Repsol Honda Team return to the Red Bull Ring MotoGP 2020 Round 6, Motorrad Grand Prix von Styria

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Austria, August 18, 2020: For the second time in 2020, the MotoGP World Championship will race at the same circuit with both Alex Marquez and Stefan Bradl optimistic of improving their pace.

The Grand Prix of Styria will make its debut in the MotoGP World Championship this week, August 21 – 23, at the high-speed Red Bull Ring. Like in Jerez, a second Grand Prix at the same circuit presents the Repsol Honda Team with a unique opportunity to improve and refine the setup of the Honda RC213V even further.

Back-to-back races in Jerez were a big benefit for rookie Alex Marquez who achieved his best MotoGP result to date, eighth, at the Andalucia GP. Although unhappy with how the restarted race went, Alex and his side of the garage did make several steps forward in the first Austrian race and will continue to work as the rookie learns. Alex’s goal for the weekend remains clear: reduce his distance to the front.

Stefan Bradl will continue to fill in for the injured Marc Marquez, the HRC test rider mounting the RC213V for a third time. Bradl has so far had an intense schedule of testing during the race weekend, gaining valuable data for Honda. Above all, the German is hoping for a weekend of steady weather after two sessions missed due to rain upset his flow during the previous weekend.

As always, action begins at 09:55 Local Time on Friday, August 21, for the premier class.

Alex Marquez

“A couple of nice days enjoying some mountain biking in Austria between races was good. We also did some filming with Red Bull and the Honda RC213V-S on Monday before going to Hangar 7 with Servus TV, it’s really nice to go there and see all the bikes, planes and cars Red Bull has. Initially I learned the lines of the Red Bull Ring quite quickly so now with a second race we can dive into improving some areas. I was really happy with the feeling before the red flag last week and I think we can have that again. The potential is there I feel, so let’s go out and work hard like always.”

Stefan Bradl

“I am happy to be able to work with the Repsol Honda Team again for a third week, each time we have improved and I am interested to see what it is like racing at the same circuit twice – this is the first time for me. Our weekend will depend on the weather and also the programme we create with Honda, so far in two races we have been able to do a lot. Let’s see how the weekend goes.”

Rider Standings
Pos

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Constructor

1

QUARTARARO Fabio

20

FRA

67

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

2

DOVIZIOSO Andrea

4

ITA

56

Ducati Team

Ducati

3

VINALES Maverick

12

SPA

48

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

4

BINDER Brad

33

RSA

41

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

5

ROSSI Valentino

46

ITA

38

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

6

NAKAGAMI Takaaki

30

JPN

37

LCR Honda

Honda

7

MILLER Jack

43

AUS

36

Pramac Racing

Ducati

8

MIR Joan

36

SPA

31

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

9

MORBIDELLI Franco

21

ITA

31

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

10

ZARCO Johann

5

FRA

28

Esponsorama Racing

Ducati

11

PETRUCCI Danilo

9

ITA

20

Ducati Team

Ducati

12

RINS Alex

42

SPA

19

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

13

ESPARGARO Pol

44

SPA

19

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

14

OLIVEIRA Miguel

88

POR

18

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

15

MARQUEZ Alex

73

SPA

16

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

16

ESPARGARO Aleix

41

SPA

11

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

17

BAGNAIA Francesco

63

ITA

9

Pramac Racing

Ducati

18

LECOUNA Iker

27

SPA

7

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

19

SMITH Bradley

38

GBR

7

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

20

CRUTCHLOW Cal

35

GBR

7

LCR Honda

Honda