Fabio Quartararo says he is “a bit lost” after the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix, as Yamaha bikes made up the final four positions in Sunday’s 28-lap race. The Red Bull Ring has typically not been one of Yamaha’s strongest venues, but the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix proved to be one of the brand’s weakest moments of the season so far.

Marc Marquez sliced a half-second deficit to one-tenth of a second on lap nine, then passed his brother for the lead exiting the turn two chicane with five laps to go and bolted, eventually crossing the line to win by 1.180secs.

The six-time MotoGP champion is no fan of the stability control system launching at the Red Bull Ring this weekend

MotoGP has announced a small change to the sprint regulations from this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix surrounding the grid procedure. Introduced in 2023 in a bid to add more spectacle and give greater value to spectators, sprints have become part of the furniture three seasons into the new era.

Miller, who spent part of his mid-season break riding for Yamaha in Japan in the prestigious Suzuka 8-Hour endurance event, said in Austria on Thursday that “there’s still nothing on the table” for 2026, and reiterated his commitment to Yamaha and hopes of staying beyond this season.

The LCR Honda team will field just one rider at this weekend’s MotoGP Austrian GP after it failed to find a replacement for the injured Somkiat Chantra

Tech3 MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales will stage his return to racing from injury this weekend at the Austrian Grand Prix, having been absent since Saturday in Germany. The 10-time premier class grand prix winner suffered a heavy crash during qualifying for the German Grand Prix at the beginning of July.

Dovizioso’s teammate Jorge Lorenzo denied Marquez by 0.130secs in another breathless last-lap duel in 2018, while a year later, Dovizioso doubled down on 2017 by brilliantly executing a clinical move down the inside of Marquez at the final turn on the final lap to win by 0.213secs.