{"id":899061,"date":"2026-09-20T16:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899061\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:04:15","slug":"motogp-austrian-gp-acosta-finally-claims-maiden-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899061\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP Austrian GP: Acosta finally claims maiden win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pedro Acosta<\/a> claimed his maiden\u00a0MotoGP victory with a dominant performance at the Austrian Grand Prix, while Jorge Martin<\/a> extended his points lead over Marc Marquez<\/a> with second.<\/p>\n

Lining up fourth on the grid, Acosta dropped to fifth at the start but quickly recovered lost ground, picking his rivals with ease aboard the factory\u00a0KTM.<\/p>\n

Passing\u00a0polesitter Martin on lap nine of 28, the 22-year-old pulled away at the front, taking the\u00a0chequered flag with a winning margin of 1.01s<\/p>\n

The result marked Acosta\u2019s first victory in the premier class in 56 attempts, as well as the first for\u00a0KTM since the 2022 Thai Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

At the start of the race, Martin pulled away cleanly from pole to grab the holeshot, while both Marco Bezzecchi<\/a> and Ai Ogura<\/a> passed Marquez in the opening sequence of corners to establish an Aprilia 1-2-3.<\/p>\n

Bezzecchi then began piling up pressure on his Aprilia team-mate Martin, passing him under braking at the start of lap two, only for the Spaniard to reclaim the lead at Turn 3 and pull clear.<\/p>\n

\"Jorge <\/p>\n

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing Team<\/p>\n

Photo by: Gold and Goose Photography \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Acosta was on the move after dropping to fifth at the start, passing Marquez on the opening lap before clearing Ogura on the following tour.\u00a0Closing the gap to Bezzecchi steadily, he overtook the Italian at Turn 2 on lap two\u00a0before setting off after the other\u00a0Aprilia of Martin, who was running half a second up the road.<\/p>\n

Acosta attempted multiple moves on Martin over the next few laps, but his countryman covered the line each time to keep him at bay.\u00a0But the KTM star finally broke through on lap nine, snatching the lead from the\u00a0Aprilia as he accelerated out of Turn 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Acosta couldn\u2019t completely break away from Martin through the middle phase of the race, but was able to maintain a solid lead of eight tenths to prevent the 2024 champion from mounting a surprise attack.<\/p>\n

With eight laps to run, the KTM rider picked up his pace, extending his advantage to a second.\u00a0The two Aprilias could do nothing to respond to Acosta\u2019s pace, as Acosta romped to a sensational win in front of KTM\u2019s home crowd.<\/p>\n

Martin came under pressure from his team-mate\u00a0Bezzecchi in the final laps, but he held on to finish second and extend his advantage at the top of the standings.<\/p>\n

Returning to\u00a0MotoGP this weekend after his injury layoff, Trackhouse sophomore Ogura rounded out the Spielberg weekend with another fourth-place result.<\/p>\n

\"Pedro <\/p>\n

Pedro Acosta, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Joe Klamar \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Reigning champion Marquez had a\u00a0topsy-turvy race in Austria, running wide at Turn 1 on lap nine and dropping to seventh by the midway point of the race. However, he regained his composure and worked his back to the front, taking the\u00a0chequered flag in fifth to limit the damage to Martin.<\/p>\n

Brad Binder<\/a> secured his best result of the season in sixth to bring more delight for KTM, while Francesco Bagnaia<\/a> finished a solid seventh on the factory Ducati after passing Gresini’s Fermin Aldeguer<\/a> late on. VR46\u2019s Fabio di Giannantonio<\/a> and LCR rider Honda Johann Zarco<\/a> completed the top 10.<\/p>\n

Yamaha failed to score at the Red Bull Ring in a race that witnessed only one retirement,\u00a0Gresini\u2019s Alex Marquez<\/a>, who crashed from 12th place just before the halfway point of the race.<\/p>\n

MotoGP Austrian GP results<\/p>\n

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