After a semi-wet warm-up session due to scattered rain showers overnight and early in the morning, the race was held in completely dry conditions with temperatures around 20 degrees in the atmosphere and 30 on the tarmac. Starting from 13th position after a difficult qualifying session, Andrea Dovizioso made a strong comeback and a clean battle with his team mate Petrucci and manufacturer mate Miller he finished in fifth place.
After nine rounds, Dovizioso holds second position in the Riders standings with 127 points.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Ducati Team) – 5th
“Today we had another exciting battle with Danilo for almost the entire race and claimed fifth position in a sprint to the finish line to bring home important points in one of the most difficult tracks for us, which is undoubtedly positive. However, we couldn’t have done more during the race and the gap shows how we still need to improve under some aspects to be able to fight at the front in each situation. We’re still second in the championship despite the bad luck we had in Barcelona and the issues we encountered in the last couple of races. For sure we won’t give up and we’ll try to put this short break to good use and find some new solutions to be more competitive, starting from next round at Brno.”