Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website 2018 official MotoGP testing in Qatar gets underway with Andrea Dovizioso second and Jorge Lorenzo fifth after Day 1 at the Losail circuit
march 02, 2018 - Ducati

2018 official MotoGP testing in Qatar gets underway with Andrea Dovizioso second and Jorge Lorenzo fifth after Day 1 at the Losail circuit


The first day of testing at the Losail International Circuit in #qatar came to an end at 9 pm this evening (19.00 CET). The #motogp riders took to the track at 1 pm for a single session of eight hours, which finished under the floodlights that will also illuminate the circuit on the outskirts of Doha on Sunday 18th March for the opening round of the 2018 #motogp World Championship.
 
Both Ducati Team riders made the most of today’s session to carry out back-to-back tests with the different aerodynamic configurations at their disposal and to #test some new parts on their 2018 version of the Desmosedici GP.
 
Andrea Dovizioso ended the day in second place with a time of 1’55.104, while #jorgelorenzo finished in fifth with a lap of 1’55.423.
 
The official tests will continue tomorrow and the day after and will conclude Saturday evening with a final session on a wet track surface, which has been organized to evaluate the possibility of #racing the Grand Prix of #qatar in rainy conditions.

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