MISANO ADRIATICO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 08: Andrea Dovizioso of Italy and Ducati Team rounds the bend during the MotoGP of San Marino - Free Practice at Misano World Circuit on September 8, 2017 in Misano Adriatico, Italy. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

The San Marino Grand Prix weekend got off to a positive start for Ducati rider and Championship leader, Andrea Dovizioso.

After the first day of practice, which ended up with Danilo Petrucci in provisional pole with the Desmosedici GP of the Pramac Racing Team, Dovi was classified in third place with a time of 1'33.294.

The Italian rider was also third quickest in FP1 as he came to grips with the Misano Circuit, which was a lot different to the recent test day due to heavy overnight rain.

“I'm pleased with the job we did today, even though we found conditions that were different from the test so we had to revise our set-up,” he explained. “In any case we've got a good pace, but I haven't yet found the perfect feeling with my bike. We are in line with the quickest guys, but I'm sure that many riders will go quicker tomorrow, so we'll have to work to our best to remain in the group of top riders tomorrow.”