Andrea Iannone won a stunning Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring, scoring his first-ever MotoGP victory after seeing off the challenge of teammate Andrea Dovizioso. It was Ducati’s first MotoGP win since Casey Stoner at Phillip Island in 2010, their first 1-2 since Valencia in ’06. The top six bikes fought a stunning duel in the early stages, with Dovizioso grabbing the lead from teammate Iannone just after one-third distance. Lorenzo headed early-leader Rossi for the duration in third, with Honda’s Marc Marquez and Suzuki’s Maverick Vinales in touch over the opening stages but falling off the leading pace in the second half. Iannone passed Dovizioso for the lead with eight laps...
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