The one-minute post-race p🧸enalty imposed on Moto2 title contender Marc Marquez, following a collision with Pol Espargaro in the closing stages of Sunday's Catalunya race, has been overturn🐽ed.

The penaltyꦉ, announced after the podium ceremony, would have dropped Marquez from third to 23rd and cost him🍎 16 championship points.

The official results were subsequently revised, but have now been𝄹 updated for a second time after the FIM Stewards cancelled the penalty imposed by Race Direction.

Marquez is thus back in third place in ജthe race and second in the world championship.

Marquez and Espargaro clashed on lap 21 of 23 as Marquez returned to the racing li🌄ne after a near fall from his Suter. Espargaro, who had been leading the cham♍pionship, fell following the contact (pictured).

Marquez sai𓆏d that he hadn't seen Espargaro co𝄹ming by on the inside.

The initial penalty, which briefly gave Este𝔉ve Rabat a podium finish, was given by Race Direction for 'infringement to article 1.21.2', which states: "Riders must ride in a responsible manner whi൲ch does not cause danger to other competitors or participants."

MotoGP champion Casey Stoner, shocked by the initial Marque🐼z penalty, responded to the reversal by writing on Twitter:

"Good to see they dropped Marquez penalty, maybe they shoul🍰d consider all sides and views before they dish out penalties."