Andrea Dovizioso victorious at Silverstone

Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso won the British MotoGP race at Silverstone and claimed back the lead in the championship standings as nearest rival Marc Marquez failed to finish the race because of a mechanical problem.

The Italian rode a patient race and took over from long-time leader Valentino Rossi near the end of the 20-lap event and was able to hold off Rossi’s Movistar Yamaha team-mate Maverick Vinales to take the win at the Northamptonshire circuit.

Rossi had led for most of the race but was coming under pressure from Vinales, Dovizioso and Marquez when the latter’s Repsol Honda broke down in the closing stages.

The victory and Marquez’s problems meant the Spaniard handed over the lead in the standings to Dovizioso, who new leads by nine points.