Dovizioso went quickest in the opening session at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, but the championship leader hit back to top the timesheets.
Italian Dovizioso pipped the Spaniard in FP1 before the Repsol Honda rider turned the tables on his nearest rival with a lap of one minute and 23.916 seconds.
That gave Marquez an advantage of 0.066 over compatriot Maverick Vinales, with Ducati’s Dovizioso 0.117 adrift of the three-time defending champion in in Spielberg.
Dovizioso found himself on the deck as he strived to go top of the timesheets, losing control at Turn 3 in the first red sector.
Takaaki Nakagami moved up from ninth in the first session to fourth ahead of Fabio Quartararo and Jack Miller.
Miguel Oliveira, Danilo Petrucci, Cal Crutchlow and Pol Espargaro rounded off the top 10.
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