MotoGP Barcelona race
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By: Mitchell Adam
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It has been a pretty incredible week in MotoGP. We have had two superb races, the championship battle now even more intriguing as we head to Assen in two weeks' time.
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Andrea Dovizioso makes it two wins in a row for Ducati 
Dovizioso has won two of the seven races had so far this season and is just seven points from the championship lead - 12 months ago, Ducati were considering dropping him to make way for Lorenzo.
I suspect Ducati management are quite pleased with their decision.
I suspect Ducati management are quite pleased with their decision.
Marquez: "Was not an easy weekend, but I never give up."
I think that falls into the category of understatement of the year. But second proved crucial, as it puts him just 23 points down in Vinales now with two pretty good tracks for the Honda rider coming up in Assen and Sachsenring.
I think that falls into the category of understatement of the year. But second proved crucial, as it puts him just 23 points down in Vinales now with two pretty good tracks for the Honda rider coming up in Assen and Sachsenring.
Pedrosa: "The tyres were suffering a lot, since the first lap I couldn't push. Towards the end I lost more grip and couldn't manage to be faster."
He is still a happy bunny with his third, though.
He is still a happy bunny with his third, though.
Complete race result:
1. Dovizioso
2. Marquez
3. Pedrosa
4. Lorenzo
5. Zarco
6. Folger
7. Bautista
8. Rossi
9. Barbera
10. Vinales
11. Crutchlow
12. Baz
13. Redding
14. Abraham
15. Rabat
16. Iannone
17. Guintoli
18. P.Espargaro
19. Lowes
DNF. Petrucci
DNF. Miller
DNF. A.Espargaro
1. Dovizioso
2. Marquez
3. Pedrosa
4. Lorenzo
5. Zarco
6. Folger
7. Bautista
8. Rossi
9. Barbera
10. Vinales
11. Crutchlow
12. Baz
13. Redding
14. Abraham
15. Rabat
16. Iannone
17. Guintoli
18. P.Espargaro
19. Lowes
DNF. Petrucci
DNF. Miller
DNF. A.Espargaro
Vinales parks up at Turn 3 to have a look at his shot rear tyre - that pretty much sums up his Barcelona weekend. Assen cannot come soon enough for the championship leader.
So it's a fourth career MotoGP win for Dovizioso, and his third on a Ducati - in the space of nine races. Quite incredible. Can he be a true title contender?
Marquez will have to settle for second here, Pedrosa still firmly on course for the last podium spot.
With the two Tech3 Yamahas bearing down on him, Petrucci ran wide at Turn 5 and loses the front. What a shame for the likeable Italian.
In the battle for the final points positions, the gap between Rabat in 16th and Abraham in 15th has opened up to four seconds with four laps to go.
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