Andrea Dovizioso will start the final round of the 2018 MotoGP World Championship – the Valencia Grand Prix – from the front row of the grid at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste. This morning the Ducati Team rider went second in FP3, thus going straight through into the afternoon’s Q2 run, where he set the third-quickest time in 1’31.392.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 3rd (1’31.392)
“The qualifying session went well and I’m very happy, because starting up at the front is always important, especially here at Valencia. This morning we made a big step forward in the rain, and it was important to be ready in case of a wet qualifying session. In fact, Q2 was held on a dry track surface and we were able in any case to find a good set-up and set a good time. For the race we have a good chance, but it will almost certainly rain and in that case anything can happen.”