The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team secured the fourth place with Franco Morbidelli, while Fabio Di Giannantonio finished fifth in the San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP.
The home atmosphere is always something special, and the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team tackled the San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP with great energy, ending very close to the podium in front of the home crowd. Franco Morbidelli crossed the line in fourth place in Sunday’s race, while Fabio Di Giannantonio followed in fifth.
Morbidelli got off to a strong start from the second row, immediately placing himself in the battle for the podium. Franco showed a solid pace over the 27 laps, finishing his home race in fourth position. The #21 remains sixth in the World Standings with 180 points.
Di Giannantonio, who started from the third row, also made a great start and was battling for the top positions from the first turns. Fabio finished the Misano race in fifth place and now sits seventh in the World Standings with 179 points.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will be back on track tomorrow for an official MotoGP test day at Misano, before heading to Motegi in two weeks’ time for the Japanese Grand Prix, which will kick off the Asian tour from September 26th to 28th.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“We finished the race with a Top5, and we have to be proud of our weekend. We achieved every goal of the weekend: the first was to be straight in Q2 on Friday, then a good qualifying and securing a podium. Doing that in front of the fans was amazing. Today we had a pretty solid race with a really good pace, especially at the end. We take back the energy and keep pushing. This was an important weekend, it will be crucial to end the season in a solid way, we will work to make it happen. For tomorrow’s test, we won’t have new parts, but many new ideas to keep improving.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“It was a really positive weekend, I am very happy, we were fast throughout all the three days. We worked very well, and I have to thank the team, because after Barcelona we arrived here, and we were aiming on doing a solid weekend. That was the case and it’s thanks to the team and to all the people that came to support us. Here in Misano I took things easier in the race, especially at the beginning, and then I tried to bring home the result that was on our hands. We have confidence from this kind of performances, now we focus on tomorrow’s tests and arrive to Japan with a good feeling.”
PABLO NIETO - Team Manager
“Overall, it was a positive weekend. I think we should be satisfied with taking a podium in the Sprint and finishing fourth and fifth in Sunday’s race at the team’s home weekend. Of course, when the podium is that close, you always want more. But I believe we’re starting to find a very important consistency, which we were missing at the start of the season. Now we’re ready for tomorrow’s test day and to tackle the entire Asian flyaway of this final part of the championship.”
