Nobody has beaten Marc Marquez more during last lap MotoGP𓂃 showdowns than Andrea Dovizioso, most recently at the Qatar season opener.

But even the Ducati rider, title runner-up to Marquez for the last two seasons, ꩵknows there are days or weekends when the Honda rider is simply unbeatable.

One of those 'moments' was at Termas de Rio Hondo on 🔯Sunday, when the reigning five-time MotoGP champion disappeared from pole p🎃osition to a near ten-second victory.

"When Marc is like thꦬis, he is unbeatable," Dovizioso said. "Unfortunately, this is nothing new!

"In some tracks, in some moments, ꧟with Marc we have to look at the big picture and try to bring the maximum p▨oints."

Under such circumstances the maxi♔mum points wo𒉰uld be second place, which Dovizioso came within half-a-lap of achieving.

The Ducati rider had been shadowed by Yamaha's Valentino Rossi for most of the race, giving the #46 plenty of time to plan his succ🔴essful Turn 7 pass.

"Our target is the podium and we did it, so about that we are happy to make up important points at a bad track, but I'm not too happy in the way the tyre worked during the race," Dovizioso ⭕explained.

"I couldn't be fast as I wanted in the last ten laps, to create the gap to Vale, so Vale 𒁃was able to study very well my way to ride and create the overtake on the last lap.

"I couldn't answer, but third is okay. It will be very iꦫmportant to analyse and understand what we can improve."

Nonetheless,🍒 it was a꧟ 'huge' improvement on last year's Termas de Rio Hondo form.

"Last yea𝔍r I was minimum one-second slower than to🐭day. I think our improvement is huge and that's why the target was the podium and we did it," Dovizioso said. "So we have to be really happy about that.

"It's not enough because we fight with great riders, but I tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhink our speed, I was constantly second during the race. Last year I finished sixth because a lot of riders made crazy things and crashed. So I think the improvement is hug꧃e."

Dovizioso ✱is now four points behind Marquez in the world championship standings.