A young Dovizioso first stepped onto the Grand Prix scene in 2001 as an Italian GP wildcard, before making his full-time debut a year later. A solid 2002 campaign was followed by a 2003 season which saw Dovizioso claim his maiden rostrum at the South African GP, where he finished three tenths behind Dani Pedrosa. Three more podiums followed in 2003 before Dovizioso ruled the 125cc world in 2004, picking up the World Championship with 11 podiums, five of those being victories.

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