Before the main Grand Prix tomorrow, the riders get a dress rehearsal in a 10-lap Saturday Sprint Race.
Jorge Martin started from pole position ahead of fellow Ducati riders, Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez.
Bagnaia withstood pressure from both Martin and Marquez to ride to a beautiful victory at the Red Bull Ring. Ducati has taken first blood in KTMs backyard with a Sprint Race victory.
Despite a Long Lap Penalty Martin still finished in second place. The Spaniard made a mistake heading into the Turn Two chicane and took the shortcut, but did not lose enough time, resulting in his LLP.
It did not seem like Aprilia had any Race Pace this weekend. However, Aleix Espargaro took an unexpected third-place finish on Saturday afternoon.
Enea Bastianini had pace in the race but his one-lap pace lacked once again. This is what has held Bastianini back from good results in the past.
After a terrible start, Jack Miller managed to hold onto his fifth place during the Sprint and crossed the line where he started.
After signing a deal with the VR46 Racing Team for 2025 this weekend Franco Morbidelli took sixth place in the Sprint Race.
The second KTM in the points was Brad Binder. The South African has floated around seventh place all weekend, which is where he finished in the Sprint Race.
Marco Bezzecchi has had a strong weekend in Austria so far and took eighth place in the Sprint.
Rounding out the points positions on Saturday was the KTM Factory Racing Test Rider, Pol Espargaro. The Spanish rider has done a good job during his wildcard appearance this weekend.
MotoGP Austria, Sprint Race Results:
| 2024 Austrian MotoGP | Red Bull Ring | Sprint Race Results | Round 11 of 20 | |||||
| Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Gap |
| 1 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | - |
| 2 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | +4.673 |
| 3 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +7.584 |
| 4 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | +9.685 |
| 5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | +10.421 |
| 6 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | +10.523 |
| 7 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | +10.941 |
| 8 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | +11.932 |
| 9 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | +15.101 |
| 10 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | +16.611 |
| 11 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +16.759 |
| 12 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | +17.943 |
| 13 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +18.304 |
| 14 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +19.185 |
| 15 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | +21.330 |
| 16 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | +22.940 |
| 17 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | +25.830 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | +26.62 |
| 19 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | +27.458 |
| 20 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | +37.869 |
| DNF | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | |
| DNF | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | |
| DNF | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | |
| DNF | Stefan Bradl | DEU | HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | |
