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MotoGP™: Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) stage a historic duel in the rain-soaked Japanese GP

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In pouring rain at the Twin Ring Motegi, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) staged one of the greatest MotoGP™ duels of all time, putting everything on the line down to the final lap and the final corner. And despite the best efforts of the reigning Champion, it was Andrea Dovizioso who emerged victorious from ‘Victory’ corner in Japan – taking his fifth win of the season, the seventh of his career, and one of the most spectacular in history. Marquez was an incredibly close second for his 100th career podium, with Danilo Petrucci (Octo Pramac Racing) completing the podium.

It was Marquez took the lead off the front row, with Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) soon pouncing on the first lap to take second and then take over in the lead. Marquez was followed by Petrucci and Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), with Dovizioso staging a stunning start to tag on the back. Marquez then fought back as Lorenzo moved back slightly, before Petrucci struck at the front and the trio who would head the remaining laps was decided: Petrucci, Marquez, and Dovizioso.

As the laps ticked down, the two title contenders remained locked together and Petrucci found some clear air in the lead. But with 12 laps to go Marquez made his first move to take over, with ‘DesmoDovi’ then through on his compatriot to keep close company with the Championship leader. They pulled away, and the stage was set.

With six laps to go, Dovizioso attacked at Turn 6, and the cat and mouse continued. Marquez then hit back with a brutal pass in Turn 3 with three laps to go, and the fuse was lit. Dueling it out with some of the most spectacular racing of the season – and in the pouring rain – it seemed Marquez was holding the cards as the final lap approached.

Pushing hard to catch the race and Championship leader, the gap was hovering just over half a second for Dovizioso, until Marquez suddenly suffered a moment at Turn 8 and the Ducati was back on him. The Italian struck to take the lead soon after and prepared himself for the aptly-named victory corner – knowing the number 93 was close behind and undoubtedly with Austria on his mind.

The door didn’t prove closed for Marquez as he shot up the inside, but Dovizioso was prepared for the move and kept it together as the Repsol Honda headed wide. Almost neck and neck over the line, it was ‘DesmoDovi’ who took the victory in a duel that will go down in history – and he cuts the gap to 11 points at the top.

Behind the trio on the rostrum it was a stunning ride for Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) into fourth, as the Italian picked his way through from P12 on the grid as was able to close in on his teammate Alex Rins, then getting past him in the latter stages. Rins was top rookie after his own display of brilliance, however, earlier shadowing Zarco and then moving through as the Frenchman faded.

After dropping back after a stunning start, Jorge Lorenzo was able to move back past those ahead of him to cross the line in sixth for another good haul of points – getting back Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) as his final victim, with the Spaniard coming seventh. Zarco faded in the latter stages to head home in P8, ahead of a difficult day for Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP). Viñales is now 41 points off Marquez at the top of the table.

Loris Baz (Reale Avintia Racing) completed the top ten as he sliced through in the rain, with Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) taking another top result for the Austrian factory in P11. In twelfth, it was wildcard Yamalube Factory Racing rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga – 2017 Suzuka 8H winner and former MotoGP™ podium finisher – as the Japanese veteran impressed as ever.

Sam Lowes (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) took his best ever result and some good points in P13, with the points scorers completed by Hector Barbera (Reale Avintia Racing) and Tito Rabat (EG 0,0 Marc VDS). Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) crashed out of contention, but rider ok.

Now the Championship heads for the legendary Phillip Island, with the gap at the top now cut down to 11 points and three rounds remaining. Motegi was a duel that will go down in history, as will 2017. But with whose name engraved on the trophy?

MOTUL GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN

MotoGP Race Classification 2017.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 146.3 47’14.236
2 20 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 146.3 +0.249
3 16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 145.8 +10.557
4 13 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 145.3 +18.845
5 11 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 145.1 +22.982
6 10 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 145.1 +24.464
7 9 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 144.9 +28.010
8 8 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 144.8 +29.475
9 7 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 144.4 +36.575
10 6 76 Loris BAZ FRA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 143.8 +48.506
11 5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 143.5 +56.357
12 4 21 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA JPN Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 143.3 +1’00.181
13 3 22 Sam LOWES GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 143.2 +1’00.980
14 2 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 143.1 +1’03.118
15 1 53 Tito RABAT SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 143.1 +1’03.514
16 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Racing Ducati 143.1 +1’04.162
17 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 143.0 +1’06.271
18 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 142.6 +1’13.250
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19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 142.6 3 Laps
26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 143.0 4 Laps
17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati 133.9 5 Laps
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda Honda 137.6 10 Laps
46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 142.0 19 Laps
31 Kohta NOZANE JPN Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 137.6 21 Laps

MotoGP World Standing 2017.

Pos. Rider Bike Nation Points
1 Marc MARQUEZ Honda SPA 244
2 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati ITA 233
3 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha SPA 203
4 Dani PEDROSA Honda SPA 170
5 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha ITA 168
6 Johann ZARCO Yamaha FRA 125
7 Jorge LORENZO Ducati SPA 116
8 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati ITA 111
9 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda GBR 92
10 Jonas FOLGER Yamaha GER 84
11 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati SPA 70
12 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia SPA 62
13 Jack MILLER Honda AUS 56
14 Scott REDDING Ducati GBR 56
15 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki ITA 50
16 Loris BAZ Ducati FRA 45
17 Pol ESPARGARO KTM SPA 42
18 Alex RINS Suzuki SPA 38
19 Tito RABAT Honda SPA 29
20 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati CZE 28
21 Hector BARBERA Ducati SPA 25
22 Michele PIRRO Ducati ITA 18
23 Bradley SMITH KTM GBR 14
24 Mika KALLIO KTM FIN 11
25 Sam LOWES Aprilia GBR 5
26 Katsuyuki NAKASUGA Yamaha JPN 4
27 Sylvain GUINTOLI Suzuki FRA 1
28 Takuya TSUDA Suzuki JPN
29 Hiroshi AOYAMA Honda JPN
30 Kohta NOZANE JPN

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