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Andrea Dovisiozo tames slippery Valencia MotoGP
Season finale also brings first premier class podium for KTM
Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso tamed a rainy racetrack in a dramatic two-part race to clinch the MotoGP season finale at the Spain’s Valencia circuit on Sunday. The Italian rider twice passed Suzuki's Alex Rins, the long-time leader, before and after a 40-minute red-flag stoppage to take his fourth win of 2018. Multiple champion Valentino Rossi crashed five laps from the end of the restarted race, handing Suzuki’s Alex Rins second place, while Pol Espargaro was third to give KTM their first podium in the premier class. Rossi still took third place in the championship ahead of Yamaha team-mate and pole-sitter Maverick Vinales, who was one of several riders to crash out in the slippery conditions. Marc Marquez, who won his fifth world title with three races to spare in Japan in October, crashed out with 21 laps to go after starting fifth. The red flags were out on lap 15, and the race order was rolled back to lap 13. Spaniard Rins held the lead off the line, but Dovizioso passed him on the...
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