fernandez – 7
Ninth place for Raul Fernandez marks his seventh top-10 in eight races. It was a formidable run from the under-pressure Spaniard earlier than the summer time break, and he has kind of picked up the place he left off on the resumption of the season regardless of Aprilia’s earlier difficulties in Austria.
Alex Marquez – 5
Alex Marquez was nice all weekend till the grand prix. Entrance row in qualifying, resuming his traditional second place within the Dash, and though he had the lengthy lap penalty to serve within the grand prix you felt like he might have nonetheless been a podium risk given how a lot the likes of Bezzecchi and Acosta dropped off within the second half of the Dash.
However, ultimately, he was kind of unable to move after his penalty. It was virtually like watching Bagnaia in a Dash, simply locked in place with no method to move. Very odd from the rider second within the standings – his most underwhelming grand prix of the season to date.
Franco Morbidelli – 4
Franco Morbidelli was nameless all weekend and customarily struggled. Eighth in qualifying after which outdoors the top-10 in each races at a circuit the place Ducati has historically dominated.
Between himself, Bagnaia, and Alex Marquez, this was removed from the bizarre Ducati expertise in Austria, regardless of the 1-2 on the entrance.
Johann Zarco – 5
Johann Zarco
Normally Honda’s greatest rider in 2025, Johann Zarco was soundly crushed by Joan Mir in Austria. twelfth places him a manner behind the Honda HRC Castrol rider within the classification, and add that to his two crashes on Saturday morning and you aren’t considered one of Zarco’s greatest weekends.
Luca Marini – 5
Luca Marini confirmed actually robust tempo on Friday and Saturday, much like Mir’s. But it surely by no means carried into the races. He missed Q2, which clearly didn’t assist, however he was by no means capable of push forwards within the Dash or grand prix. A couple of factors ultimately for Marini but it surely felt at occasions like he might’ve been comfortably within the top-10.
Ai Ogura – 3
Ai Ogura had an identical story to Marini, in a manner, ending 14th within the race after displaying first rate velocity on Friday. To be honest, Ogura’s weekend began going downhill in qualifying when he was nineteenth, however whichever manner you take a look at it the Japanese rider was not nice within the classes that mattered in Spielberg.
Fabio Quartararo – 3.5
Yamaha had a depressing weekend. Fabio Quartararo was the perfect of them however scored just one level. Actually disastrous for the Frenchman and the Iwata marque, which confirmed no optimistic indicators all weekend.
Alex Rins – 3
Caught with the identical underperforming Yamaha as Quartararo, Alex Rins was the one rider to do one thing totally different with tyres on Sunday, taking a hard-compound entrance tyre in distinction to the medium-medium mixtures that everybody else ran. It didn’t do a lot for him, although, ending sixteenth and 30 seconds off the win.
Miguel Oliveira – 2
Miguel Oliveira was the third of the 4 Yamahas that concluded the labeled riders in Austria. He beat Jack Miller, however that may hardly be a comfort.
Jack Miller – 2
Final over the road for Jack Miller in Austria. He began properly and was within the factors battle within the early laps, however was steadily shuffled again, ending three seconds behind Oliveira ultimately.
Fabio Di Giannantonio – 3
Fabio Di Giannantonio began the Dash properly, however he began from fifteenth after a mediocre qualifying. The Dash led to eighth and in complaints about rear tyre vibration; the grand prix led to a cloud of smoke as he retired with a motorcycle downside from 14th.
After the point-less Brno, this was not the weekend Di Giannantonio wanted. The one factor in his favour in the intervening time is that he’s not the one rider struggling on the Desmosedici GP25.
Jorge Martin – 5
After the positivity of the Brno return, Austria was a bit extra bizarre for Jorge Martin. He was unable to make the identical form of restoration as Bezzecchi on Saturday after he crashed in Apply on Friday afternoon which he admitted price him confidence.
One other crash within the race was fortunately with out main consequence for Martin, who was caught with the bike as they slid collectively into the gravel.
