Dovi was very tired after a tough end to the season, a lot of tension, media obligations, pressure, and finally a lively Grand Prix with the falls of the two official Ducatis and the rather personal way of Lorenzo of applying the instructions of the 'team.
And even if Andrea didn't really see himself as World Champion for sure before the race (" it took a miracle "), there was nevertheless a certain underlying disappointment afterwards, for him as for Ducati. But we were proud of this superb season:
It's fatto sognare fine alla fine! Grace @AndreaDovizioso / You made us dream until the very end! Thanks Andrea! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #ValenciaGP #ForzaDucati #DucatiTeam @MotoGP pic.twitter.com/M5RFjJndfF
— Ducati (@DucatiMotor) November 12, 2017
Furthermore, during these tests, Honda presented its new 2018 motorcycle, immediately in the mix with Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa in terms of times, while Ducati had nothing other to offer than its aged GP17 under harness.
On the other hand, there were a multitude of little things to try, which the team had not yet had time to check over time. However, it was all the more important as the decision had to be made for some of them whether or not to mount them on the prototypes of the new GP18 currently being assembled for the next tests.
Andrea Dovizioso, who completed a total of 72 laps, set his best time in 1'30.850 this Wednesday. The two official Ducati Team riders will be back on track next week in Jerez de la Frontera for two more days of testing on November 22 and 23 before the winter holidays.
According to Andrea Dovizioso, who are " We took advantage of these two days to try out different details and useful solutions for the preparation of the 2018 motorcycle.
“We were able to complete the work program agreed with our engineers and test the new 2018 Öhlins forks.
“Now we await the last test of the year in Jerez next week, where we will work to define the final details of the new bike before the winter break. »
Test results:
1 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:30.033
2 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:30.436 0.403
3 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:30.439 0.406
4 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:30.534 0.501
5 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:30.640 0.607
6 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda CASTROL 1:30.654 0.621
7 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:30.724 0.691
8 MILLER, Jack OCTO Pramac Racing 1:30.860 0.827
9 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:30.877 0.844
10 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:30.889 0.856
11 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.100 1.067
12 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.202 1.169
13 RABAT, Tito Reale Avintia Racing 1:31.386 1.353
14 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:31.516 1.483
15 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:31.758 1.725
16 MORBIDELLI, Franco EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:31.786 1.753
17 NAKAGAMI, Takaaki LCR Honda IDEMITSU 1:31.867 1.834
18 PETRUCCI, Danilo OCTO Pramac Racing 1:31.874 1.841
19 REDDING, Scott Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:32.358 2.325
20 SIMEON, Xavier Reale Avintia Racing 1:32.698 2.665
21 TAKAHASHI, Takumi EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:33.870 3.837
Reference times:
Test record: 1'29.401 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2016
Lap record: 1'31.171 by Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) in 2016
Best top speed: 335,9 km/h for Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) in 2015
Final ranking of the World Championship:
1 MARQUEZ Marc SPA 298 points
2 DOVIZIOSO Andrea ITA 261
3 VIÑALES Maverick SPA 230
4 PEDROSA Dani SPA 210
5 ROSSI Valentino ITA 208
6 ZARCO Johann FRA 174
7 LORENZO Jorge SPA 137
8 PETRUCCI Danilo ITA 124
9 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 112
10 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
11 MILLER Jack AUS 82
12 BAUTISTA Alvaro SPA 75
13 IANNONE Andrea ITA 70
14 REDDING Scott GBR 64
15 ESPARGARO Aleix SPA 62
16 RINS Alex SPA 59
17 ESPARGARO Pol SPA 55
18 BAZ Loris FRA 45 253
19 RABAT Tito SPA 35
20 ABRAHAM Karel CZE 32
21 SMITH Bradley GBR 29
22 BARBERA Hector SPA 28
23 PIRRO Michele ITA 25
24 KALLIO Mika END 11
25 LOWES Sam GBR 5
26 NAKASUGA Katsuyuki JPN 4
Ranking of independent drivers:
1 ZARCO Johann FRA 174 points
2 PETRUCCI Danilo ITA 124
3 CRUTCHLOW Cal GBR 112
4 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
5 MILLER Jack AUS 82
Ranking of the best rookie (beginner):
1 ZARCO Johann FRA 174 points
2 FOLGER Jonas GER 84
3 RINS Alex SPA 59
4 LOWES Sam GBR 5
Classification by manufacturers:
1 HONDA 357 points
2 YAMAHA 321
3 DUCATI 310
4 SUZUKI 100
5 KTM 69
6 APRILIA 64
Team ranking:
1 REPSOL HONDA TEAM 508 points
2 MOVISTAR YAMAHA MOTOGP 438
3 DUCATI TEAM 398
4 MONSTER YAMAHA TECH 3 258
5 OCTO PRAMAC RACING 188
6 TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR 130
7 EG 0,0 MARC VDS 117
8 LCR HONDA 112
9 PULL&BEAR ASPAR TEAM 107
10 RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING 84
11 REALE AVINTIA RACING 73
12 APRILIA RACING TEAM GRESINI 67
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