Andrea Dovizioso speeds to victory in Barcelona
The Italian’s podium finish in Barcelona gave Ducati successive wins for the first time since Casey Stoner’s successes at Aragon and Motegi in 2010.
Andrea Dovizioso earned back-to-back MotoGP wins for Ducati with victory in the Catalan Grand Prix.
The Italian’s podium finish ahead of Honda team-mates Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa in Barcelona gave Ducati successive wins for the first time since Casey Stoner’s successes at Aragon and Motegi in 2010.
Just a 10th-placed finish for world championship leader Maverick Vinales means the Yamaha rider’s lead on Dovizioso is cut to seven points.
Race Direction investigated an incident involving Marquez and Danilo Petrucci during a hair-raising start to the race. Petrucci fell from fifth in the closing stages while Jack Miller was the only other rider to crash – also at the fifth turn.
A hand injury sustained on Saturday saw Bradley Smith miss the race while Sylvain Guintoli was again replacing injured rookie Alex Rins at Suzuki.
