Dovizioso closes the tenth round of the 2020 MotoGP season in seventh place, recovering from thirteenth on the grid
The first of two consecutive events scheduled for the 2020 MotoGP season at the MotorLand Aragón in Alcañiz, Spain, the Aragon GP, ended today with a solid seventh place for Andrea Dovizioso.
As he got off from thirteenth on the grid, the rider from Forlì had a great start and was able to make up five places after just a few corners. Eighth at the end of the first lap, Andrea tried immediately to close on the riders in front, managing to rejoin the fight for the sixth position. As he was able to catch up the Ducati bike Miller, Dovizioso finally overtook him with eight laps remaining, taking the seventh place, where he ultimately finished the race. Thanks to today’s result, the rider of the Bologna-based squad manages to keep himself in the fight for the title as he is now fourth in the standings just 15 points off the new leader Mir.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Ducati Team) – 7th
“Today we managed to achieve the best possible result considering that we were starting just thirteenth on the grid. Unfortunately, we did not have the speed to fight with the front riders, and maybe, with the highest temperatures compared to the last few days, the medium tyre didn’t behave exactly as we expected. Surely, now we have some data to work on ahead of the next race weekend, which will always be here in Aragón. We hope that the weather conditions will allow us to start working consistently, starting immediately from the first free practice session on Friday”.