Peter Acosta already wins and gives KTM what has escaped since Miguel Oliveira

Acosta finished the 28 laps of the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, ahead of compatriot Jorge Martín (Aprilia), second ranked, to 1,017 seconds, and the Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia), third, to 1,209.

In the third season in the main category, in which it debuted in 2024, Acosta finally managed to win a Sunday race, the day after she fell when she was leading the sprint, three laps from the end of this 15th round of the season.

“ I still remember the last time in Moto2, Indonesia. The first [victory] is always special. Yesterday [Saturday] wanted to give a gift to the fans, but I made a mistake”, said the winner, who celebrated precisely in the curve where he fell on the eve, laying the bike and throwing himself to the ground, exorcizing the error made.

The Spanish highlighted the meaning of winning this result to KTM supporters in the country of origin of the builder: “I am very happy for the fans, who deserve more than I do. To give them this joy is incredible ", stressed.

The victory ended a period of almost four years without KTM winning a MotoGP Grand Prix, since the success of Miguel Oliveira in Thailand on October 2, 2022. This season, Portuguese also won in Indonesia.

Acosta became the third driver to win with KTM at the Red Bull Ring, after Oliveira, who won his first MotoGP victory in the 2020 Styria GP, and South African Brad Binder, winner of the 2021 Austrian GP.

The result also allowed the Spanish to add three consecutive podiums in big prizes for the first time in the main category.

In today's race, Acosta left third place on the grid, lost positions at the start and then began recovery. He surpassed the Japanese Ai Ogura (Aprilia), surpassed Bezzecchi and took command on the ninth lap, passing Martín, who led, off the chicane.

The pilot of KTM managed to move away progressively, while Martín had to defend second place in the face of the approach of the Italian teammate.

“It’s amazing. Congratulations to Pedro, I'm very happy for him. Everything was under control, but he just walked away. I tried to increase the pace, but my rear tire was destroyed”, explained Madrilene, champion in 2024.

Despite not being able to repeat the triumph of the sprint, the Spanish strengthened the leadership of the championship, with 12 points of advantage over compatriot Marc Márquez (Ducati), fifth ranked, to 7.339 seconds, and 42 against Bezzecchi.

Martin's second place is also Aprilia's best result in a main race at the Red Bull Ring, surpassing Bezzecchi's third position in 2025. Ducati and KTM remain the only builders to win big prizes on this circuit since the return to the calendar in 2016.

Ogura finished fourth, placing three Aprilia among the first four, while Márquez recovered until fifth, after falling to seventh following a braking error.

With these results, Jorge Martin reached 306 points, against the 294 of Marc Márquez and the 264 of Bezzecchi. Acosta won two positions and is now the fourth ranked, with 234 points.

The next round will be Japan's GP in two weeks.