Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso completed a clean sweep of the first day of MotoGP's 2018 season in Qatar, narrowly beating Danilo Petrucci in second practice. Dovizioso, who had earlier topped the daytime FP1, edged out Pramac Ducati rider Petrucci by 0.006s in the final minutes of the second session. Unlike the opening session, second practice took place under the lights, in conditions more representative of what is expected for qualifying and the race itself. LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow was the first rider to dip below Dovizioso's FP1 benchmark, but it was Marquez who assumed the lead as the opening runs concluded, having posted a 1m55.043s. This remained as the session's best effort until...
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