Andrea Iannone scored his best-ever finish in MotoGP, taking the runner-up slot. The Ducati Team rider, who started from pole position, rode a great race on the undulating Tuscany circuit to take the 20 points.
After crossing the line at the end of the opening lap in third place, Iannone was then passed by Marquez one lap later and he remained fourth until lap 9. On the tenth lap Andrea then passed both Dovizioso and Marquez to move into second, and he held onto that place until the chequered flag despite coming under attack from Marquez, who crashed out, and a rapidly recovering Rossi.
Thanks to this result, Iannone has now moved into fourth place overall in the standings with 81 points.
‰ÛÏI am so pleased with today‰Ûªs result, it was incredible, because today it was not easy to score a podium finish." Iannone stated. "My team did a great job, the bike worked really well and the Clinica Mobile gave me a big hand throughout the weekend.
"This GP15 is a really great bike, and I was able to administer the race really well. At the start I wanted to try and stay with Jorge: he didn‰Ûªt have a better pace than me, but he did manage to keep that pace by taking fewer risks.
"When I realized that I was pushing too hard, I tried to maintain my speed, do my own race and keep one eye on my shoulder, which from mid-race onwards was showing signs of tiredness. I want to thank everyone because this is the result of great team-work and is something that we have built up together.‰Û
