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agosto 24, 2020 - Honda Racing

Points elude the Repsol Honda Team in red flagged Styrian GP

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The red flag was again brought out in Austria, #alexmarquez taking away more valuable lessons from his debut #motogp season.

With it announced that Marc Marquez will focus on recovering from his injuries, the Repsol Honda Team remained focused on the task at hand as race day preparations began at the Red Bull Ring. Eyes were again on the sky, but it all remained dry for the Styrian Grand Prix despite threatening clouds.

A red flag during the race meant that Alex Marquez's strong start was only rewarded with a 13th place grid position. On the restart, Alex was aggressive off the line and found himself in 11th.From his strong start, the rookie found himself battling with a number of experienced riders around him and holding on to 16th at the finish. This is the first time in his debut season that Alex has failed to score but he did continue his perfect finishing record.

Stefan Bradl was able to benefit from the race restart. In the first half of the race, the German rider got unlucky in the opening laps and was shuffled back. He was able to lap consistently at his own pace but the restart gave him the opportunity to follow Cal Crutchlow and #alexmarquez more closely. Bradl took the flag in 18th.

Takaaki Nakagami was another rider to suffer in the restart, the LCR Honda Team rider having comfortably battled up inside the top three during the opening leg of the race. But the second start proved more difficult and Nakagami was forced to settle for seventh.

After an intense triple-header, the Repsol Honda Team will now enjoy some well-earned time off before the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini on September 11.

Alex Marquez

16TH 

"I was able to learn a lot today, even if the result isn't our best. I followed a lot of the experienced riders and I was able to learn a lot from them. I want to wish Maverick all the best, it looks like he is OK, but it was a really scary crash to be behind. I see a lot of positives in this race, the feeling was better and we're now at a point to improve some specific details. I need to keep refining my riding style and this is the target for Misano. It's been an intense three weeks so it will be important to recharge now"

Stefan Bradl

18TH 

"To not ride for six months and then come in and do three races in a row is very tough, but we have done it and we have learned a lot from it. In the first half of the race I didn't make the best start and I lost some positions in the opening corners. In the second part of the race I was able to make a better start and I felt better with the bike, my pace was not too bad, and I was able to close the gap to Alex and Cal. We've made a step."

Grand Prix of #styria Race Results

Pos.       Rider                     Num Nation Points                     Team                         Time/Gap

1OLIVEIRA Miguel88POR25Red Bull KTM Tech 316'56.025
2MILLER Jack43AUS20Pramac Racing0.316
3ESPARGARO Pol44SPA16Red Bull KTM Factory Racing0.540
4MIR Joan36SPA13Team Suzuki Ecstar0.641
5DOVIZIOSO Andrea4ITA11Ducati Team1.414
6RINS Alex42SPA10Team Suzuki Ecstar1.450
7NAKAGAMI Takaaki30JPN9LCR Honda1.864
8BINDER Brad33RSA8Red Bull KTM Factory Racing4.150
9ROSSI Valentino46ITA7Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP4.517
10LECOUNA Iker27SPA6Red Bull KTM Tech 35.068
11PETRUCCI Danilo9ITA5Ducati Team5.918
12ESPARGARO Aleix41SPA4Aprilia #racing Team Gresini6.411
13QUARTARARO Fabio20FRA3Petronas Yamaha SRT7.406
14ZARCO Johann5FRA2Esponsorama Racing7.454
15MORBIDELLI Franco21ITA1Petronas Yamaha SRT10.191
16MARQUEZ Alex73SPA0Repsol Honda Team10.524
17CRUTCHLOW Cal35GBR0LCR Honda11.447
18BRADL Stefan6GER0Repsol Honda Team11.943
19SMITH Bradley38GBR0Aprilia #racing Team Gresini12.732
20PIRRO Michele51ITA0Pramac Racing14.349
21RABAT Tito53SPA0Esponsorama Racing14.548
22VINALES Maverick12SPA0Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPDNF
Rider StandingsPos.                Rider          Num Nation Points                                Team
1QUARTARARO Fabio20FRA70Petronas Yamaha SRT
2DOVIZIOSO Andrea4ITA67Ducati Team
3MILLER Jack43AUS56Pramac Racing
4BINDER Brad33RSA49Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
5VINALES Maverick12SPA48Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
6NAKAGAMI Takaaki30JPN46LCR Honda
7ROSSI Valentino46ITA45Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
8MIR Joan36SPA44Team Suzuki Ecstar
9OLIVEIRA Miguel88POR43Red Bull KTM Tech 3
10ESPARGARO Pol44SPA35Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
11MORBIDELLI Franco21ITA32Petronas Yamaha SRT
12ZARCO Johann5FRA30Esponsorama Racing
13RINS Alex42SPA29Team Suzuki Ecstar
14PETRUCCI Danilo9ITA25Ducati Team
15MARQUEZ Alex73SPA16Repsol Honda Team
16ESPARGARO Aleix41SPA15Aprilia #racing Team Gresini
17LECOUNA Iker27SPA13Red Bull KTM Tech 3
18BAGNAIA Francesco63ITA9Pramac Racing
19RABAT Tito53SPA7Esponsorama Racing
20SMITH Bradley38GBR7Aprilia #racing Team Gresini
21CRUTCHLOW Cal35GBR7LCR Honda
22PIRRO Michele51ITA4Pramac Racing

Team Standings

Pos.              Team                                  Points

1Petronas Yamaha SRT102
2Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP93
3Ducati Team92
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing84
5Team Suzuki Ecstar73
6Pramac Racing65
7Red Bull KTM Tech 356
8LCR Honda53
9Esponsorama Racing37
10Aprilia #racing Team Gresini22
11Repsol Honda Team16

Constructor Standings

Pos.  Team    Points

1Yamaha88
2Ducati87
3KTM82
4Suzuki57
5Honda46
6Aprilia20