Less than one week after the Czech Grand Prix, the MotoGP World Championship continues non-stop with the second of three races in August, this time in the heart of Austria, at the Red Bull Ring close to Zeltweg in Styria.
The day after the triumphant win, Dovizioso took part in the official MotoGP test on Monday, carrying out detailed testing of the new aerodynamic package used in the win at Brno.
In the two editions of the Austrian GP held at the Red Bull Ring, the Italian rider has taken home a second place in 2016 and a superb win last year, after a spectacular battle down to the final corner with Marc Marquez.
The Austrian GP schedule gets underway on Friday morning with the first free practice session at 9.55 am, while the 28-lap race will start at 14.00 CET on Sunday.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 3rd (113 points)
“After our splendid win at Brno, now I’m very pleased to race immediately again in Austria, because for us the Red Bull Ring is a very favourable track and so I’m sure we’ll also be competitive here. I expect to see Marc and our other rivals stronger than last year so it’s not going to be easy to repeat the win, but I have to admit that it wasn’t easy to win last year either. The Red Bull Ring is a bit of a strange track, but I expect that the aerodynamic solutions we adopted at Brno will also work here, and especially at the remaining circuits in the second half of the season.”