Italy's Andrea Dovizioso sealed back-to-back MotoGP wins by cruising to victory under searing temperatures at the Catalan GP on Sunday. Dovizioso, who won just his third MotoGP race on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend, led home Honda's Spanish duo Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa in a time of 44min 41.518 secs. Victory also sees Dovizioso close to within seven points of championship leader Maverick Vinales as the Yamaha rider completed a disappointing weekend by finishing 10th.
With on track temperatures rising to over 50 degrees Celsius the race was unusually settled at the front for a long spell as all the riders aimed to protect their tyres. "It was a strange weekend for everybody to manage the track, the grip, the temperature, it was very difficult," said Dovizioso. "It was a strange race, we couldn't push any lap because the rear tyre drops a lot, but I had the speed so I was able to manage and stay on the front without pushing."