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Michelin saw the 2018 MotoGP™ World Championship kick off in very similar style to last season’s epic encounters as Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) battled to a last-lap decider in #Qatar before the Ducati mounted rider emerged as the victor. Starting from fifth on the grid, Dovizioso settled into a smooth and fast rhythm, as Saturday’s pole setter Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) initially led into the first corner and then headed a fast group of 10 riders for 16 of the first 17 laps, before coming under pressure from Dovizioso on lap 18. The Italian on a Ducati shod with a medium front compound tyre and a soft rear, seized the advantage and took over at the front, with Marquez - using a hard front paired with a soft rear - close behind in second. With thoughts of some of last season’s great battles between the two still fresh, the crowd hoped for more of the same and were not disappointed as Marquez used his #Michelin tyres to the full extent to get the drive and make a pass on his Italian rival. He briefly led, but Dovizioso came straight back and took the upper-hand in the push to the line to seal victory by a mere 0.027 seconds. Close in third was Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), who celebrated signing a new twoyear contract with his team on Thursday, by taking the final podium place. Zarco took pole position on Saturday, when the Frenchman broke the longest-standing best-lap record on the current calendar. It had stood since 2008, when Jorge Lorenzo posted a time of 1’53.927 using #Michelin qualifying tyres on the fairly new #Losail circuit. Zarco’s time was 0.247 seconds quicker than the previous record, on a less grippy and aging surface made even more difficult by the dusty conditions. Fellow front-row position riders Marquez and Petrucci also bettered the previous best lap, with all three using tyres with the same compounds that featured in today’s race, again showing the wide performance attributes of the #Michelin Power Slicks. Conditions at the 5,400m #Losail International Circuit had been difficult all weekend as high winds blew sand from the surrounding desert on to the track surface. This increased abrasiveness, but it didn’t hamper the performance of the #Michelin Power Slick tyres as the whole field produced a spectacle of close racing. Following home the top-three was Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) as he had the honour or First Independent Rider for his fourth place. Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing) took fifth and on the way set the record for the fastest speed at #Losail, with a stunning 351.9Km/h, demonstrating that both grip and drivability are important factors of the #Michelin Power Slicks. Sixth went to Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), seventh to Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team), with early pacesetter Zarco in eighth. The top-10 was rounded out by Andrea Iannone (Team SUZUKI ECSTAR) and Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing) respectively. Michelin’s next #MotoGP journey will be to head south over the Equator and travel to Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina, as the paddock moves to sample the delights of Latin America as round two of the #MotoGP World Championship takes place on Sunday 8th April.
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