The 13th round of the MotoGP world championship starts this weekend, between the 19th and the 21st of August, and this time it will be held at “home” for the Red Bull KTM team, at the mythical Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, Austria.
Miguel Oliveira, who won his first race in the MotoGP category in 2020 at this Austrian track, then heads to this circuit in the top 10 of riders that make up the general classification of the championship, when there are still seven races to go before the end of the season. In 2021, unfortunately, the rider from Charneca de Caparica was unable to finish both races held at the Red Bull Ring, as two Grands Prix were held there in the same year, due to changes in the MotoGP calendar due to the Covid-19.
Built in 1969, the RedBull Ring, which has three left and eight right turns, extends over 4,300 meters in length, totalizing just over 120 km covered along the 28 laps scheduled for the Sunday Race.
The first and second practice sessions are scheduled for this Friday and, as usual, the third and fourth outings for free practice on the track, as well as the qualifying sessions take place on Saturday. Sunday is “the” special day of all weekend… and the race is scheduled for 1 p.m, Portugal local time.
