{"id":897954,"date":"2026-09-19T17:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/897954\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T17:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T17:02:17","slug":"motogp-austrian-gp-martin-claims-sprint-win-after-acosta-crashes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/897954\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP Austrian GP: Martin claims sprint win after Acosta crashes out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jorge Martin<\/a> claimed an unlikely victory in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint after Pedro Acosta<\/a> crashed out of the lead with three laps to run.<\/p>\n

Acosta appeared on course to win in front of KTM\u2019s home crowd on Saturday, having capitalised on an early battle between Martin and Marc Marquez<\/a> to seize the lead on the opening lap.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old was leading by almost three seconds when he dumped his KTM at Turn 2 on lap 12 of 14, handing Martin – who finished the opening lap in eighth – victory at the Red Bull Ring.<\/p>\n

At the start of the race, Martin pulled away cleanly from pole position but ran too deep into Turn 1, leaving him under serious pressure from Marquez at the following straight.<\/p>\n

The two championship rivals came to blows at Turn 2, with Marquez surging to the lead as Martin ran out of road and plummeted down the order.<\/p>\n

Acosta was also a big gainer from the incident, recovering to second place after dropping behind Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> to fourth at the start.<\/p>\n

Going into Turn 3, Marquez missed his braking point by a fraction, with Acosta sending his KTM up the inside to hit the front.<\/p>\n

Once in the lead, Acosta quickly extended his advantage, pulling out a lead of a second in just three laps.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Martin was on the move, picking off his rivals one after the other. On lap 7, he passed his team-mate Bezzecchi to move into podium position, before forcing Marquez wide at the start of the following tour to move back up to second.<\/p>\n

At this stage, Acosta had a comfortable advantage of 2.5s, with Martin unable to make any headways into his lead.<\/p>\n

But with the victory seemingly on the horizon, Acosta made a rare error heading into Turn 2 and hit the deck, handing Martin a surprise victory.<\/p>\n

The 2024 champion took the chequered flag a full second clear of Marquez, retaking the championship lead by three points.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi completed the podium on the other factory Aprilia after closing in on Marquez in the latter stages of the race.<\/p>\n

Returning to action this weekend after a two-race layoff, Ai Ogura<\/a> crossed the finish line in fourth on the Trackhouse Aprilia, beating the Gresini Ducati of Alex Marquez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> scored his first points since the summer break with a solid ride to sixth on the factory Ducati, with Johann Zarco<\/a> (LCR), Fermin Aldeguer<\/a> (Gresini) and Fabio di Giannantonio<\/a> completing the points scorers.<\/p>\n

No Yamaha rider finished inside the top 10, with Fabio Quartararo<\/a> only managing 12th on the factory M1.<\/p>\n

Just two riders failed to make it to the finish, with VR46\u2019s Franco Morbidelli<\/a> joining Acosta in the list of retirees. The latter was able to remount his KTM following his crash, but had to pull his hobbled bike into the pits shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n

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