After the spectacular victory ten days ago in Austria at the Red Bull Ring, Andrea Dovizioso has now arrived in the United Kingdom for one of the traditional events on the MotoGP calendar, the British Grand Prix. The Silverstone circuit will once again be the venue for the final appointment in the month of August for the MotoGP teams – round 12 of 19 – and because of the cancellation of the race twelve months ago, Andrea Dovizioso is actually the rider who scored the last race win in England in 2017 on his Ducati.
With his Austrian GP win, the rider from Forlí has now reached 172 points in the standings, 58 behind leader Marc Márquez.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Ducati Team) – 2nd (172 points)
“Nothing gives you more satisfaction and confidence than a victory, and so we come to Silverstone with our moral sky-high. Our result at the Red Bull Ring didn’t come about by chance, because we worked really well over the two successive race weekends and the results proved us to be right. Even though the characteristics of the British track are not as favourable to us as Brno and Zeltweg, we have already shown that we can also be quick at Silverstone, like in 2017 when we won the race. As always, the weather will play an important part and we have to be ready to adapt to any circumstances.”