
It takes inspiration from the other double-headers MotoGP put on both in 2020 and this year as part of the reshuffled calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name was also used last year as part of the Red Bull Ring double-header.

With races not allowed to be given the same race names in the same MotoGP world championship season, Austria’s first race of its double-header has been called the Styrian GP, named after the region of Austria the circuit is located in.

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Johann Zarco claimed sixth place in qualifying for Pramac ahead of Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro, while Marc Marquez suffered a late fall to keep him in eighth place for Honda.ĭespite showing frontrunning pace in practice, Maverick Vinales could only manage ninth in qualifying for Yamaha, as Takaaki Nakagami rounded out the top 10 for LCR Honda.

Quartararo’s demotion pushed him to third place in qualifying behind factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia, while Jack Miller heads the second row on the sister Ducati.
