Andrea Dovizioso went third quickest in qualifying on Saturday afternoon at the Mugello circuit with a time of 1'46.835.
This time put him on the front row for round 6 of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, the Italian Grand Prix, alongside the two Yamaha riders.
The Ducati Team rider was eighth quickest in the morning's FP3 session and went through directly into Q2.
The 23-lap race, Dovi's home event as well as his Ducati team's, will get underway at 14.00 CET today
“I am very happy to start from the front row here at Mugello!” he said. “Qualifying wasn't easy at all because it was very hot and the track grip was lower. Mine wasn't a perfect lap but it was good enough to earn me a front row slot and confirmed the good job we've done this weekend.”
“I'm also satisfied with my race pace because in FP4 we started with very used tyres and we had the same speed as the other riders. I'm confident for tomorrow, when we'll see if the excellent job we've done these last couple of days will be enough to fight for the podium.”
