The MotoGP rookie, who had never riden at Laguna in any category before, started just ninth, but charged up the order on the first lap and eventually triumphed over Nicky Hayden in their race-long battle for fourth.
"I'm extremely happy because after practice we knew the race would be very tough for all the Michelin riders," Dovizioso told Italia1 television.
"But we started in high spirits, I raced against Hayden then noticed that (Randy) de Puniet was coming, so I tried to do the last ten laps at the maximum in order to try to open a gap on them.
"To be the top Michelin and Honda runner here makes me extremely happy."
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