Cal Crutchlow had to settle for a points finish in what proved an eventful Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg on Sunday. The LCR Honda CASTROL rider eventually ended in 15th position after the race at the Red Bull Ring had to be restarted following a huge collision between Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli in the early stages.
Starting from 15th on the grid, Crutchlow did not make the best start, but had made up positions before the red-flag incident on lap eight. Restarting from 14th, the Briton looked to have found his rhythm but then had to battle back from last position to secure a points finish.
Cal Crutchlow – 15th
“Today I felt quite good in the first eight-lap race – I was able to push in a good way. Then we had the red-flag situation, so we had to start again. Again I made not a great start but I was able to make up some positions until I was in eighth. But then I made a mistake with the gear change and I thought I had a problem with the bike. I was one gear too high and I felt a big reduction in power, so I pulled off the circuit. But evidently there wasn’t a problem, so I have to say sorry to my team and to Honda for the mistake I made, because we could have had a good result today, better than what we’ve had recently. We haven’t been in great shape but today I could’ve got a good result, so I’m sorry for that. We will look at the data and try to improve for next weekend.”
Race results:
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Time / Gap |
| 1 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 28’20.853 |
| 2 | Joan MIR | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 1.377 |
| 3 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 1.549 |
| 4 | Brad BINDER | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 5.526 |
| 5 | Valentino ROSSI | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 5.837 |
| 6 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda IDEMITSU | 6.403 |
| 7 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati Team | 12.498 |
| 8 | Fabio QUARTARARO | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 12.534 |
| 9 | Iker LECUONA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 14.117 |
| 10 | Maverick VIÑALES | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 15.276 |
| 11 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 17.772 |
| 12 | Michele PIRRO | Pramac Racing | 23.271 |
| 13 | Bradley SMITH | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 24.868 |
| 14 | Alex MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda Team | 24.943 |
| 15 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda CASTROL | 27.435 |
| 16 | Tito RABAT | Esponsorama Racing | 28.502 |
| 17 | Stefan BRADL | Repsol Honda Team | 28.609 |
| Not Classified | |||
| Alex RINS | Team SUZUKI ECSTAR | 10 Laps | |
| Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 12 Laps | |
| Miguel OLIVEIRA | Red Bull KTM Tech 3 | 12 Laps | |
| Franco MORBIDELLI | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 0 Lap | |
| Johann ZARCO | Esponsorama Racing | 0 Lap |
Source: motogp.com, lcr.mc