Spielberg, Aug 17: The Red Bull Ring jinx is over for Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) as for the sixth time on the spin, the runaway MotoGP title race leader clinched maximum points. His path to BWIN Grand Prix of Austria victory wasn’t a simple one though as eventual third place finisher Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) led for large parts before rookie star Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP), the Sunday silver medallist, mounted pressure on Marquez in the closing stages.
Having fluffed the start in the Sprint, Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) nailed it to flirt with claiming the holeshot from polesitter Bezzecchi, but it was the latter who held onto P1. It was red vs red on the opening lap as Marc Marquez chucked it up the inside of Pecco and Turn 3 from deep, but Pecco was able to hold onto P2 on the run down into Turn 4.
Marquez eventually won the 1000th MotoGP race, and grabbed a 25-point haul for the first time at the Red Bull Ring. (IANS)
