The Ducati rider had a positive start to his German Grand Prix weekend at the Sachsenring circuit close to Chemnitz in the former East Germany, where Sunday’s ninth round of the season is set to take place.
Andrea Dovizioso concluded the first day of free practice with fifth place in the timesheets.
On a cloudy day, with temperatures of around 15°C, all the MotoGP riders set their best time in the afternoon’s second free practice session which was held in the dry. Earlier in the morning, a few drops of rain began to fall after ten minutes of FP1, and most of the riders only went out for a few laps. They then stayed in their pit garages until the end of the session, which finished with Dovizioso fifth.
On the penultimate lap of FP2, the rider from Forli notched up his quickest time of the day in 1’22.930, which he recorded on his final lap.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 1’22.930 (5th)
“My weekend has begun in a positive way, especially if we consider that the track was in a difficult condition because of the cold and it was very easy to crash. In the end we are in a good position, even though the feeling with the bike is not yet perfect and I can still feel some vibration in the right-hand corners. I hope that the weather improves tomorrow, which will allow us to work better so that we can figure out these last few details.”