#AustrianGP MotoGP WU: Dovizioso shows his teeth!

Gradually, over the course of the sessions, Marc Márquez gradually established himself as the favorite for this Austrian Grand Prix to the detriment of Andrea Dovizioso who, qualified in second position, has undoubtedly not said his last word …

The Ducati rider will not be alone in trying not to let the Honda rider slip away since he will be helped in this by his teammate Jorge Lorenzo.

While waiting for this clash, the Warm ups of the Moto3 and Moto2 categories demonstrated that the track was fast today, and if the sky is not a uniform blue, we're crossing our fingers that it doesn't rain this afternoon, some pilots having declared not wanting to start in these conditions...

It's 18° in the air and 20° on the ground.

References available before the MotoGP Warm up™ :

#AustrianGP MotoGP™	2016	2017
FP1	1'25.866 Maverick Vinales (see here)	1'24.631 Hector Barbera (see here)
FP2	1'23.617 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)	1'24.046 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)
FP3	1'23.327 Andrea Iannone (see here)	1'23.459 Marc Marquez (see here)
FP4	1'23.796 Andrea Dovizioso (see here)	1'24.180 Marc Marquez (see here)
Qualification 1	1'23.961 Eugene Laverty (see here)	1'23.754 Danilo Petrucci (see here)
Qualification 2	1'23.142 Andrea Iannone (see here)	1'23.235 Marc Marquez (see here)
Warm up	1'23.953 Andrea Iannone (see here)	1'23.979 Andrea Dovizioso
Course	Iannone, Dovizioso, Lorenzo (see here)
All time lap record	1'23.142 Iannone 2016

Jorge Lorenzo (soft/medium) is the quickest to get into rhythm and sets a first benchmark in 1'26.124 during his first flying lap.

In the next passage, it is Andrea Dovizioso (soft/medium) who takes command in 1'24.208 ahead Marc Márquez (hard medium). The Ducati rider improves to 1'24.103 during the next loop.

Session, the hierarchy is composed of Dovizioso, Vinales, Marquez, Rossi, Pol Espargaro, Petrucci, Aleix Espargaro, Lorenzo, Bautista et Iannone.

Loris Baz is then 14th, Johann zarco 16e.

During the second part of the session, Marc Márquez iron Maverick Vinales for second place.

Jonas Folger minor fall at turn #14.

Five minutes before the checkered flag, the three leading men, Dovizioso, Marquez et Vinales light the partials in red. The Honda driver then took command for 7 thousandths, still on the hard rear tire.

In the last minute, Andrea Dovizioso responded by setting a time of 1'24.041 before continuing his effort and clocking a 1'23.979.

in extremis Dani Pedrosa seems to have found a solution and is positioned fourth.

Nice session Espargaro Pol, seventh.

#AustrianGP MotoGP Warm Up Ranking:

01- Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – 1'23.979
02- Marc Marquez – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.117
03- Maverick Vinales – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.332
04- Dani Pedrosa - Repsol Honda Team - Honda RC213V - + 0.456
05- Jorge Lorenzo – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.470
06- Valentino Rossi – Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.548
07- Pol Espargaro – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 0.562
08- Scott Redding – OCTO Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.616
09- Aleix Espargaro – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia RS-GP – + 0.618
10- Alvaro Bautista – Pull&Bear Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.657
11- Danilo Petrucci – OCTO Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.733
12- Andrea Iannone – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki GSX-RR – + 0.855
13- Loris Baz – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.943
14- Karel Abraham – Pull&Bear Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 0.972
15- Jonas Folger – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.024
16- Bradley Smith – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 1.056
17- Hector Barbera – Reale Avintia Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP – + 1.084
18- Mika Kallio – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – KTM RC16 – + 1.105
19- Johann Zarco – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.127
20- Alex Rins – Team Suzuki Ecstar – Suzuki GSX-RR – + 1.172
21- Jack Miller – EG 0,0 Marc VDS – Honda RC213V – + 1.274
22- Cal Crutchlow – LCR Honda – Honda RC213V – + 1.362
23- Tito Rabat – EG 0,0 Marc VDS – Honda RC213V – + 1.446
24- Sam Lowes – Aprilia Racing Team Gresini – Aprilia RS-GP – + 1.964