After a long summer break, the 2016 MotoGP World Championship was back at the Redbull Ring, Spielberg in Austria. The race began with the Factory Ducati riders and Valentino Rossi being clear favorites, by looking at the Qualifying results. The race started with Andrea Iannone on pole followed by Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso completing the first row.
As the lights went off, Andrea Iannone took charge to lead the pack at Turn 1, while Marc Marquez came in too hot and went wide affecting Jorge Lorenzo's pace onto the corner. Meanwhile at the back of the grid, a handful of riders jumped the start leading to a "Ride through penalty". With Iannone being the only leading rider on a Soft front-Medium rear tyre combo, pulled off at the front who was closely followed by his teammate Andrea Dovizioso. The Yamaha duo were fighting for the 3rd place, with Rossi trying his best to pass Lorenzo in order to get on charge at front.
Just after a few laps Iannone was passed by his teammate Dovizioso, who held on to the top spot for a pretty good number of laps, after eventually being overtaken by Iannone yet again. Without much of overtakes, the Austrian GP looked too easy for the Ducatis who had an upperhand over their rivals with a higher horse power. At the end, Andrea Iannone crossed the finish line at first place in joy, which is his Career first victory in MotoGP class.
It was the Bologna manufacturer, who was on cloud nine after making a first 1-2 finish since 2007. Andrea Iannone won a race for Ducati after about 06 years, previously won by Ducati's current test rider Casey Stoner in Phillip Island, 2010. The podium was completed by Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo. Valentino Rossi took a close fourth place after trying to catch Lorenzo all through till the end. After suffering a blow in the Practice session, the hurt Marc Marquez finished in the 5th place, closely followed by Maverick Viňales for sixth. The top 10 spots were completed by Dani Pedrosa, Scott Redding, Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.
The points table doesn't see much of any changes, as the top 3 riders stay exactly at where they were, at the end of the previous race in Germany. Marquez is on top of the table with 181 points, followed by Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi with 138 and 124 points respectively.
The MotoGP Championship moves to Brno in the Czech Republic next weekend, where the fight for the title will be continued. Until then it's a sign off from us. Stay tuned for future updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship.
By: Aravind Rb
*** The All Italian winning Combo
As the lights went off, Andrea Iannone took charge to lead the pack at Turn 1, while Marc Marquez came in too hot and went wide affecting Jorge Lorenzo's pace onto the corner. Meanwhile at the back of the grid, a handful of riders jumped the start leading to a "Ride through penalty". With Iannone being the only leading rider on a Soft front-Medium rear tyre combo, pulled off at the front who was closely followed by his teammate Andrea Dovizioso. The Yamaha duo were fighting for the 3rd place, with Rossi trying his best to pass Lorenzo in order to get on charge at front.
Just after a few laps Iannone was passed by his teammate Dovizioso, who held on to the top spot for a pretty good number of laps, after eventually being overtaken by Iannone yet again. Without much of overtakes, the Austrian GP looked too easy for the Ducatis who had an upperhand over their rivals with a higher horse power. At the end, Andrea Iannone crossed the finish line at first place in joy, which is his Career first victory in MotoGP class.
It was the Bologna manufacturer, who was on cloud nine after making a first 1-2 finish since 2007. Andrea Iannone won a race for Ducati after about 06 years, previously won by Ducati's current test rider Casey Stoner in Phillip Island, 2010. The podium was completed by Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo. Valentino Rossi took a close fourth place after trying to catch Lorenzo all through till the end. After suffering a blow in the Practice session, the hurt Marc Marquez finished in the 5th place, closely followed by Maverick Viňales for sixth. The top 10 spots were completed by Dani Pedrosa, Scott Redding, Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro.
The points table doesn't see much of any changes, as the top 3 riders stay exactly at where they were, at the end of the previous race in Germany. Marquez is on top of the table with 181 points, followed by Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi with 138 and 124 points respectively.
The MotoGP Championship moves to Brno in the Czech Republic next weekend, where the fight for the title will be continued. Until then it's a sign off from us. Stay tuned for future updates on the 2016 MotoGP Championship.
By: Aravind Rb