Marc Marquez will start the Austrian GP from top spot on the grid. SPANIARD Marc Marquez grabbed pole position on Saturday on his Honda in qualifying for the Austrian MotoGP, edging the Ducatis of Italian Andrea Dovizioso and Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo. LIVE Stream the 2018 Austrian MotoGP Live & Ad-break free during racing on FOX SPORTS. SIGN UP NOW > TV TIMES: Watch the Austrian MotoGP LIVE on FOX SPORTS Marquez, the reigning world champion and leader in this season’s standings, delivered a lap of 1min 23.241sec in the second and final qualifying session, just two thousandth of a second faster than Dovizioso with Lorenzo third, 0.135sec back. Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), who is second in the championship, was not fast enough to make Q2 and will start from 14th on the grid on Sunday. Grids for the Austrian motorcycling Grand Prix after final qualifying on Saturday: MotoGP Front row 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 1:23.241, 2. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) at 0.002s, 3. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) 0.135 Second row 4. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 0.262, 5. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 0.571, 6. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 0.646 Third row 7. Tito Rabat (ESP/Ducati Avintia) 0.681, 8. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 0.850, 9. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.883 Fourth row 10. Alex Rins (SPA/Suzuki) 0.986, 11. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 1.043, 12. Alvaro Bautista (SPA/Ducati Angel Nieto Team) 1.101 Fifth row 14. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1:24.309 Moto3 Front row 1. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA/KTM) 1:38.617, 2. Jorge Martin (ESP/Honda) at 0.078, 3. Albert Arenas (ESP/KTM) 0.638 Second row 4. Aron Canet (ESP/Honda) 0.883, 5. Tony Arbolino (ITA/Honda) 0.931, 6. Gabriel Rodrigo (ARG/KTM) à 1.259 Third row 7. Marcos Ramirez (ESP/KTM) 1.284, 8. Philipp Öttl (GER/KTM) 1.405, 9. Enea Bastianini (ITA/Honda) 1.508 Re-live all the action in our blog below.<doc-sep>Riders' World Championship: ^X Rider has improved X championship positions. = Rider has the same championship position as previous race. ˅X Rider has dropped X championship positions. * Rookie Blue Name = Rides for Factory Team. Red Name = Rides for Satellite Team.<doc-sep>MARC MARQUEZ heads to Sunday's Grand Prix in Austria a full 49 points ahead of Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP riders’ championship. The Spanish rider took third place in Brno, one place ahead of the Italian. 4 Marc Marquez holds a healthy 49-point lead at the top of the drivers' championship Credit: Getty Images - Getty The Spielberg circuit hosts fond if distant memories for Rossi, having claimed his maiden world championship podium there with third place in the 1996 125cc race. But since the Austrian track’s return to the MotoGP calendar in 2016 the nine-time world champion has failed to reach the rostrum. Rossi, who caught huge attention trialling Yamaha’s new fairing during the Brno test, wants to see improvements uncovered at the test translate at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. He said: “The Austrian circuit has never been very positive or a favourite for us and last year we suffered. TOP STORIES FROM MOTORSPORT LEW FOOLS Hamilton told by Mercedes it WAS their fault over call that caused Monaco flop MONTE CAR-BLOW Hamilton to demand answers in Mercedes post-mortem after nightmare Monaco GP HORSE POWER Michael Schumacher’s family buy £2.4million plot for stables in Majorca Live Blog MONACO GP LIVE Verstappen WINS in style as Hamilton and Mercedes struggle in Monte Carlo YOU B-LEW IT Hamilton fumes at Mercedes as double Monaco cock-up hands Verstappen top spot Pictured MON OF A KIND Erling Haaland takes private jet to Monaco for GP in £1,200 D&G tracksuit MAX POWER Verstappen wins Monaco GP with Hamilton 7th as Leclerc fails to start after crash PEREZ WOE Sergio Perez's security guard 'SHOT during attempted car robbery' in Mexico “But this year's bike has improved and we will try to have a good weekend and fight for the podium. We will do our best. “August is a very intense month. After the race and the test in Brno we will immediately get back on track in Austria. This will allow us to continue the work we are doing to improve the bike.” When is MotoGP Austria? The Austrian GP takes place on Sunday, August 12. It will begin at 2.10pm UK time, or 3.10pm in Austria. 4 Rossi has not been so lucky in Austria of late Credit: Getty Images - Getty Before that, Moto3 will take place at 10.00am and Moto2 at 11.20am. The race weekend begins on Friday, August 10 with practice one at 8.55am and practice two at 1.05pm. Practice three then takes place at 9.55am on Saturday, August 11 before practice four at 12.30am and the all-important qualifying at 1.10pm.