Andrea Lannone won a stunning
Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, scoring his first ever MotoGP victory
after seeing off the challenge of teammate Andrea Dovizioso. It was Ducati
first MotoGP win since Casey Stoner at Phillip Island in 2010, their 1-2 since
2007 at the same venue.
The top six bikes fought a stunning
duel in early stages, with Dovizioso grabbing the lead from teammate Lannone
just after one-third instance. Lorenzo headed early-leader Rossi for the
duration in third, with Honda’s Marc Marquez and Suzuki Maverick Vinales in
touch over the opening stages but falling off the leading pace in the second
half.
Lannone passed Dovizioso for the
lead with eight laps remaining. In the closing stages, the Ducatis pulled away
to make it personal duel between them in the sprint to the finish line. Lannone
kept his nerve out front to score a superb maiden victory at the top level,
heading Dovizioso, Lorenzo, Rossi, Marquez and Vinales.
Lannone, who will move to Suzuki in
2017, is the first Italian to win for Ducati since Loris Capirossi at Motegi in
2007. It also consigned Dovizioso losing streak, which extends to Donington Park
in 2009. Marc Marquez of Honda is still at top with 181 points followed by
Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha with 138 points. Valentino Rossi of Yamaha is at third
place with 124 points.
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