PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team’s Andrea Dovizioso will start the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana from 13th.
After completing a long-run at the beginning of FP3, Dovizioso was able to improve upon his best time set yesterday to 1’31.377. Although only 0.848secs shy of the fastest rider, it put him 18th in FP3 and 19th overall.
A strong performance in Q1 saw Dovi challenge for a place in Q2 and record his best Qualifying result since making his MotoGP return. Completing his fastest lap in 1’30.859, he ended the session third – just 0.071secs shy of a Q2 place – and will start tomorrow’s race from 13th.
Dovi will be back out on track at 9.40am tomorrow for Warm Up, while the 27-lap MotoGP race will bring the ValenciaGP and the 2021 season to a close at 2pm local time.
Andrea Dovizioso #04
P 13“I’m not too happy about the position today, but the speed is a bit better. I’m happy about that because from the first session yesterday we have been faster and have been closer to the quickest riders. This is what we need and I was only two tenths shy of the fastest Yamaha rider, which is really good. I’m happy and let’s see what happens tomorrow. I know that I am closer to the group of riders ahead of me in the times, but Valencia can be a strange race as you use the left side of the tyre a lot and it will affect the race more than at other circuits. I’m not sure what I will be able to achieve tomorrow, but my pace isn’t too bad. It will be important to gain positions at the start and then be consistent until the end”.