DOHA: Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi, on a Yamaha, won a spectacular Grand Prix of Qatar as he withstood a furious onslaught from fellow Italian Andrea Dovizioso over the final laps to take the opening race of the season.
A see-saw battle saw the lead change hands numerous times before the 36-year-old Rossi opened up a slight gap on the final two laps and held off the charging Dovizioso on his Ducati, who was looking for his first win in MotoGP.
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