2nd win of series for Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati Team in Spanish MotoGP

Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati Team took an incredible second win of the season after the Italian GP in Mugello in the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya at the Montmelò circuit outside Barcelona in Spain in front of 100,000 spectators, making him the first Ducati rider to take back-to-back wins for the Borgo Panigale factory since two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner achieved the feat in 2010.

Reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) came in second, while his teammate Dani Pedrosa came third to complete the podium. Jorge Lorenzo of Ducati Team crossed the line in fourth place.

Starting off well from row 3, Dovizioso crossed the line at the end of the opening lap in third, and he moved up to second on lap 8 after passing his team-mate Lorenzo and then Marquez. Andrea hounded Pedrosa until lap 17, when he attacked his Spanish rival to take the lead, which he maintained until the chequered flag and finishing with a gap of more than three and a half seconds over Marquez.

Jorge Lorenzo was also on great form on Sunday June 11, 2017, the Spanish rider taking the lead almost immediately from the front row after qualifying second. The man from Majorca stayed up at the front for five laps, before losing a few places and slipping down to eighth. He then began a storming recovery that took him back up to fourth place with four laps remaining and he crossed the line in the same position.

 In the overall standings, Andrea Dovizioso confirmed his second place but he has closed the gap on leader Viñales to just seven points, while Lorenzo lies seventh with 59 points.