After the battle between Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez in Free Practice 2 where Dovizioso beat Marquez and in Free Practice 3, Marquez beat Dovizioso we could easily make out that today it was the final battle between these two.
While it was not easy for both of them to stand on the podium but today Dovizioso. In the beginning, Quartararo passed clearly Marquez and Dovizioso when they both were racing wide. Miller fell down that lead to Crutchlow fall down as well at Turn 3.
Regaining the composure in the race Marquez and Dovizioso battled hard and it was at the last moment when Dovizioso passed the champion allowing him to take the second position on the podium.
Joan Mir and Jorge Lorenzo were not part of the race due to injuries.
Standings
POS | RIDER | NAT | TEAM | TIME/DIFF |
1 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | 39m 34.771s |
2 | Marc Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +0.213s |
3 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)* | +6.117s |
4 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +7.719s |
5 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +8.674s |
6 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +8.695s |
7 | Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP18)* | +16.021s |
8 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* | +16.206s |
9 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19) | +17.350s |
10 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +20.510s |
11 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +22.273s |
12 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) | +25.503s |
13 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +31.962s |
14 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +34.741s |
15 | Karel Abraham | CZE | Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18) | +48.109s |
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