Pedro Acosta takes his maiden MotoGP win at the Red Bull Ring for KTM

Pedro Acosta has won his first MotoGP race at the Red Bull Ring, giving KTM a home victory a day after crashing out of the Saturday sprint race. Acosta finished 1.017 seconds ahead of Jorge Martin, while Martin's Aprilia teammate Marco Bezzecchi took third place to complete the podium.

The Race Action

Martin started on pole and led into the first corner. Bezzecchi and Ai Ogura both passed Marc Marquez early on to give Aprilia the top three spots on the first lap. Acosta dropped to fifth at the start before climbing back to third. He passed Bezzecchi on Lap 4 for second place, and then overtook Martin on Lap 9 to take the lead, holding off Martin for the rest of the race.

Final Standings

Ogura finished fourth, while Marc Marquez took fifth after dealing with brake issues. Brad Binder came in sixth for KTM with his best finish of the season, followed by Francesco Bagnaia in seventh and Fermin Aldeguer in eighth after a three-second penalty. Fabio Di Giannantonio and Johann Zarco completed the top ten. Martin's second-place finish puts him 12 points ahead of Marquez in the championship standings. Aprilia leads the constructors' standings by 10 points over Ducati. Acosta will leave KTM at the end of the season to join Marquez at factory Ducati.