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The departure of Andrea Dovizioso from the Ducati factory team should have cost the Italian some tears. An eight-year success story ends for him, and in the end, little remains of the dream relationship.
Ducati ace Andrea Dovizioso had expected a conciliatory end to the season in Portimão after the disputes of the season and the resulting contract with the Italian racing team. For a long time he had to defend himself from the attacks of Stefan Bradl (Repsol Honda), but he won the finish.
With sixth place in the race, the 34-year-old secured fourth place in the World Championship and thus finished a season out of the top 3 for the first time since 2017. fourth place in the World Cup. I did not want to think about the past or the future and in the end I am happy to have achieved my goal, “Dovi valued his career.
“Finishing the World Cup in fourth position after this difficult season is a test of my mental strength and the way I work. However, I am disappointed that my feelings this year have not been good enough to fight for the world title, ”said the 34-year-old.
After 13 years in the MotoGP category, the three-time world runner-up said goodbye to the paddock for the moment. “I will miss many things, especially some people that I have developed close relationships with over the years. But now I feel free because the situation overwhelmed me a lot and now everything has come to an end. ”
MotoGP Portimao / P Results:
1. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, 25 laps in 41: 48,163 min
2. Jack Miller, Ducati, +3.193 seconds
3. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, +3 298
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +12,626
5. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +13,318
6. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +15,578
7. Stefan Bradl, Honda, +15,738
8. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +16,034
9. Alex Marquez, Honda, +18,325
10. Johann Zarco, Ducati, +18,596
11. Maverick Viñales, Yamaha, +18,685
12. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +18,946
13. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +19,159
14. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +24,376
15. Alex Rins, Suzuki, +27,776
16. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +34,266
17. Mika Kallio, M.Sc. (Econ.), +48,410
18. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +48,411
– Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia
– Joan Mir, Suzuki
– Brad Binder, KTM
– Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati
Final result of the drivers’ championship after 14 races:
1. Mir, 171 Punkte. 2. Morbidelli 158. 3. Rins 139. 4. Dovizioso 135. 5. Pol Espargaró 135. 6. Viñales 132. 7. Miller 132. 8. Quartararo 127. 9. Oliveira 125. 10. Nakagami 116. 11. Binder 87 12. Petrucci 78. 13. Zarco 77. 14. Alex Márquez 74. 15. Rossi 66. 16. Bagnaia 47. 17. Aleix Espargaró 42. 18. Crutchlow 32. 19. Bradl 27. 20. Lecuona 27. 21. Smith 12. 22. Rabat 10. 23. Pirro 4.
Final result of the Constructors’ Championship:
1. Ducati, 221 Punkte. 2. Yamaha 204. 3. Suzuki 202, 4. KTM 200. 5. Honda 144. 6. Aprilia 51.
