Andrea Dovizioso finished the third and final day of testing at the Losail
International Circuit in Qatar in second place. The Ducati Team’s Italian rider
recorded his best time of 1’54.401 on the twenty-seventh of the 43 laps he
completed today and was classified second overall in the three-day aggregate
standings.
Fourth place today went to Jorge Lorenzo, with a time of 1’54.519 which he
set on the twenty-ninth of his 53 laps. The rider from Mallorca, who was fourth
overall in the three-day standings, also did a few laps of testing with the new
front fairing tried briefly yesterday by his team-mate.
The MotoGP riders will be back on track at Losail for the opening round of
the 2017 World Championship season on Thursday 23rd March in the first free
practice session of the Grand Prix of Qatar.
Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – today 43 laps – 1’54.401
(2nd)
“These three days of testing at Losail have been very interesting because
every day we found different track and grip conditions which were very useful in
preparation for the race at the end of the month. We went strongly but I am not
entirely satisfied with my race pace, which despite being good, is not enough
yet because Vinales was really quick. In any case we got through a lot of work
and we confirmed a lot of things, so I am confident for the first round of the
season.”
Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team #99) – today 53 laps – 1’54.519
(4th)
“Today was a much more positive day than the first two. In general things
went very well and I achieved my best position in the three official 2017 tests.
We upped the pace quite a lot and I also managed to set some good times, but we
still have to work on the race pace and, with the GP in mind, also decide which
tyres to use. We still have a lot of work to do, but on this track I think we
can score a good result and so I’m leaving Qatar optimistic about the first
race.”
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