Ducati talisman Andrea Dovizioso
roared to victory in the 2017 MotoGP British Grand Prix on Sunday after
defending World Champion Marc Marquez blew his engine with seven laps remaining.
Dovizioso clinched his first place finish with Yamaha pair Maverick Vinales and
Valentino Rossi following in second and third.
Dovizioso moved up to first in the
standings and is nine points ahead of Marquez. He ended an eight-year drought
at Silverstone, winning his first Moto GP British Grand Prix since 2009. Marquez's
late retirement handed his pursuers new hope in making sure he doesn't add a
fourth world championship to his collection, with the Spaniard dropping from
first as a result.
Rossi was the leader for much of
Sunday's meeting at Silverstone and only lost his perch near the race's
crescendo, with Dovizioso continuing the best season of his career with a
second successive win. The 31-year-old capitalized on Marquez's falter
following a daring display in the British midlands. Rossi got a great start and
was swiftly followed by Marquez, Vinales and Dovizioso, the three of whom
remained on The Doctor's tail for the majority of the race.
Cal Crutchlow, Jorge Lorenzo and
Dani Pedrosa formed part of an outsiders' group that battled for seniority
outside the main pack, but even they applied pressure on the podium places in a
thrilling contest. Marquez's first retirement in more than three months
came out of the blue, as he was forced to pull up at the end of the Hangar
Straight after smoke busted out of his bike, making for major drama late on in
the race. Victory in San Marino could make Dovizioso the first rider to
seal three successive MotoGP wins since Lorenzo won four in a row during the
2015 campaign.
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