Jorge Lorenzo staves off Marc Marquez in Austrian MotoGP
Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo has won an Austrian Grand Prix thriller, defeating Honda's reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez to drag himself back into the title race with his third victory of the season.
Lorenzo finished the race at the Red Bull Ring in 39 minutes and 40.688 seconds on Sunday, beating his compatriot and future Honda team mate by 0.130 seconds for Ducati's third successive win in the Spielberg race.
Italian Andrea Dovizioso finished third to cap off a successful weekend for Ducati. Cal Crutchlow was fourth ahead of Danilo Petrucci.
"Ten laps from the end, I decided to attack," Lorenzo said.
"I was stronger in some areas, like uphill, he was stronger on the second corner.
"When I passed him, I gave everything and pushed to the limit. It was one of my best victories."
Four-times champion Marquez, who failed to win from pole position for the first time this season, has 201 points after 11 races, ahead of Valentino Rossi (142).
The Italian great finished the race in sixth place after starting in 14th. Lorenzo (130) climbed to third ahead of Dovizioso (129).
Silverstone hosts the next round of the championship with the British Grand Prix scheduled to take place on August 26.
