The Ducati Team rider finished inside the top 10 on the first day of practice for the Dutch TT, round 8 of the MotoGP World Championship which is being held this weekend at the Assen circuit.
At the end of the second free practice session, Andrea Dovizioso had set a time of 1’33.859 to take sixth place on his Desmosedici GP18.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04): 6th (1’33.859)
“Today was a positive first day: we started off well in the morning and this afternoon we made a further step forward. I’m pleasantly surprised because half-way through the session we lapped with a very good pace and to be honest I didn’t really expect that, seeing as it’s never easy here at Assen. There are a lot of fast riders out there, but we are fast as well and this was the main aim for today. Now we must continue to work on several aspects that can make all the difference in the race, while on my quick lap I could have done better but I encountered a lot of traffic.”