<doc-sep>Pedrosa sent flying off his bike in MotoGP crash FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. MOTOGP LIVE STREAM - UPDATE ONE: The MotoGP Austria 2018 Grand Prix will be starting soon. MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez starts on pole, from Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo - with Valentino Rossi back in 14th. Lights out for the latest round of the MotoGP 2018 season is at 1pm BST - if you’re wondering how to live stream the Austria GP then find out below. ORIGINAL: MotoGP 2018 will today continue with the latest round of an exciting season far going to take place in Austria at the Red Bull Ring. The MotoGP 2018 Austria Grand Prix is starting today with the Moto3 and Moto2 races taking place before those 1,000CC beasts take to the track. Championship leader Marc Marquez will be starting from pole today after the Repsol Honda star just managed to edge out Andrea Dovizioso. Marquez beat the Ducati rider to pole by just 0.002 seconds with Dovi’s teammate Jorge Lorenzo qualifying behind in third place. Danilo Petrucci - who will replace Repsol Honda-bound Lorenzo at Ducati next season - qualified in fourth. While Britain’s Cal Crutchlow will start from fifth today with Johann Zarco alongside him. The Tech 3 Yamaha’s of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales endured a torrid time during qualifying for the MotoGP 2018 Austria Grand Prix. Vinales will start from 11th on the grid today while Rossi - second in the championship standings - is back in 14th. It marks the worst grid position for Rossi since the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix when he started from 15th. MotoGP live stream - How to watch Austria 2018 Grand Prix online Speaking afterwards, Yamaha MotoGP Group Leader & M1 Project Leader Kouji Tsuya issued an apology to Rossi and Vinales for the qualifying performance. Tsuya-san said: “Today was a very difficult day for us. We are struggling. “I have to apologise to the riders for less acceleration performance today”. Tech 3 Yamaha’s Marketing & Communications manager William Favaro added: "We hope it's just the very bottom of our crisis and now we are confident that we will be able to get out of this crisis soon." MotoGP live stream - Andrea Dovizioso just missed out on pole, with Marc Marquez securing it While speaking after securing pole, Marquez said: “Tomorrow we will try to fight in Ducati’s land. “We will try to be competitive and try to fight against them. “Dovi is very fast, Lorenzo is very fast. “We were faster than I expected [in qualifying] because we didn’t ride a lot in dry conditions and we were only one tenth from the lap record. MotoGP live stream - The resurgent Jorge Lorenzo will start from third on his Ducati “But the two Ducati riders, they want to win too so they are pushing. “I hope to arrive [with them] in the last lap. I know that we will arrive, if not together, then very, very close. “But I hope to arrive in another feeling compared last year, because last year I arrived on the limit and I tried [to pass Dovizioso] because I needed to try, but I didn’t believe. MotoGP live stream - These are the riders on the front row for Austria “This year I hope to arrive in a different situation, but I cannot forget that Dovi is 68 points behind me in the championship, Lorenzo 76. “They are far, so it is better to lose 5 points or 9 points than 25.” So, if you want to watch all the action from the MotoGP Austria 2018 Grand Prix then here’s how to tune in online. MotoGP live stream - Valentino Rossi had his worst qualifying since 2016 How to Watch the MotoGP Coverage of the MotoGP will be shown live on BT Sport 2 (Sky 414, Sky HD 868, BT TV 409, Virgin Media 532) with the build-up starting at 12.30pm, and lights out at 1pm. BT Sport will also be showing the race on desktop computers or on laptops via the company's own site. The BT Sport website is available to download now on iOS, Android and Windows 10 devices, provided you have a BT ID. MotoGP live stream - Cal Crutchlow will start from fifth at the Austria 2018 Grand Prix Unfortunately you are unable to beam BT Sport content from your device to a TV via a Google Chromecast, unless you’re also a BT broadband customer. The BT Sport enhanced video player is also available online. EE mobile customers will be able to stream the MotoGP for free, thanks to a free subscription plan recently announced by the network.<doc-sep>
Andrea Dovizioso rides during the third practice session of the Austrian MotoGP. VALENTINO Rossi could not force himself into the top 10 in the final free practice for the Austrian MotoGP on Saturday morning and must line up in the afternoon’s first qualifying session. After an early shower the track was wet in places until the end of the third practice session and none of the riders could improve on the times they set on Friday morning, before the rain. LIVE Stream the 2018 Austrian MotoGP Live & Ad-break free during racing on FOX SPORTS. SIGN UP NOW > RESULTS: Click here for full results from Practice 3, Austria TV GUIDE: Watch the Austrian MotoGP LIVE on FOX SPORTS Italian Rossi (Yamaha) remained 11th with only the ten fastest in free practice receiving a direct pass to Q2. Another Italian, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) remained the fastest with a lap of 1min 23.83sec with Rossi, who is second to Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda) in the championship, more than a second back. Andrea Dovizioso sits in his garage at the Austrian MotoGP Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. Source: AFP If the weather stays changeable, riding in Q1 could provide an opportunity for Rossi in the battle for grid places. In the tricky conditions, Marquez did not come close to his Friday morning time, but struck a psychological blow with a time 1.784 seconds faster than the next best rider Briton Bradley Smith (KTM) and 2.512 quicker than Dovizioso in seventh. Combined free practice times after three sessions: 1. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 1:23.830, 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Ducati) at 0.215, 3. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 0.490, 4. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.581. 5. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Suzuki) 0.606, 6. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.644, 7. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 0.661, 8. Tito Rabat (ESP/Ducati Avintia) 0.846, 9. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 0.937, 10. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 1.005 Selected: 11. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 1.054.