Fabio Di Giannantonio crosses the finishing line in P7 while Marco Bezzecchi hits the 14th place
Doha (Qatar), March 10th 2024 – The 75th edition of the Motorcycle World Championship starts with the first points of the 2024 season in the spoils for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. At the Qatar GP, which took place today in Doha, Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding the Ducati Desmosedici GP, took the seventh place, while Marco Bezzecchi is 14th.
Starting from the seventh place on the grid and motivated to leave behind the yesterday's bad crash in the Sprint, Fabio immediately takes the rhythm of the group fighting for the Top5. Protagonist of a good race finale, he gives the Tavullia Team their first world championship points (9).
Positive sensations in the warm up but a difficult race for Marco, who started from the 15th place. Forced into P16 after the first laps, he climbs up the rankings to the limits of the points zone. First race done and next appointment on the calendar, in two weeks, at the Algarve circuit for the Portuguese GP.
MARCO BEZZECCHI - 72
Despite the step forward in the warm up, I struggled today. I immediately started to have the front lock when in braking and I lost the feeling. I had to slow down when entering the corner and within a few laps I destroyed the rear tire. With 11 laps to go, therefore practically halfway through the race, I put Map C which is the map with the least power. It wasn't an easy start, unfortunately it's difficult to straighten out a weekend when you start badly, but we don't give up.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO - 49
I'm happy, despite the yesterday's crash, a good start to the season. Today we weren't perfect, I had some problems to manage and I lost the contact with the leaders in the second half of the race. I was able to be consistent but we need to analyse the data and understand what we were missing. The seventh place, in a race where we struggled a bit, is not bad. I can't wait to get back on track in Portimao, a truly wonderful track.
