Marc Marquez won the MotoGP World Championship race Sunday at Red Bull Ring - Spielberg, in Austria. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati

Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia says “something strange” with his rear tyre led to his nightmare MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix sprint that saw him retire. The double world champion has looked in competitive form this weekend at the Red Bull Ring and has been pegged by team-mate Marc Marquez as the big threat for Sunday’s grand prix.

Francesco Bagnaia told Ducati he was running out of patience after the most recent setback at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Marc Marquez won the MotoGP Tissot Sprint race Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, in Austria. Riding his Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP25 on Michelin control tires, the six-time MotoGP World Champion won the 14-lap race by 1.180 seconds.

Joan Mir scored his best result of the MotoGP season so far in the Austrian Grand Prix with sixth place. The Honda HRC Castrol rider said afterwards that it was the kind of potential he felt he had in other races, but was only able to realise at the Red Bull Ring.

American bike maker Harley-Davidson revealed the name and calendar for the 2026 racing competition dedicated to Road Glides.