Ducati Team arrive in Argentina for Round 2 of the MotoGP World Championship

Following a great start to the season with a second place for Andrea Dovizioso in Qatar, the Ducati Team has arrived in Argentina, where on Sunday the second leg of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship will be held at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit in the province of Santiago del Estero.

The race debut of the new Desmosedici GP was certainly positive, and throughout the weeken
d the Italian team’s riders, Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone, proved that they were capable of fighting at the very top, on a level playing-field, both in qualifying and in the race.

Andrea Iannone, Andrea Dovizioso at Losail, Rnd 1.

In the two editions of the Argentina GP held at Termas, the best result for Dovizioso came last year, when he secured a podium place with a great ride to second, while Iannone in 2015 was the top Ducati man on the grid with third place in qualifying, going on to finish the race in fourth place.

The Termas de Río Hondo weekend gets underway on Friday morning with the first free practice session at 9.55 am (14.55 CET), while the 25-lap race is scheduled for Sunday at 4 pm local time (21.00 CET).

Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team #04) – 2nd (20 points) said, “The Termas track is completely different to Losail, but judging by our current performance I think that now we have a good base for the next few races. This year it’s always a bit of an unknown factor to go to a track where we have never tested with the Michelins, but after Qatar I am aware that the Desmoedici GP has already reached an excellent competitive level and so I am sure that we can also fight for the top positions at Termas.”

Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team #29) – 19th (0 points) said, “I’m still pretty disappointed about the race in Qatar, because I was very fast, I had the right race pace and the potential to score a prestigious result. Now I can’t wait to race in Argentina, at the Termas circuit which has different characteristics to Losail and where it’s sure to be a totally different race. It’s a great circuit, and we will be going there with a lot of optimism: that’s how we have to work this year and always try and be competitive.”