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News ID: 42781
Publish Date : 12 August 2017 - 21:10

Dovizioso Fastest in Austrian MotoGP Practice





VIENNA (Dispatches) -  Italy's Andrea Dovizioso has topped the first two free practice sessions for this weekend's Austrian MotoGP at Spielberg.
Dovizioso, runner-up in Austria last year behind Italian Andrea Iannone, clocked a fastest lap of 1min 24.46sec at the end of the session.
The 31-year-old finished ahead of Spaniards Maverick Vinales, who clocked 1:24.280 on a Yahama, and Honda's Dani Pedrosa in 1:24.474. In the battle for the MotoGP world title, Vinales upped the pressure on Spanish world championship leader Marc Marquez, who managed just seventh fastest for Honda.
Marquez -- winner in Germany and the Czech Republic in the last two races -- sits top of the standings with a 14-point lead on Vinales.
***Ducati Team's Italian rider Andrea Dovizioso competes during the first practice session of the MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix weekend at the Red Bull Ring recing circuit in Spielberg, Austria, on August 11, 2017.