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The 28-lap Grand Prix of Austria Race turned out to be a difficult one for Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins as the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP duo struggled to find pace at the Spielberg circuit. They crossed the finish line in 15th and 16th place respectively.

Spielberg (Austria), 17th August 2025

The 28-lap Grand Prix of Austria proved to be a demanding test for the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team. Both Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins pushed throughout the Race but ultimately finished in 15th and 16th place respectively.

Quartararo had hoped to repeat his start to the Sprint, but he wasn't quite able to do so. Commencing his challenge from P16, he briefly moved up to 14th place on the opening lap but then engaged in battle with various rivals, which relegated him to P18 by lap 5. Besides an overtake on Jack Miller on lap 13, it was a lonely ride for the Frenchman. Due to a crash by Jorge Martin on lap 14 and a mechanical issue for Fabio Di Giannantonio on lap 21, Quartararo took the chequered flag in 15th position, 25.256s from first.

Rins started well from P17, but he went wide in the first corner and slotted in 20th place. He then muscled himself into a temporary P16 before completing the first lap in 17th as he battled with Jack Miller. He lost two further positions in the early lap battles but kept pushing. Circulating behind his teammate, he followed him past Miller on lap 16. Due to Martin's crash and Di Giannantonio's technical misfortunes, the number 42-rider moved up to 16th in the rankings with 8 laps to go, a position he held across the finish line, 30.316s from the winner.

After today's results, Quartararo is now in 10th place in the overall standings with 103 points, and Rins is in joint-18th position with 42 points. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are 6th in the team championship with 145 points, and Yamaha is in 5th position in the constructor championship with 134 points.

The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team will be back in action next week for the Grand Prix of Hungary, which will be held at the Balaton Park circuit from 22-24 August.

Massimo Meregalli

Team Director, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

"Today's race proved to be another challenging outing, closely reflecting the difficulties we faced during yesterday's Sprint. The weekend has not unfolded as we anticipated, and the results are clearly below our expectations. We will conduct a thorough analysis to identify the cause of this weekend’s lack of performance. Looking ahead to the Hungarian Grand Prix next week – a circuit that's new on the MotoGP calendar – we're keen to assess the overall characteristics. It's for certain that the team and riders are fully committed to regrouping and making a comeback."

Fabio Quartararo

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"We are giving it our all to try to understand what exactly happened at this track this weekend. I didn't have a good feeling in the Race. I overtook Jack, and that's all. The pace looked good on Friday and Saturday morning, but for the Sprint and Race it completely changed – there was less grip. I watched the WorldSBK races at Balaton Park, and it looked a bit stop-and-go, which is usually not good for us, but we will see. We're ready to build from here and take steps forward."

Álex Rins

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider

"We had a productive but hard weekend. It was a productive weekend because changing your riding style during a GP is not easy, but thanks to the team and Dovi, I was able to do it. It still doesn't come naturally, so that's something we still need to work on so I can ride without thinking about it. I couldn't do more than the result we got today, but we knew about the problems and just gave our maximum."