MotoGP Argentina J.3 Andrea Dovizioso saves valuable points

The Argentinian weekend presented itself with difficulty for Andrea Dovizioso; he was only able to climb to fifteenth position after the first three free practice sessions. He then had to go through Q1 where he saved an eighth position on the starting grid, which was not brilliant for the leader of the World Championship.

After a start of rare complexity, Dovizioso completed the first lap in seventh position. A small group formed at the head with Jack Miller, Alex Rins, Johann Zarco and Cal Crutchlow, while much further back Dovi defended his fifth place against the two official Yamahas of Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales.

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Crutchlow ultimately won the event ahead of Zarco, Rins and Miller. Meanwhile, Andrea Dovizioso managed to save sixth place in the middle of a group including Tito Rabat, Andrea Iannone, Hafizh Syahrin and Danilo Petrucci.

According to Andrea Dovizioso, « We knew that in the dry we would not qualify in the top ten, Dovi told Sky Sport.

“We were actually slow on Friday and the semi-wet track was even worse. We were very lucky, there were two or three drivers playing in the championship and we got a sixth place, but we can't be happy.

The former leader of the World Championship criticized the behavior of Marc Marquez who mowed down Valentino Rossi a few laps from the finish line and almost did not do the same thing with Aleix Espargarò: “ Today, it was poorly managed. When you're on a track where you're a second faster, it should be easy to bring home the maximum result.

“He did everything he shouldn’t have done. It will be difficult for him to get out of the paddock because I think the Argentinians are very hot…”

“Everyone is stronger than others in some ways, but everyone has weaknesses. We need to look at our own, and first bring important results home. »

Grand Prix results:

1	Cal CRUTCHLOW	40'36.342		LCR Honda CASTROL
2	Johann ZARCO	40'36.593	+0.251 / 0.251	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
3	Alex RINS	40'38.843	+2.501 / 2.250	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
4	Jack MILLER	40'40.732	+4.390 / 1.889	Alma Pramac Racing
5	Maverick VIÑALES	40'51.283	+14.941 / 10.551	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
6	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	40'58.875	+22.533 / 7.592	Ducati Team
7	Tito RABAT	40'59.368	+23.026 / 0.493	Avintia Racing
8	Andrea IANNONE	41'00.263	+23.921 / 0.895	Team SUZUKI ECSTAR
9	Hafizh SYAHRIN	41'00.653	+24.311 / 0.390	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
10	Danilo PETRUCCI	41'02.345	+26.003 / 1.692	Alma Pramac Racing
11	Pol ESPARGARO	41'07.364	+31.022 / 5.019	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
12	Scott REDDING	41'08.233	+31.891 / 0.869	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
13	Takaaki NAKAGAMI	41'08.794	+32.452 / 0.561	LCR Honda IDEMITSU
14	Franco MORBIDELLI	41'18.403	+42.061 / 9.609	EG 0,0 Marc VDS
15	Jorge LORENZO	41'18.616	+42.274 / 0.213	Ducati Team
16	Alvaro BAUTISTA	41'18.967	+42.625 / 0.351	Angel Nieto Team
17	Thomas LUTHI	41'19.692	+43.350 / 0.725	EG 0,0 Marc VDS
18	Marc MARQUEZ	41'20.202	+43.860 / 0.510	Repsol Honda Team
19	Valentino ROSSI	41'28.424	+52.082 / 8.222	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP
20	Karel ABRAHAM	41'40.286	+63.944 / 11.862	Angel Nieto Team
21	Xavier SIMEON	41'46.486	+70.144 / 6.200	Avintia Racing
-	Bradley Smith	29'19.28		Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
-	Alex ESPARGARO	22'32.967		Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
-	Dani PEDROSA	00'00.		Repsol Honda Team