Jorge Martin will start from pole position at the Red Bull Ring for the second time within just one week after successfully completing pole positions for the MotoGP of Austria.
The Spaniard took a sensational first MotoGP win for himself and Pramac Ducati from pole on the hilly spot just a week ago, but looked up to repeat the feat when he didn’t automatically advance from FP3 to Q2.
However, after increasing the pace up to the first Q1, Martin then used the additional track time to drive to a sparkling final flyer in the final phase and stop the clock at 1.22.643 minutes.
A full three tenths faster than a week earlier, Martin pushed provisional pole sitter Fabio Quartararo by 0.030 tenths from the top spot, although the championship-leading Frenchman will be happy to have secured a high place for Yamaha on an otherwise difficult day.
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With four Ducatis in the top six for the second weekend in a row, Pecco Bagnaia starts in third place at the works GP21, ahead of Johann Zarco on the Pramac sister motorcycle, while Jack Miller starts from the outside from the third row.
Marc Marquez entered the Ducati stronghold in fifth, ahead of the top Suzuki and Aprilia riders Joan Mir and Aleix Espargaro, while KTM had a more positive Saturday before the home race with Miguel Oliveira in ninth and Brad Binder in tenth.
The Honda duo Pol Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami completed the third row, followed by Alex Rins, Alex Marquez and Enea Bastianini, who narrowly missed the shot of Q2 in 13th, 14th and 15th.
Cal Crutchlow will start from 20th place for the second weekend in a row.
MotoGP of Austria 2021 | Red Bull Ring | Qualifying RESULTS
| MotoGP of Austria 2021 | Red Bull Ring | Qualifying RESULTS | Round 11/19 | |||||
| Item | driver | Nat. | MotoGP team | MotoGP bike | Timed coordination |
| 1 | Jorge Martin | ESP | Pramac races | Ducati GP21 | 1m 22,677 |
| 2 | Fabio Quartararo | THE END | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-M1 | 1m 23,063 |
| 3 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Ducati Lenovo team | Ducati GP21 | 1m 23,063 |
| 4th | Johann Zarco | THE END | Pramac races | Ducati GP21 | 1m 23,120 |
| 5 | Marc Marquez | ESP | Repsol Honda team | Honda RC213V | 1m 23,227 |
| 6th | Jack Miller | THE END | Ducati Lenovo team | Ducati GP21 | 1m 23,320 |
| 7th | Joan Mir | ESP | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1m 23,378 |
| 8th | Aleix Espargaro | ESP | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia RS-GP | 1m 23,423 |
| 9 | Miguel Oliveira | FROM | Red Bull KTM factory race | KTM RC16 | 1m 23,499 |
| 10 | Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM factory race | KTM RC16 | 1m 23,568 |
| 11 | Pol Espargaro | ESP | Repsol Honda team | Honda RC213V | 1m 23,738 |
| 12th | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda RC213V | 1m 23,990 |
| 13th | Alex kidneys | ESP | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki GSX-RR | 1m 23,470 |
| 14th | Alex Marquez | ESP | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda RC213V | 1m 23,535 |
| fifteen | Enea Bastianini | ITA | Avintia Esponsorama | Ducati GP19 | 1m 23,790 |
| 16 | Iker Lecuona | ESP | Tech3 KTM factory race | KTM RC16 | 1m 23,825 |
| 17th | Luca Marini | ITA | Sky VR46 Esponsorama | Ducati GP19 | 1m 23,834 |
| 18th | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZF-M1 | 1m 23,989 |
| 19th | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Tech3 KTM factory race | KTM RC16 | 1m 24.405 |
| 20th | Cal Crutchlow | GB | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha YZF-M1 | 1m 24.509 |
| WDN | Maverick Vinales | ESP | Monster Energy Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-M1 | |
| WDN | Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia RS-GP | |