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<b>ALL ITALIAN QATAR PODIUM:</b>  Yamaha's Valentino Rossi (centre) celebrates with Andrea Iannone (right) and Andrea Dovizioso after winning the 2015 Qatar MotoGP on March 29. <i>Image: AFP / Karim Jaafar</i>
<b>ALL ITALIAN QATAR PODIUM:</b> Yamaha's Valentino Rossi (centre) celebrates with Andrea Iannone (right) and Andrea Dovizioso after winning the 2015 Qatar MotoGP on March 29. <i>Image: AFP / Karim Jaafar</i>

  • Yamaha wins duel with Ducati
  • Win 109th for veteran of all classes
  • All-Italian podium at Qatar

LOSAIL, Qatar - MotoGP veteran Valentino Rossi rolled back the years to win the 2015 season-opener here for Yamaha on Sunday with Italian riders taking all the podium places after a thrilling duel under floodlights.

Andrea Dovizioso, who started on pole while Rossi was only eighth, took second place only 0.174sec behind for Ducati. Team mate Andrea Iannone was third. 

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