MotoGP Austrian GP: Martin Claims Sprint Win After Acosta Crashes Out
Martin regained the championship lead by three points after Acosta crashed from a nearly 3-second advantage with three laps remaining.
- On Saturday, Jorge Martin won the Red Bull Ring Sprint after leader Pedro Acosta crashed at Turn 2 with three laps remaining, inheriting victory from eighth on the opening lap.
- Acosta appeared set for a home KTM victory after seizing the lead on the opening lap, but the 22-year-old dumped his bike at Turn 2 on lap 12 of 14.
- Recovering from eighth position, Martin fought back through the field to finish one second clear of Marc Marquez, while team-mate Marco Bezzecchi completed the podium in third.
- The victory allows Martin to reclaim the championship lead from Marquez; the two rivals were tied on points entering the Sprint before Martin's dramatic comeback.
- Sunday's 28-lap Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring awaits, with Martin starting from pole position after securing his third pole of the season.
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The world champion of 2024 starred in a fantastic climb to overcome his main rival in the fight for the world title and his Italian team-mate, Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia). After leaving the pole, Martin failed his first brake before making a new mistake in the chicane and falling to the eighth position at the end of the first round. But the Madrider then advanced all his rivals one by one to go back to the second place in the octave of the 14 laps…
Unforeseen Sprint in Austria. When everything aimed at Acosta's victory, the Murcian fell short of three laps and with 2.4 seconds of advantage over a Jorge Martín who inherited the first place and culminated a retrace of leader from eighth to first. Along the way he left the Márquez brothers, also in ... Continue reading "Assault to the leadership: Jorge Martín takes advantage of the fall of Acosta and culminates a comeback that makes him leade…
Victory in the Sprint of Austria for the Madridman, who remounted after a touch with Marc and regained the lead of the MotoGP World Cup
Starting in eighth position, the Spaniard signed a spectacular recovery to win in Austria, ahead of Marc Marquez, a success that enabled him to regain control of the championship.
The driver Aprilia conquers the fourth of the year after a great comeback from 8th place, ahead of Marquez and Bezzecchi. Acosta, the dominator of the race, falls three laps from the end
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