After his pole position and victory in Brno, the Ducati rider continued his momentum during the first day of free practice in Austria this Friday.
Andrea Dovizioso is in a positive dynamic since the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic last weekend, and does not want to break it. Pole man on Saturday and winner on Sunday, he arrives in the best possible situation on one of the circuits on the calendar most favorable to Ducati: the Red Bull Ring, in Austria.
In good form this morning, the Italian driver finished at the top of FP1 and was thus the only driver to go below the 1'24 mark. Then, he didn't drive much this afternoon due to the rain. Despite the nine laps he completed, he set the fifth fastest time, thus showing himself competitive in both the dry and the wet, which bodes well for the rest of the weekend.
Positive and very motivated, Andrea Dovizioso was satisfied at the end of this first day in Austria: “We started extremely well. The bike was on point this morning, which is also due to the fact that we have just come from a race where we were very strong so we didn't need to change the settings. Even though we only did one lap in the dry, our times are very good and we have already completed a good part of our program for the race. Unfortunately we couldn't continue working on the tires this afternoon due to the rain, but the important thing is that we were fast from the start. We hope that tomorrow's weather conditions will allow us to work on the final details in preparation for the race. »
Results of the first day in Austria:
1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 312.1 1'23.830
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 310.0 1'24.045 0.215 / 0.215
3 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 307.5 1'24.320 0.490 / 0.275
4 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 307.8 1'24.411 0.581 / 0.091
5 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 302.6 1'24.436 0.606 / 0.025
6 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 310.7 1'24.474 0.644 / 0.038
7 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 309.8 1'24.491 0.661 / 0.017
8 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 311.2 1'24.676 0.846 / 0.185
9 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 305.8 1'24.767 0.937 / 0.091
10 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 305.9 1'24.835 1.005 / 0.068
11 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 306.2 1'24.884 1.054 / 0.049
12 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 303.3 1'24.904 1.074 / 0.020
13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 308.3 1'24.938 1.108 / 0.034
14 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 306.7 1'24.939 1.109 / 0.001
15 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 305.4 1'24.973 1.143 / 0.034
16 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 304.4 1'25.011 1.181 / 0.038
17 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 305.8 1'25.107 1.277 / 0.096
18 43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 305.4 1'25.184 1.354 / 0.077
19 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 303.2 1'25.354 1.524 / 0.170
20 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 307.6 1'25.541 1.711 / 0.187
21 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 301.2 1'25.594 1.764 / 0.053
22 10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 301.8 1'25.752 1.922 / 0.158
23 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 303.8 1'25.979 2.149 / 0.227
