Johann Zarco claimed top spot for Ducati during FP1 at the Austrian MotoGP, while Marc Marquez struggled once again.
Before completing his out-lap Alex Marquez had smoke coming from the front of his Gresini Ducati before coming to a stop at the 2a/2b chicane.
After leading the way thanks to a low 1m 30s lap time, Vinales was eventually surpassed when Quartararo put his factory Yamaha on top.Augusto Fernandez, who earlier in the week confirmed he has a contract with KTM for 2024, was the first rider to crash after going down at the 2a/2b chicane. With time attacks being saved for this afternoon’s Practice 2 session, positions remained largely the same although Alex Marquez popped his Ducati in third with under ten minutes remaining.
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