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2021 MotoGP World Championship Season
Dutch MotoGP
Round 11
Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Austria
Sunday, 15 August 2021
Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales will be eyeing his second win of the season when he competes at the
Austrian Grand Prix on August 15.
The Spanish star finished 10th in last year's Austrian Grand Prix and he has won one race in the 2021 season which was the opening event, Qatar Grand Prix.
Vinales could not finish the most recent race which was the Styrian Grand Prix on August 8 as his Yamaha bike hit the air fence and burst into flames.
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Ducati rider Jorge Martin won the Styrian MotoGP title as he claimed his first-ever podium finish in the premier class.
Joan Mir of Suzuki and Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo finished second and third respectively following a memorable race.
Quartararo is still sitting at the top of the Riders' standings, while Ducati rider Johann Zarco and Mir are placed second and third respectively on the table.
Vinales remains sixth on the standings and he will move into the top five if he wins this weekend's race.
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When asked to react to the Styrian Grand Prix race, Vinales said: "I had a few problems on the bike. I don't know why, but nearly all the laps I had 'pit lane' [showing on the dash].
"[Then], the same thing happened as in the qualifying. I don't know why but when I opened the gas, the bike was making failing, like "boh-boh-boh-boh" [stuttering sounds].
"So I thought I had some kind of problem, but I kept running and running and running and it was OK, but in the last laps it kept doing it more."
Yamaha are placed at the top of Constructors' Championship standings and they are followed by Ducati and KTM respectively.
2020 Austrian MotoGP results
Winner: Andrea Dovizioso - Ducati
Runner-Up: Joan Mir - Suzuki
Third-Place: Jack Miller - Ducati
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