P5 after a great comeback for Di Giannantonio in the Sprint at Assen
#DutchGP- 29th June 2024

Second Top5 of the season, the first in the Saturday race, for the rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. 11th Marco Bezzecchi

Assen (Netherlands), June 29th 2024 - After a race with a truly impressive pace, Fabio Di Giannantonio gives the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team the Top5 in the Sprint at Assen. 11th Marco Bezzecchi who recovers ground towards the end of the race.

Starting from the second row of the grid and after a less than perfect start, Fabio is forced to recover from the P11. Capable of a solid pace, he regains the contact with the group fighting for the fourth place. Satisfied with the feeling in riding in view of tomorrow's GP, he continues the slipstream of the latest positive results and reaches 79 points in the overall standings (P9).

Marco is just outside the Top10 retaining the P15 at the start. After a complicated first phase of the race, he returns to lap with the same pace as the riders in front of him and shortens the distance from the leaders. 11th today under the checkered flag and also in the standings with 45 points.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

Definitely not my day: the first crash this morning was very tough. I didn't hurt myself, I just have a painful foot, but that compromised the rest of the day. Then in qualifying the second crash and in the Sprint I never really felt at ease. We have collected a lot of data, we are working hard and we are trying to make a step forward tomorrow in the race.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

A bit of a crazy weekend: yesterday I finished outside the Top10 while today we managed to make a good step forward. We worked well in the free practices, an excellent Q1 and a solid lap in Q2. I had a great race then, I didn't start well, but I was fast and I really enjoyed the battle in the group. I moved up the standings, I'm happy and I really enjoyed it because these group races are difficult to see in MotoGP. Tomorrow will be a very long, physical race, demanding on the tires, but I am confident and we can do well.