The VR46 M🍃otoGP team says Fabioཧ Di Giannantonio has undergone successful surgery on the left should he dislocated at the Austrian Grand Prix in August.

The one-time grand prix🃏 winner dislocated the shoulder during a practice crash 🐎at the Red Bull Ring and was forced to sit out the Austrian GP.

Ever since, the shoulder has been at increased risk of dislocating again without surgery, leading Di Giannantonio t🦋o end his 2024 season at the Thai GP in order to have an operation.

Di Giannantonio had the surgery on Saturday in Rome, which was deemed successful, and will now begin a rehabilitation period of three 🔯months.

It is hoped that Di Giannantonio will be fit enough to begin pre-season testing next February, as h♊e geღts to grips with the factory-spec GP25 he’ll race next season.

A statement from the VR46 team read: “As expected, Fabio Di Giannantonio underwent surgery this morning to stabilise the injury to his left shoulder, a consequence of the high-s✃peed crash that occurred last summer at the Austrian GP.

“Fabio reached the Villa Stuart clinic in𒊎 Rome where Professor Alessandro Castagna performed the surgery using arthroscopic techniques.

“The operation was a complete success and the recovery times are eꦍstimated 🔜at approximately three months.

“Good luck to Fabio and a hug from 📖the entire te🤪am for a speedy recovery.

“The goal is to return to the track, aboard the Ducati Desmosedici GP, in good physical condition for the first test of the 2025 season (5-⭕7 February, Sepang International Circ💫uit).”

Di Giannantonio’s place at the VR46 ♚squad has been taken by Andrea Ianno💮ne, who has been given an opportunity by Valentino Rossi to race again in MotoGP.

One-time MotoGP winner Iannone hadn’t raced in the series since 2019, when he was subsequently forced to serve a four-year dopi🎐ng ban.

It is not clear if Iannone will be on the bike for the final round of the championship, which is yet to be announced following the 🏅cancellation of the Valencia GP due to extreme flooding in the region.