While Friday heralded a complicated weekend for Andrea Dovizioso, he finally found solutions throughout Saturday which allowed him to be rather confident for the race.
Andrea Dovizioso was a little preoccupied at the end of the first day in Austin, and it was in a completely different state of mind that he finished the second.
Even if the times do not place him very close to the leaders, the Ducati Official rider feels the changes between Friday and Saturday: “It was a very productive day as the modifications we made to the bike allowed us to move in the right direction and get closer to the leaders. »
The Italian driver absolutely had to close the gap today to qualify well and hope not to start too far back on the grid. We know how strong Marc Márquez is on this circuit, and it is essential for “Dovi” not to lose too many points this weekend on him, just like on the others. He therefore secured an eighth position.
Everything is not going as well as in Qatar, yet he remains calm and positive: “Even if I don't yet have a perfect feeling with my bike on this track, the progress we have had is nevertheless important. »
Andrea Dovizioso remains a champion and therefore has no intention of resigning for the race: “Now we can aim for the podium, but I think there will be many of us who can do it. »
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 2'03.658
2 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 2'04.064 0.406 0.406
3 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki 2'04.209 0.551 0.145
4 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha 2'04.210 0.552 0.001
5 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 2'04.229 0.571 0.019
6 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 2'04.294 0.636 0.065
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 2'04.456 0.798 0.162
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 2'04.865 1.207 0.409
9 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda 2'04.963 1.305 0.098
10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 2'05.058 1.400 0.095
11 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 2'05.260 1.602 0.202
12 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 2'05.829 2.171 0.569
13 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 2'05.457 0.288 0.212
14 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 2'05.686 0.517 0.229
15 38 Bradley SMITH KTM 2'05.761 0.592 0.075
16 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha 2'05.873 0.704 0.112
17 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda 2'05.943 0.774 0.070
18 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 2'05.966 0.797 0.023
19 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 2'06.035 0.866 0.069
20 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda 2'06.222 1.053 0.187
21 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 2'06.296 1.127 0.074
22 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia 2'06.370 1.201 0.074
23 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 2'06.537 1.368 0.167
24 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati 2'06.726 1.557 0.189
