After being pipped to P1 in FP1 by Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) turned the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich tables back in his favour to go quickest in FP2 with a 1:23.916, meaning the Spaniard leads compatriot Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) by just 0.066 at the end of Day 1, Dovizioso failed to improve in the afternoon to finish third overall.
Turn 3 was the location as Dovi slid out of contention with under five minutes remaining, his aims of finishing ahead of Marquez on Day 1 quickly evaporated.
