Andrea Dovizioso

Infobox MotoGP rider
Name = Andrea Dovizioso
Nationality = flagicon|Italy Italian
Birthdate = birth date and age|1986|03|23
Birthplace = Forlì, Italy
Website = [http://www.andreadovizioso.com/ andreadovizioso.com]
Bike number = 4
Current team = JiR Team Scot
Championships = 125cc - 2004
Race Starts = 99
Race Wins = 9
Podiums = 41
Poles = 13
Fastest laps = 11
Points = 1226
Last season = 2008
Last position = 5th (136 pts) - In Progress

Andrea Dovizioso (born March 23, 1986 in Forlì, Italy) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He won the 125cc World Championship in 2004.

Career

125cc

In 2001 Dovizioso won the 125cc European Championship and also competed in his first World Championship race at Mugello, in which he retired. In 2002 he competed in the 125cc World Championship with Team Scot Honda, finishing 16th in the final standings. His best results were two 9th places in Le Mans and Donington. He continued with the team in 2003, finishing 5th in the final standings and achieving four podium finishes. The 2004 season saw him pick up five victories and six other podium finishes on his way to winning the championship with 293 points.

250cc

In 2005 Dovizioso moved to the 250cc class, continuing with Team Scot Honda. The season included five podium finishes and 3rd place in the overall standings. He also won the Rookie of the Year award. In 2006 he stayed with the team, who were now renamed as Humangest Racing. He won two races in Barcelona and Estoril and finished on the podium 11 times. He fought for the championship until the final race of the season, but had to settle for 2nd place behind Jorge Lorenzo. The 2007 season has seen him win two races in Istanbul and Donington and challenge once again for the championship. He lies 2nd overall with four races remaining in the season.

MotoGP

On 15 September 2007, Dovizioso announced that he would be making the move up to the MotoGP class with his existing team in 2008. [ [http://www.crash.net/news_view~cid~6~id~154512.htm MOTOGP: Dovizioso confirms MotoGP move., motorsport news, results, features, teams, drivers, updates ] ] On his premier class debut, Dovizioso achieved a highly credible fourth place, at the season opener in Qatar, passing Valentino Rossi on the last lap. Since then, he has been one of the best and most consistent Honda riders, placing 4th and 5th several times, although he is yet to have his first podium finish. For the 2009 season, "Dovi" will be race in Repsol Honda Team, the Honda official team, replacing to Nicky Hayden.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing career

By season

References

External links

* [http://www.andreadovizioso.com/ andreadovizioso.com] Official website