Andrea Dovizioso, in his reflections on MotoGP when putting his career on hold, admitted to a feeling of lack of consideration towards him. A trend that these exchanges via social networks with the retired Jorge Lorenzo have confirmed, with Por Fuera still insisting on the fact that he is missing a few World Champion titles to support the comparison. However, Dovi's passage in the Grand Prix left statistical traces: the proof...
A 34 years, Andrea Dovizioso therefore chose sabbatical year, which means that he makes himself available to a project in MotoGP which would give him good reasons to take back the necklace. A challenge at a time when the new wave is sweeping the category, with a certain talent, as shown in 2020 by a Joan mir old 23 years old and already World Champion.
A title that the Italian was never able to win during his years of activity. He counts 19 years of service and a title in 125 in 2004. And he also has some statistics to present which enhance his CV. Thus, during his period Ducati, he won the top speed record for the premier category at 356,7 km / h, measured at Mugello in 2019. He also competed 327 Grand Prix, which corresponds to 34,2% of the 956 World Championship events which have taken place since 1949. An exceptional rate which he owes to the fact that, since his debut in the World Championship as a regular driver in 2002, he has not missed a race.
During the 2019 Catalan Grand Prix, he reached the milestone of 300 Grands Prix without interruption and, in the 2020 season finale in Portimão, he extended the series to 326 Grand Prix. A difficult record to beat, because second place in this ranking is currently by Valentino Rossi, 41 years old, with 230 races in a row.
Only Stoner did better than Dovizioso at Ducati
The 125 2004cc World Champion can also boast the third longest winning streak of all time: exactly 16 years and 120 days separate his first and, for the moment, his last Grand Prix victory, between the 2004 South African Grand Prix in 125 cc and his triumph on August 3, 16 at the Spielberg Red Bull Ring. Alone Valentino Rossi (20 years and 311 days) and Loris Capirossi (17 years and 49 days) rank ahead of Dovi in this data.
Likewise, 11 years and 21 days separate the first victory of Dovizioso in MotoGP at Donington in 2009 and his victory in Austria in 2020. This is the fourth longest period after Red (16 years and 351 days), Alex Barros (11 years and 204 days) and Dani Pedrosa (11 years and 182 days).
Andrea Dovizioso marked 3769 points in his career in the World Championship, he won 24 Grand Prix and he got on the podium 103 times. This puts him in 10th place in the all-time best ranking, directly behind Max Biaggi (111 places on the podium).
The MotoGP runner-up in 2017, 2018 and 2019 has competed in world championship races in all classes on 29 different tracks and won on 16 between them. He was most successful at Donington and Spielberg, each with three victories.
Dovi has won 14 of his 15 MotoGP victories for Ducati, plus 40 of its 62 places on the podium in the premier category. This makes him the second most successful MotoGP rider for the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. It is only surpassed by Casey Stoner remember speedweek.
