
Speed, speed, speed. For the second year in a row Spielberg was the fastest platform for MotoGP on the calendar and through this window of screaming machines, rock-solid nerves and no shortage of balls, Andrea Dovizioso burst through to win the eleventh round of the FIM World Championship by less than a second from Marc Marquez. Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo slid to fourth place with the Spaniard competitive and hunting podium glory once more.
Lorenzo came to Austria armed with a radical new airing (shown for the first time the previous week at Brno) and with the knowledge that not only had he deduced a key step in the setup of the fierce Desmosedici but the Ducati’s advantage through the radar traps would be a useful tool in the push for his first win.