Di Giannantonio excellent fifth in Catalunya after a great comeback
#CatalanGP- 26th May 2024

The rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team achieved the best result of the season so far. 11th Marco Bezzecchi

Barcelona (Spain), May 26th 2024 - Fabio Di Giannantonio crossed the finishing line in fifth place and achieved the best result of the season at the Catalan GP on the Ducati Desmosedici GP of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. 11th Marco Bezzecchi, after a complicated start from the 16th box on the grid.

Sixth on the grid and in P11 after the start, Fabio manages not to lose contact with the group in front and imposes a truly constant pace towards the end of the race. Really solid during the last laps of the GP he manages to climb the ranking to the Top5 and, after he achieved the sixth Top10 in six races so far, rises to 62 points in the general standings (P9).

Overall a more complicated weekend for Marco who started from the middle of the group. In P15 after the first lap, he was fighting to get into the top ten right up to the checkered flag. On the eve of the Italian GP, in just seven days at the Mugello, he is tenth in the standings with 42 points.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

Today wasn't an easy race, I had the same braking problems as all the weekend. I have a strange feeling when entering corners. On critical tracks on the front tire, like this one, everything is more complicated. Let's not give up, let's continue to work with the whole Team to find a solution. We arrive at Mugello, our first home race, we need all the support of our fans

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

I'm really happy, we're doing really well and the podium is getting closer and closer. It's a shame about the first two laps, I have struggled to get into a rhythm and I lost a lot of positions. I remained calm, I said to myself: try to ride cleanly without using the rear tire too much. I managed the tires well and, towards the end, I was able to recover. It's the first Top5 of the year, we're competitive, the level of the bikes, both the new ones and those from the last year, is very high, we still have many aspects to work on, but I'm happy and can't wait to arrive at Mugello.

Pablo Nieto - Team Manager

I can only be happy with Fabio's weekend: he demonstrated that he has excellent potential. It's a shame about the start, he lost a lot of positions but he finished with a truly impressive pace, managing the tires in the best possible way. He can really do well and make another step. I'm very sorry for Marco, he's had a lot of problems on this track since Friday. We need to reset, analyse the data as best we can and get back competitive at Mugello, our first home race of the season.