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Marc Marquez was only fourth fastest during the lone dry session on Friday at the Austrian MotoGP.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Austria here

Jorge Lorenzo feels his pace with Ducati puts him in the ‘best possible shape’ to target victory at the Austrian MotoGP after narrowly missing out to team-mate Andrea Dovizioso last weekend in Brno.

Andrea Dovizioso says his significant MotoGP world championship points deficit to leader Marc Marquez changes nothing about his approach to each race as he looks to maintain momentum from a much-needed win in Brno last time out.

Marc Marquez says he’s already preparing for a last corner fight again at the Red Bull Ring after being involved in the dramatic duel with Andrea Dovizioso 12 months ago and has picked out the factory Ducati riders as his biggest opponents.

The last official in-season MotoGP test of the year provided Jorge Lorenzo with the chance to give the latest Ducati chassis a thorough evaluation. The frame, thought to be the third Lorenzo has used since the start of this season, is distinguishable by some carbon fibre reinforcement.

Jorge Lorenzo says he had to alter his race strategy in Brno to maximise his performance and is adamant he could have fought for victory against Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso with an extra lap in the Czech Republic race.

Andrea Dovizioso says his long-awaited second victory for the year is evidence of Ducati’s improvements with his GP18 this season but accepts his earlier crashes in the campaign mean the MotoGP world championship picture remains ‘very bad’.

Full MotoGP race results from Brno

Dovizioso wins a stunning Czech Republic MotoGP battle over team-mate Lorenzo and title leader Marquez. After a tactical race in the early stages, the top three broke clear and pushed flat out - Dovizioso setting the fastest lap of the race on his final lap.

Despite taking second place in qualifying Valentino Rossi feels his race pace at Brno will struggle to match fellow front-row starters Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez as he considers a tyre gamble for the race.

Marc Marquez has pinpointed a total of five riders in the fight for victory at Brno while he’s content with playing the long game with his healthy MotoGP world championship lead.

Andrea Dovizioso has confirmed he will use the new Ducati fairing upgrade for the Czech Republic race after securing his first MotoGP pole position in almost two years.

Full MotoGP qualifying results from Brno

Andrea Dovizioso is thrilled with his Friday practice pace at Brno while also being a keen onlooker on Ducati’s new fairing tested by Danilo Petrucci.

Ducati's in-season GP18 fairing upgrade made its MotoGP debut in the hands of Pramac's Danilo Petrucci during Friday practice at Brno.

Full MotoGP FP1 results from Brno

Ducati’s best riders from MotoGP and World Superbikes took part in a one-off race at Misano with the Italian brand’s new Panigale V4 S, as part of this year’s World Ducati Week celebrations.

Andrea Iannone returned to the top of the MotoGP timesheets during Saturday morning's FP3 session at Sachsenring.

Jorge Lorenzo came out on top of a time attack contest in the closing stages of Friday's Free Practice 2 session for the German MotoGP.

Andrea Dovizioso feels his Ducati package is stronger this year than his MotoGP world title-challenging effort from 2017 but accepts too many mistakes have cost him in the championship battle.

Dani Pedrosa’s biggest MotoGP rivals have paid tribute to the Spanish rider after he announced he will retire at the end of this season, with Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso explaining how learning from him improved both of their racing.

If any circuit can prove the extent of the recent progress made by Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati, it is this weekend's Sachsenring round. The five-time world champion has never won at the German venue in any of his 15 appearances, covering the 125, 250 and MotoGP classes.

Marc Marquez's late Dutch MotoGP victory surge was in stark contrast to the fortunes of Ducati riders Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo.