HOME WIN FOR ANDREA
Italian Andrea Dovizioso won his home Italian MotoGP for Ducati at the weekend, heading home Spain’s championship leader Maverick Vinales and Pramac’s Danilo Petrucci.
Fellow Italian Valentino Rossi, riding with chest and stomach injuries from a motocross training accident last week, fought with the lead group throughout on his way to fourth place.
Reigning world champion Marc Marquez was never a contender at the front and lost out to Alvaro Bautista for fifth. Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa took Cal Crutchlow on the final lap, while trying to pass the Englishman for 11th.
Sylvain Guintoli was again replacing injured rookie Alex Rins at Suzuki, while Ducati test rider Michele Pirro had his first wild-card appearance of the season.
RESULTS AND STANDINGS:
Results from Mugello:
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 32.126s
- Maverick Viñales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 33.407s
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 34.460s
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 41m 35.811s
- Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 41m 37.928s
- Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 41m 38.011s
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 41m 45.331s
- Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 46.519s
- Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 41m 47.006s
- Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 41m 47.628s
- Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 41m 54.130s
- Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 41m 57.078s
- Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 42m 0.286s
- Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 42m 2.802s
- Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 42m 2.905s
- Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 42m 14.432s
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 18.420s
- Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 42m 22.857s
- Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 42m 22.866s
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 42m 23.023s
Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) DNF
Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) DNF
Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) DNF
STANDINGS:
Riders’ World Championship:
- Maverick Viñales SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 105 points
- Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 79 points (-26)
- Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 75 points (-30)
- Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 68 points (-37)
- Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 68 points (-37)
- Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 64 points (-41)
- Jorge Lorenzo SPA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 46 points (-59)
- Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 42 points (-63)
- Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)* 41 points (-64)
- Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 40 points (-65)
- Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 30 points (-75)
- Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 30 points (-75)
- Alvaro Bautista SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP16) 25 points (-80)
- Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 21 points (-84)
- Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 19 points (-86)
- Tito Rabat SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 18 points (-87)
- Aleix Espargaro SPA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 17 points (-88)
- Hector Barbera SPA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 14 points (-91)
- Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team (Desmosedici GP15) 9 points (-96)
- Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 7 points (-98)
- Alex Rins SPA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 7 points (-98)
- Pol Espargaro SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 6 points (-99)
- Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 6 points (-99)
- Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 2 points (-103)
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1 points (-104)

