Gresini Racing MotoGP™ rider Enea Bastianini has set the pace in MotoGP™ FP4 at the CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich. Bastianini set a 1:29.731 around the Red Bull Ring - Spielberg to head up an all-Italian, all-Ducati top three in the half-hour session, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) second on a 1:29.835 and Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) third on a 1:29.862. Bagnaia had been second-quickest when he lost the front of his Desmosedici and went down at Turn 9, but would head back out of the pits and get some more laps under his belt in the final few minutes of proceedings.
World Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) claimed fourth on a 1:29.868, ahead of two more Ducati riders in Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) and Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing). Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing), who is going into Q1, finished FP4 in 10th position, while Andrea Dovizioso (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) was classified 18th after a late front-end lose at Turn 1 – rider okay. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull IKTM Factory Racing), meanwhile, found himself riding back through the paddock after a possible technical problem – but he had already done enough to claim ninth on the timesheet.
From estimated P1 to the gravel ????@PeccoBagnaia losses it into turn 9 with just over 10 minutes left in the session ????#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/Ckb8Fh0FGR
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MotoGP™ FP4 Top 10
1. Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) – 1:29.731
2. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.094
3. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) + 0.131
4. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) + 0.137
5. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) + 0.210
6. Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.272
7. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) + 0.307
8. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) + 0.497
9. Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) + 0.551
10. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) + 0.628