Three days of testing in preparation for the opening round of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, scheduled here for Sunday March 20th, have drawn to a close at the Losail circuit in Qatar.
Ducati Team rider Andrea Dovizioso was able to get through a lot of work today and continue setting up his Desmosedici GP machine in preparation for the race. Today Dovizioso completed 47 laps and set a quickest time of 1’55.700 on his final exit, which took him to eighth place in the standings, 0.890s behind the leader.
In the combined three-day standings, the Ducati Team man was again classified eighth.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – today 1’55.700 (8th)
“I am very pleased because we have made excellent progress in these nine days of pre-season testing. Today we also decided to test a softer front tyre in view of the race, and this created a few set-up problems, but in the end we managed to work well and improve my feeling with the bike in the final run. Overall these three days of testing in Qatar have been very productive and we have made big steps forward that make me feel very confident for the race weekend.”