Andrea Dovizioso took the main part of this day on Saturday from British Grand Prix the highlight of which was the qualifications. Sixth, just behind his teammate Lorenzo, that means a second row, an essential position when you want to influence Sunday's race. Mission accomplished, but developing the Ducati is not easy at Silverstone...
It’s a Dovizioso both relieved but also cautious who took stock of his English Saturday: “ yesterday, Friday, we tried all the tires and today we had confirmation that the hard tire did not work. We only found our settings very late. Our work was more complicated because of the rain this morning. But we worked hard and I'm totally satisfied ».
« The goal is to be on the first two lines. Here we are. Now, it's complicated to assess everyone's level. But there will surely be Marquez, Crutchlow and the two Yamahas. I was better today than the day before. I am better prepared for the Grand Prix. Silverstone is a difficult track for our fairly heavy bike. And there is this bump at turn 1 that we have to endure before attacking again. Physically it's harder here ».
Jorge Lorenzo, with the new fairing ranked fifth. DesmoDovi uses the old fairing for this round.
#BritishGP MotoGP J.2: Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'59.941 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 2'00.025 | 0.084 | 0.084 |
| 3 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 2'00.106 | 0.165 | 0.081 |
| 4 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 2'00.341 | 0.400 | 0.235 |
| 5 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 2'00.399 | 0.458 | 0.058 |
| 6 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 2'00.572 | 0.631 | 0.173 |
| 7 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'00.578 | 0.637 | 0.006 |
| 8 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 2'00.622 | 0.681 | 0.044 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 2'00.764 | 0.823 | 0.142 |
| 10 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'00.829 | 0.888 | 0.065 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 2'01.378 | 1.437 | 0.549 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 2'01.994 | 2.053 | 0.616 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 2'00.830 | ||
| Q2 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 2'01.162 | 0.332 | 0.332 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 2'01.285 | 0.455 | 0.123 |
| 14 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 2'01.340 | 0.510 | 0.055 |
| 15 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 2'01.567 | 0.737 | 0.227 |
| 16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 2'01.669 | 0.839 | 0.102 |
| 17 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 2'01.672 | 0.842 | 0.003 |
| 18 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 2'01.770 | 0.940 | 0.098 |
| 19 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 2'02.017 | 1.187 | 0.247 |
| 20 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 2'02.037 | 1.207 | 0.020 |
| 21 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 2'02.185 | 1.355 | 0.148 |
| 22 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 2'02.211 | 1.381 | 0.026 |
| 23 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 2'02.787 | 1.957 | 0.576 |
