The MotoGP had on Saturday morning (the 19th) the definition of the starting grid for the Austrian Grand Prix, the 15th round of the 2026 season held at the Red Bull Ring. And it will see the two championship leaders start from the first two positions in both the Sprint and the main race. Jorge Martín, with Aprilia, clocked 1:27.917 and secured pole, 0.015 seconds ahead of Marc Márquez, second with Ducati.
The front row of the Austrian round’s starting grid will also feature Pedro Acosta, the KTM rider who dominated Friday’s free practice. Meanwhile, the only Brazilian on the premier-class grid, Diogo Moreira, will start from the sixth row, lining up 16th on the grid with a Honda prepared by the LCR team.
The Austrian MotoGP Sprint is scheduled for this Saturday, starting at 10:00. The main race will take place on Sunday, with a start at 9:00.
Here is how the starting grid ended up:
1st – Jorge Martín (ESP/Aprilia) – 1:27.917
2nd – Marc Márquez (ESP/Ducati) – 1:27.932
3rd – Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) – 1:27.988
4th – Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/Aprilia) – 1:28.166
5th – Ai Ogura (JAP/Trackhouse-Aprilia) – 1:28.450
6th – Álex Márquez (ESP/Gresini-Ducati) – 1:28.473
7th – Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati) – 1:28.527
8th – Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/VR46-Ducati) – 1:28.612
9th – Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha) – 1:28.623
10th – Johann Zarco (FRA/LCR-Honda) – 1:28.632
11th – Brad Binder (AFS/KTM) – 1:28.729
12th – Fermín Aldeguer (ESP/Gresini-Ducati) – 1:28.862
13th – Raúl Fernández (ESP/Trackhouse-Aprilia) – 1:28.871
14th – Pol Espargaró (ESP/Tech3-KTM) – 1:28.972
15th – Luca Marini (ITA/Honda) – 1:29.110
16th – Diogo Moreira (BRA/LCR-Honda) – 1:29.154
17th – Enea Bastianini (ESP/Tech3-KTM) – 1:29.165
18th – Takaaki Nakagami (JAP/Honda) – 1:29.442
19th – Franco Morbidelli (ITA/VR46-Ducati) – 1:29.554
20th – Álex Rins (ESP/Yamaha) – 1:29.663
21st – Jack Miller (AUS/Pramac-Yamaha) – 1:29.689
22nd – Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR/Pramac-Ducati) – 1:30.056
