Austria MotoGP qualifying

16:23 0.002s covering the pole man and second place. We are set up for another thriller in the mountains on Sunday between Marquez and Dovizioso.

Join us for all the Austrian Grand Prix action on Sunday. Until then, though, thank you for coming along for the ride.

16:21 Marquez beats Dovizioso to Red Bull Ring pole

MotoGP Austria: Marquez beats Dovizioso to pole, Rossi down in 14th

Honda rider Marc Marquez secured pole position for MotoGP's Austrian Grand Prix, beating Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso by 0.002s

15:52 Petrucci, Crutchlow, Zarco, Rabat, Iannone, Pedrosa, Rins, Vinales, Bautista fill up the rest of the top 12.

15:51 Lorenzo's lap has gone, Marquez takes pole in Austria by just 0.002s from Dovizioso.

15:50 Dovi and Marquez have rolled out, but Lorenz is up in sector one.

15:49 Dovizioso second, 0.002s down!

15:49 Marquez loses out in S2, Dovi still up. Lorenzo starting his lap off well.

15:48 Dovizioso is up through sector one, but so is Marquez.

15:48 Crutchlow and Marquez almost come together at Turn 4. These laps have gone for the Honda duo. Lorenzo returns to the circuit, no further improvements coming in at the moment.

15:47 1m23.241s from Marquez. Just about a tenth away from the outright circuit record. What have the Ducati riders got in response?

15:46 Lorenzo is back in and looked angry about something. Marquez on another quick one.

15:46 Marquez retakes control in Q2 with a 1m23.395s - 0.020s split Marquez and Lorenzo. It is tight here at the Red Bull Ring.

15:44 Lorenzo has gone top with a 1m23.415s with six minutes remaining.

15:43 1m23.900s for Zarco versus a 1m25.3s from Vinales. That is painful reading for the factory Yamaha squad.

15:42 Dovizioso just misses out on top spot, his gap to Marquez just 0.029s, while Zarco moves into third on the Tech3 Yamaha.

15:42 A number of riders back in already. Plenty of slicks preserved through practice being affected by rain. Two-stop strategies very likely in this session.

15:40 Dovizioso pushes the Suzuki rider back to third, though.

15:40 Rins goes second, albeit 0.7s adrift of Marquez.

15:40 Marquez improves to a 1m23.511s.

15:39 Lorenzo is second ahead of Iannone, Dovizioso only seventh after his opening gambit.

15:39 1m23.810 for Marquez - fastest lap of the weekend so far. Marquez taking it steady at the start of Q2 it seems.

15:35 Q2 has gone green!

15:34 Just to add to the Rossi stat: He was 15th in the mixed conditions at Phillip Island in 2016, but came through to finish second in the race. Something tells me that won't happen again on Sunday.

15:32 The pole shootout is coming up next. The combatants are:
Dovizioso
Lorenzo
Petrucci
Marquez
Iannone
Crutchlow
Zarco
Vinales
Rabat
Pedrosa
Bautista
Rins

15:30 14th is Rossi's worst qualifying result since he was 13th on the grid for the Catalan Grand Prix last year.

15:27 Rossi misses out. He will start 14th. Bautista and Rins progress to the pole shootout. Smith will start 13th, Espargaro 15th, followed by Morbidelli, Miller, Syahrin, Simeon, Redding, Nakagami, Luthi, Abraham.

15:26 Rossi was up in sector one, but has lost a good chunk in sector two. This looks over for the Yamaha rider.

15:25 Smith is in the pits. His session is over, and that is crucial as Bautista returns to the top of the times.

15:24 But Rins and Smith demote the Italian, as the Suzuki rider goes top by 0.015s over Smith.

15:23 Rossi across the line and into second, 0.088s down on Bautista.

15:23 Bautista improves to a 1m24.276s, while Rossi is starting to wind it up on his Yamaha.

15:21 Miller puts in his first laptime. It's a 1m25.750s, which keeps him last. Smith is on a quick one.

15:19 Bautista has been in and out already, Miller back out on second bike. The rest have returned to pitlane for a fresh set of boots.

15:18 Gearbox issue for Miller.

15:18 Eight minutes to go and Bautista and Smith are your top two. Rins, Morbidelli, Rossi, Espargaro, Syahrin, Luthi, Redding, Nakagami, Abraham and Simeon follow.