Great start for Dovizioso, who entered turn 1 in third position from third row and who immediately joined the leading group. Along with his team mate Petrucci, he exchanged overtaking moves repeatedly and towards the end, with only four riders left fighting for the victory, Dovizioso lost positions as he had to pick up the bike out to avoid contact and finished third.
Andrea Dovizioso (#04 Mission Winnow Ducati) – 3rd
“It’s been a really exciting race, as it’s often the case here at Mugello. Until the very last lap, everything went to plan. I got off to a great start and I put myself in a good position to manage the tyres, staying always within the top three despite the many overtakes in the leading group. My plan was to seize the lead at the beginning of the last lap, but I had to pick up the bike out of turn one to avoid contact and I lost positions and points. I’m a bit disappointed because of that, but also very happy for Danilo, who really deserved this win. It would have been better to score a one-two finish, but Márquez was very competitive also here. As for us, we struggled a bit early on in the weekend but once again we managed to stay in contention until the very end during the race. We want more and we’ll keep working to improve.”