The teammates from Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP proved their mettle in today's Grand Prix of Austria Sprint. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins both started from the sixth row on the grid but managed to gain several positions. They completed the 14-lap contest in 11th and 16th place.
Quartararo benefitted from an eventful opening lap. He started from P16 on the grid but found himself in 12th position by the end of Turn 3. With 9 laps to go, he overtook Franco Morbidelli who had run wide, allowing the Frenchmen up to eleventh. Three laps later, Raul Fernandez retired from the Sprint, moving the Yamaha man up into the top 10. Chasing rivals tried to apply pressure. While Quartararo held firm for as long as he could, he had to let Jorge Martin past on lap 13. The Yamaha man then pushed on to the finish line, taking 11th place, 13.387s from first.
Rins started from P17 but lost some ground on the opening lap. He was riding in 20th position and fighting Ai Ogura ahead of him. While the number-42 rider was unable to stay with his rival in the early stages, he did overtake Miguel Oliveira. With Francesco Bagnaia and Raul Fernandez retiring from the Sprint, Rins was up to 17th place with six laps left to go. By lap 11, he had caught up with Jack Miller and Ogura and initially made light work of them to take over 15th place. But their battle continued, and the Yamaha man had to yield his spot to the Japanese rider one lap later. Rins ultimately ended the 14-lap contest in 16th place, 19.365s from the winner.
After today's results, Quartararo is still in 9th place in the overall standings with 102 points, and Rins remains in 18th position with 42 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 144 points, and Yamaha is in 5th position in the constructor championship with 133 points.
On the Austrian GP Sunday, the teammates will start the track action with the Warm Up held from 09:40-09:50 (GMT+2), followed by the 28-lap Race starting at 14:00.
The teammates from Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP proved their mettle in today's Grand Prix of Austria Sprint. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins both started from the sixth row on the grid but managed to gain several positions. They completed the 14-lap contest in 11th and 16th place.
Quartararo benefitted from an eventful opening lap. He started from P16 on the grid but found himself in 12th position by the end of Turn 3. With 9 laps to go, he overtook Franco Morbidelli who had run wide, allowing the Frenchmen up to eleventh. Three laps later, Raul Fernandez retired from the Sprint, moving the Yamaha man up into the top 10. Chasing rivals tried to apply pressure. While Quartararo held firm for as long as he could, he had to let Jorge Martin past on lap 13. The Yamaha man then pushed on to the finish line, taking 11th place, 13.387s from first.
Rins started from P17 but lost some ground on the opening lap. He was riding in 20th position and fighting Ai Ogura ahead of him. While the number-42 rider was unable to stay with his rival in the early stages, he did overtake Miguel Oliveira. With Francesco Bagnaia and Raul Fernandez retiring from the Sprint, Rins was up to 17th place with six laps left to go. By lap 11, he had caught up with Jack Miller and Ogura and initially made light work of them to take over 15th place. But their battle continued, and the Yamaha man had to yield his spot to the Japanese rider one lap later. Rins ultimately ended the 14-lap contest in 16th place, 19.365s from the winner.
After today's results, Quartararo is still in 9th place in the overall standings with 102 points, and Rins remains in 18th position with 42 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 144 points, and Yamaha is in 5th position in the constructor championship with 133 points.
On the Austrian GP Sunday, the teammates will start the track action with the Warm Up held from 09:40-09:50 (GMT+2), followed by the 28-lap Race starting at 14:00.