Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso held off a late attack from Honda’s Marc Marquez on the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix to claim his third win of the 2017 MotoGP season. It proved to be a dramatic conclusion to an already thrilling and closely-fought race at the Red Bull Ring, with Dovizioso and Marquez involved in the lead battles throughout. Marquez held the lead at the start, only for Dovizioso’s team-mate Jorge Lorenzo to storm past him a few corners later to take over first place. Lorenzo stayed out front for the opening 10 laps, but Marquez and Dovizioso kept him in their sights and eventually got ahead as the top three moved clear of the pack. A mistake from Lorenzo...
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