Jorge Martin secures pole position at the Red Bull Ring after smashing the lap record.
Ducati will start from pole position at KTM's home circuit. However, the purple Ducati of Jorge Martin will start from pole for the Sprint and the Grand Prix.
Francesco Bagnaia thought he had set an unbeatable time with a 1:27.889. However, he could not match the pole hound of Martin.
Marc Marquez completes a Ducati 1-2-3 as he completes the front row. But the Spaniard could not set a 1:27 lap time and was in the 1:28's.
The top non-Ducati was the Aprilia rider, Aleix Espargaro. The Spaniard will start from the head of the second row behind a wall of Ducati riders.
Joining Espargaro on the second row will be the top KTM rider of Jack Miller and fellow Factory Aprilia rider Maverick Vinales in fifth and sixth places.
Not only did Ducati lock out the front row but they also locked out the third row. Enea Bastianini will start from seventh, Franco Morbidelli will start from eighth with Marco Bezzecchi in ninth place.
The fourth row is made up fo two KTMs and a Ducati. Pol Espargaro will start from tenth place with Alex Marquez and Brad Binder in 11th and 12th places.
MotoGP Austria, Qualifying Full Results:
2024 Austrian MotoGP | Red Bull Ring | Qualifying Results | Round 11 of 20 | |||||
Pos | Name | Nat. | Team | Bike | Lap Time |
1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:27.748 |
2 | Pecco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:27.889 |
3 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:28.292 |
4 | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:28.344 |
5 | Jack Miller | AUS | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:28.546 |
6 | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | 1:28.645 |
7 | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Ducati Lenovo Team | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.682 |
8 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Prima Pramac Racing | Ducati GP24 | 1:28.724 |
9 | Marco Bezzecchi | ITA | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | Ducati GP23 | 1:28.732 |
10 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:28.763 |
11 | Alex Marquez | ESP | Gresini Racing MotoGP | Ducati GP23 | 1:28.792 |
12 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM RC16 | 1:28.910 |
13 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Q1 |
14 | Pedro Acosta | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
15 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
16 | Augusto Fernandez | ESP | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 | KTM RC16 | Q1 |
17 | Johann Zarco | FRA | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
18 | Luca Marini | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
19 | Joan Mir | ESP | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
20 | Raul Fernandez | ESP | Trackhouse Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Q1 |
21 | Alex Rins | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha M1 | Q1 |
22 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
23 | Stefan Bradl | DEU | HRC Test Team | Honda RC213V | Q1 |
24 | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing | Aprilia RS-GP | Q1 |