Valencia MotoGP: Tyre pressure penalty costs Fabio di Giannantonio podium
A late charge saw di Gian𓆉nantonio pas🎀s Johann Zarco and finish in the wheeltracks of race winner and newly crowned 2023 champion Francesco Bagnaia.
But after receiving an Official Warning for lo🍸w tyre pressure in the Saturday Sprint, the Gresini rider was again under the specified limit💞 on Sunday (50% of the grand prix laps).
That meant a 3-second time penalty, demoting him from second to fourtܫh place, with Johann Zarco inheriting second on his Pramac Ducati farewell and Brad Binder finishing the season with a podium.
KTM r𝄹ider Binder was also under the minimum pressure, but as a first offence, the South African only received an Official Warning.
The only full-time rid♚ers to finish the season without a pressure warning (and without missing races due to injuries) were Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami.
From 🦩next season any tyre pressure infringements will be punished by disqualification.
Valencia༒ was di Giannantonio's final race for Gresini. He is expected to join VR46 next season, in place of Repsol Hond👍a-bound Luca Marini.
The final 2023 tyre pressure warning/penalties🥃 list can be seen below:
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of t꧟he Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
