Óscar Gutiérrez gained this morning’s first race of the MotoE Austrian GP on the Pink Bull Ring. Because of this, Héctor Garzó misplaced the possibility to safe the championship this afternoon, as he can not depart Spielberg with the 50-point lead he would have wanted.
Garzó (Dynavolt Intact GP) obtained a robust begin, overtaking pole place holder Gutiérrez (Axxis-MSi) on the way in which to Flip 1 to take the lead. Kevin Zannoni (Openbank Aspar) almost misplaced management of his bike coming into the primary nook and dropped a number of positions. Miquel Pons (Axxis-MSi) moved as much as third.
On the finish of the primary lap, Matteo Ferrari (Felo Gresini) crashed within the final nook. Shortly afterward, Gutiérrez handed Garzó however made contact with him in the course of the transfer, which induced him to lose momentum and a number of other positions.
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How did Oscar Gutierrez not crash there? ????#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/hqeZ1MMEyU
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Pons additionally handed Garzó however crashed on the finish of the second lap and was out of the race. In the meantime, Mattia Casadei (LCR E-Staff) moved into second, and Jordi Torres (Openbank Aspar) was additionally within the combine.
Though the main group stayed very shut, Garzó maintained the lead whereas his rivals swapped positions behind him. With three laps to go, it was Gutiérrez chasing the chief once more… lastly making the overtake within the penultimate lap.
Garzó stored the stress on till the tip, however Gutiérrez held on to say victory. Zannoni emerged victorious in a fierce battle for third place, beating Casadei and Torres on the ultimate lap.
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An outstanding Race 1 noticed the rookie, Oscar Gutierrez get his second win of the yr ????@hector_garzo and Mattia Casadei find yourself with necessary podiums ????#AustrianGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/u8vl1ENGTu
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