Marc Marquez wins the Sprint in Austria. Bagnaia retires due to tire problems. Bezzecchi takes pole.

Elementary, Marc: Marquez wins the sprint race at the Red Bull Ring , breaking his personal taboo on the Austrian track where he had never crossed the finish line first, increasing his lead in the standings (+123 over second), but his ninth world title is already in the bag . The Italians had given us false hope this morning: in the end, it was another monologue from the Cervera brothers, with Alex finishing second and consolidating his position in the rankings behind the Cannibal. Pedro Acosta on the KTM confirmed the all-Spanish afternoon. In 2025, Marc has triumphed in 12 of the 13 Saturday races. Marco Bezzecchi started on pole with the Aprilia , finishing in fourth place: still a good result for the Noale bike. Pecco Bagnaia was on the front row: a disastrous start, with the Ducati going sideways at the green light, then an ordeal that ended with his retirement, with 6 laps to go, due to rear tire problems.

Marc Marquez: "It wasn't easy, Alex is strong."

Marc, you again: "I was confident, despite the crash in qualifying. I got a good start, my brother Alex even better: it wasn't easy to close up to him and manage the pressure on the front tire. When the problems eased, I pushed harder," the factory Ducati rider celebrates. Passed with five laps to go, Alex isn't too upset: "My plan was to get a good start, then push. Everything went as planned. But Marc was faster than me today, I couldn't keep up with him. I made a mistake, and he immediately took advantage." Two Catalans and then Acosta, who is from Murcia like Alcaraz: "It's been two years since I've been on the podium at this circuit." From the third row, he immediately went after Bezzecchi. "I'm very happy, it wasn't easy: we've been working well in the last few races, we have to continue like this."

Bezzecchi and Aprilia took fourth place and a smile.

Three Italians scored points, but it was certainly not a triumphant day. Bezzecchi started from pole and was dreaming of something more, but a 4th place with the Noale bike – which had never worked wonders here – deserves congratulations. A small smile for Enea Bastianini , who is not having a great time: the Rimini native, riding a KTM, finished in 7th place, just ahead of Fabio Di Giannantonio , on a Ducati from the VR46 team. Franco Morbidelli was far behind (14th), who started with great hopes – and advice from Valentino – but was penalized at the start by Bagnaia's skid. Pecco remained in the pits, shaking his head: this time, it was the tire that was wrong. The difficult moment continues.