Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) continued to pull himself back into the MotoGP title race after overcoming Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to win the 2018 Grand Prix of Austria on Sunday and hand Ducati victory for the third successive year at Spielberg.
Lorenzo finished the race in 39 minutes and 40.688 seconds, beating his compatriot and future Honda team mate by 0.130 seconds for Ducati’s third successive win in the Spielberg race, the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) finished third to cap off a successful Austrian weekend for Ducati.
Marquez failed to convert pole into victory for the first time this season but nevertheless extended his lead at the summit of the riders' standings and now has 201 points after 11 races, ahead of Valentino Rossi (142).
The Italian great finished the race in sixth place after starting in 14th. Lorenzo (130) climbed to third ahead of Dovizioso (129).
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