Andrea Dovizioso put together a good run in qualifying at Jerez to take fourth place at the end of the Q2 qualifying session. As a result the Italian will start from the second row of the grid for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix, scheduled for 1400 CET at the Andalusian circuit.
In the morning’s first session, the Ducati Team man was able to get inside the Top 10 and as a result go through directly into Q2, with seventh quickest time.
After FP4 in the early afternoon, where Dovizioso was sixth he then went out for the decisive qualifying session and set his best time on his second run, in 1’39.580, which hoisted him into the fourth slot on row 2.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 1’39.580 (4th)
“I am very pleased with the work we are doing this weekend. We have worked well, we stayed calm even when we were not fast and, like in Argentina and Austin, we have managed to get a very good result in these conditions. I am also satisfied because my feelings on the bike gradually improved during the sessions, and this is an important aspect. I think that the qualifying times are not very indicative for the race, because the management of the rear tyre will be the key to everything and so it will be necessary to be OK in this area. I’d like to thank my team and Ducati because it’s also down to them that we have managed to start from the second row”.