Andrea Dovizioso will take part in the start of the 2020 MotoGP season next month after undergoing surgery on his left collarbone, his team Ducati said on Monday.

In a statement on Twitter, Italian team Ducati said that the surgery had been carried out successfully in Modena on Sunday evening and that "he will start rehabilitation immediately".

Ducati added that the surgery will allow him to ride the season-opening race at the Jerez circuit in Spain on July 19, the first MotoGP since the coronavirus shutdown.

The season was originally scheduled to start on March 8 in Qatar before COVID-19 tore through the global sporting calendar.

The 34-year-old had broken his collarbone after landing badly during a motocross race at Faenza, near his home in the Emilia-Romagna region in central Italy.

Dovizioso has raced for Ducati since 2013 and finished runner-up in each of the past three seasons behind Spaniard Marc Marquez.

Andrea Dovizioso will take part in the start of the 2020 MotoGP season next month after undergoing surgery on his left collarbone, his team Ducati said on Monday.

Andrea Dovizioso will take part in the start of the 2020 MotoGP season next month after undergoing surgery on his left collarbone, his team Ducati said on Monday. In a statement on Twitter, Italian team Ducati said that the surgery had been carried out successfully in Modena on Sunday evening and that "he will start rehabilitation immediately". Ducati added that the surgery will allow him to ride the season-opening race at the Jerez circuit in Spain on July 19, the first MotoGP since the coronavirus shutdown. The season was originally scheduled to start on March 8 in Qatar before COVID-19 tore through the global sporting calendar. The 34-year-old had broken his collarbone after landing badly during a motocross race at Faenza, near his home in the Emilia-Romagna region in central Italy. Dovizioso has raced for Ducati since 2013 and finished runner-up in each of the past three seasons behind Spaniard Marc Marquez.

Italy's Dovizioso to start MotoGP season after collarbone surgery

Andrea Dovizioso won pole position beating Valentino Rossi, winner of multiple MotoGP&#39;s and nine Grand Prix World Championships for the Malaysian MotoGP on Saturday.&nbsp;

Dovizioso clocked a lap of 2min 11.485 seconds and achieved the second pole of the season.&nbsp;

His victory&nbsp;will lead to a clash between Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, his teammate for Yamaha. They both will be competing for runner-up position after Marc Marquez&#39;s, the MotoGP champion.&nbsp;

Marquez achieved the title two weeks back in Japan&#39;s MotoGP championship.&nbsp;

Sepang circuit&nbsp;

Malaysia&#39;s Sepang circuit on Saturday signed a deal with Dorna Sports, MotoGP&#39;s commercial rights holder to extend it till 2021.&nbsp;

The Sepang circuit has been hosting the motorcycling event since it opened in 1999.&nbsp;

Sepang International Circuit chairman Azman Yahya told reporters, &quot;We will continue with the MotoGP for the next five years and we think that we will see an even better response from the Malaysian public,&quot; AFP quoted him saying.&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from AFP) 
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Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, his partner from Yamaha will compete for runner-up position after Marc Marquez's, the MotoGP champion

Andrea Dovizioso won pole position beating Valentino Rossi, winner of multiple MotoGP's and nine Grand Prix World Championships for the Malaysian MotoGP on Saturday. Dovizioso clocked a lap of 2min 11.485 seconds and achieved the second pole of the season. His victory will lead to a clash between Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, his teammate for Yamaha. They both will be competing for runner-up position after Marc Marquez's, the MotoGP champion. Marquez achieved the title two weeks back in Japan's MotoGP championship. Sepang circuit Malaysia's Sepang circuit on Saturday signed a deal with Dorna Sports, MotoGP's commercial rights holder to extend it till 2021. The Sepang circuit has been hosting the motorcycling event since it opened in 1999. Sepang International Circuit chairman Azman Yahya told reporters, "We will continue with the MotoGP for the next five years and we think that we will see an even better response from the Malaysian public," AFP quoted him saying. (WION with inputs from AFP)

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Italy's Dovizioso to start MotoGP season after collarbone surgery

Malaysia MotoGP: Dovizioso wins pole, beats Valentino Rossi