First on Friday and fourth on Saturday, Andrea Dovizioso continues its good meeting in the Czech Republic. On his cloud, the one who is third in the championship hopes that there will be many in the sky tomorrow, for the race, in order to lower the temperatures, or even bring rain...
Andrea Dovizioso returned 0.460 seconds to Marc Márquez during qualifying and if the Honda rider will start at the head of the first row, the Ducati official will command the second row. Which is an enviable position: “ I am happy with this Saturday as I was happy with my Friday. In fact, for the moment, my meeting is going very well. We are working in the right direction. And our speed is still good. During qualifying, I didn't do the perfect lap, but our times were good ».
« This fourth place fully satisfies him. The way we worked this afternoon was very interesting. I rode on very worn tires during the free sessions and our times were quite fast. My main rivals chose another strategy by using new tires from the hard and medium ranges. I'm happy with the way we prepared for the race ».
He explains : " we are in the leading group and there are six or seven of us at the same level. Everything can happen. Temperatures are expected to be lower. The behavior of motorcycles will change again. If it rains, I'm also confident. We have the opportunity to fight in front ».
« The main problem is finding grip at the rear, but that's nothing new here. After 15 rounds it will be even more difficult for everyone ". And Dovi turned on worn tires…
#CzechGP J.2: MotoGP Chronos
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 1'54.981 | ||
| 2 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | 1'55.073 | 0.092 | 0.092 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 1'55.119 | 0.138 | 0.046 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati | 1'55.441 | 0.460 | 0.322 |
| 5 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'55.489 | 0.508 | 0.048 |
| 6 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 1'55.552 | 0.571 | 0.063 |
| 7 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 1'55.663 | 0.682 | 0.111 |
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'55.738 | 0.757 | 0.075 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.027 | 1.046 | 0.289 |
| 10 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 1'56.075 | 1.094 | 0.048 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 1'56.355 | 1.374 | 0.280 |
| 12 | 76 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | 1'56.624 | 1.643 | 0.269 |
| Q1 Results: | ||||||
| Q2 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | 1'56.220 | ||
| Q2 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 1'56.454 | 0.234 | 0.234 |
| 13 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 1'56.460 | 0.240 | 0.006 |
| 14 | 94 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | 1'56.540 | 0.320 | 0.080 |
| 15 | 43 | Jack Miller | Honda | 1'56.543 | 0.323 | 0.003 |
| 16 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | 1'56.685 | 0.465 | 0.142 |
| 17 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | 1'56.786 | 0.566 | 0.101 |
| 18 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1'57.034 | 0.814 | 0.248 |
| 19 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 1'57.042 | 0.822 | 0.008 |
| 20 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | 1'57.245 | 1.025 | 0.203 |
| 21 | 53 | Tito RABAT | Honda | 1'57.288 | 1.068 | 0.043 |
| 22 | 22 | Sam LOWES | Aprilia | 1'57.465 | 1.245 | 0.177 |
| 23 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | 1'57.517 | 1.297 | 0.052 |
