The Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (KTM) scored a surprising victory in the Styria Grand Prix, after finishing third on the last corner and taking advantage of the mistakes of Jack Miller (Ducati) and Pol Espargaró (KTM), who fought for victory, to surpass them both. The 900 race in the history of the queen category, and second in a row in the Austrian Red Bull Ring, was full of excitement again and left the Spaniards Joan Mir (Suzuki) and Espargaró with honey on their lips, who dreamed of the triumph.
As was the case in the previous GP, a red flag split the race in two. The origin this time was the Yamaha of Girona’s Maverick Viñales, who managed to save himself from a very dangerous incident. When he was driving at 220 miles per hour, his bike’s brakes failed and he had to pull himself into gear, luckily with no health consequences. His Yamaha crashed into the guards and caught fire instantly. It was the culmination of a day of “nightmare” for the tuning fork mark.
Until then, the great dominator had been Joan Mir, who started from third position and immediately captured the lead. The Mallorcan started a superb performance and managed to escape alone until he achieved an income of more than two seconds over his rivals, when he suddenly began to wave the red flag. After the forced passage through the pits, the tires of his Suzuki could no longer withstand the second part of the race, consisting of 12 laps, and had to settle for fourth place in the final, watching from afar the fight for triumph between Espargaró, Miller and the unexpected Oliveira.
L’oportunista Oliveira
Espargaró took the lead with six laps to go and tried to try the breakaway, but his pursuers held on until the fateful last lap. The Catalan and the Australian gave each other advances, but in the final corner the two passed by, victims of their own desires, and left the door open for the attentive Oliveira, who did not miss a «gift »So juicy.
In terms of overall classification, Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) remains the leader despite his thirteenth position. The Frenchman has 70 points and is three points ahead of his pursuer Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati). In Moto3, Girona’s Albert Arenas, who finished ninth, was able to reach fifth place. The victory was for Vietti.
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