It will be a row 2 start for Andrea Dovizioso, who was fifth with a time of 1’32.587. The 30-year-old notched up his best time on the first lap of his second run in Q2.
In the morning’s free practice session, Dovizioso placed eighth in 1’33.013 and went through directly into Q2, which he tackled immediately after setting fifth place in the afternoon’s FP4 session.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team # 04) – 1’32.587 (5th)
“I am quite pleased with the way the day went. In the afternoon we were able to improve my feeling with the bike by making another small step forward and, even though maybe we are still missing a bit over race pace, tomorrow I should be in a position to fight for the podium. It’s a pity I was not able to get on the front row in qualifying, but unfortunately in my final attempt I went a bit too long at Turn 13 because when I changed gear, the bike had a sudden reaction and now we have to try and understand the reason for this.”