MotoGP Austria: Francesco Bagnaia matches Casey Stoner record with third consecutive Ducati victory

Starting from pole for the first 🌳time in his Moto꧒GP career, Enea Bastianini made a good launch but it was Bagnaia who led into turn one.
As Bastianini and Jack Miller battled for second on the approach to the chic💛ane, it was the Gresini rider who managed to hold off the Australian thanks to holding the inside line.
There was an early bath for Joan Mir as the Suzuki💙 rider crashed out at turn four. Mir’s early retirement has resulted in back-to-back DNF’s for the Spaniard.
On-track, Maverick Vinales took fifth place off Faꦡbio Quartararo after making a brilliant move on the brakes heading into turn nine.
Keen to make it a factory Ducati 1-2, Miller finally made his move stick on Ba🅘stianini at turn three.
Bastianini was then pushed dow🍌n to fourth as Jorge Mart🧸in came sweeping past on the approach to turn six.
Bastianini bit straight back at Martin heading into turn one while Vinales, who was closing in on the leading Ducatis, ran wide at ✱turn 𝕴four.
Struggling to keep Martin behind, Bastianini was then pushed dow𒊎n to fifth as he slowed up at turn three.

One corner later and Bastianini was off the track as brake failure seemed to be the initial pro🃏blem. However, it was confirmed by the Italian rider’s team that a deflating front tyre led to him retiring from the race on lap seven.
Miller then attempted his first overtake on Bagnaia for the lead, however, the Silverstone winner respo💖nded immediately at turn 10.&nb꧙sp;
Joining Mir in crashing🔴 out at tur꧑n four was Tech 3 KTM rider Remy Gardner, who looks more and more like his future could be outside of MotoGP.
Quicker th🥃an Bagnaia in sector three, Miller began lining up a se𝐆cond move for the lead as Martin drew closer.
Takaaki Nakagami crashed out on lap 12 while running as the leading H🍌onda.
With Quartararo on the move and beginning to close in on the trio o💙f leading Ducatis, Bagnaia increased his pace to pump six tenths into 🀅Miller.
Quartararo took four tenths out of Miller and Martin on lap 15, while Aleix Espargaro was keeping 𓆉a watching eye on the front four in P5.
A mistake on lap 17 saw Martin drop to fourth after running꧂ wide at the fir🍌st part of the chicane.
O๊n another late-race charge, Luca Marini took fifth place off Espargaro after the Aprilia rider ran slightly wide at tur﷽n three.

With Martin about to take third of Quartararo, the reigning world champion produced an unlikely move on the switch of direction at the chica𒐪ne.
There was drama at the beginning fot🐲 he final lap when Martin crashed after attempting to take third place away from Miller. Tꦐhe Pramac rider remounted to claim tenth.
Although a late charge came from Quartararo, Bagna꧋ia held on by half a second.