On Sunday Andrea Dovizioso will line up on the grid for the Grand Prix of Japan, round 15 of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship and the first in a run of three overseas events that will continue on successive weekends with two more rounds in Australia and Malaysia.
Andrea Dovizioso has a good feeling with the Japanese track, and he has stepped onto the podium in all three categories, winning the 125 race in 2004, and taking two of his three career pole positions, including one last year on his Desmosedici GP14, when he finished fifth.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 6th (139 points)
“Motegi is one of my preferred tracks because there is a lot of braking, and this year I hope to be just as fast with my GP15, even though I didn’t have a great feeling at Aragón. We will try and modify the set-up to improve the stability under braking, but in any case I am optimistic about Motegi because I’ve almost always scored good results in MotoGP, including twice taking pole, in 2010 and last year.”