The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team secures the Top5 with Fabio Di Giannantonio, who is fifth in Sunday’s race at Mugello and he’s third in the World Championship. Franco Morbidelli is fourteenth.
The Italian GP ended on a positive note for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, which got a fifth place with Fabio Di Giannantonio in Sunday’s race. On home soil, the rider from Rome had a great come back, confirming his Top3 in the World Standing. Franco Morbidelli crossed the finish line in fourteenth place.
A difficult start from the second row affected Di Giannantonio’s race, and he was eleventh in the opening lap. Fabio showed a great pace throughout the race, setting a come back which allowed him to gain positions lap by lap. The rider from Rome has a key role in the race, and he crossed the finish line in fifth place. With his Top5 at Mugello, Di Giannantonio confirmed his third place in the World Standing with 134 points.
Difficult Sunday for Morbidelli, who was far behind in the opening laps after a tough start. Franco showed a great determination, trying to bounce back and showing the consistency of his work and the steps forward. The Italian Brazilian crossed the finish line in fourteenth place and gained a position in the World Standing: he now sits in fourteenth with 38 points.
After an Italian GP that set a new attendance record – 178.723 spectators – the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racin Team is back on track in few days for the Hungarian GP, which will take place at Balaton Park Circuit from 5th to 7th June.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“Unfortunately, my race was hard right from the start, I was packed in the group and I had to close the gas. But we had to believe it, we had a strong pace, especially in the second half of the race. Weh ad a great race, we must be happy. It’s always satisfying and fun to overtake many riders. Obviously, I wanted something more here at Mugello, it was my home race. I tried to do my maximum, I would have loved to be on the podium, but it was a great weekend overall, we must be happy!”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“I was expecting a race like this. On Friday we were strong, then we couldn’t improve even more. But the weekend was not bad overall. We must keep all the positives: we started well, we were directly on Q2, it means we are there. About the negatives, we’re working and we will overcome them. But it was a great weekend overall, especially for the atmosphere, here at Mugello is always amazing. I felt the energy of the Italian fans, this year more than ever!”
PABLO NIETO
“I think we always have to look the positives and one of these is the fact that Diggia is in great shape. We must keep working in this direction, because we saw that he has been very competitive during all the weekend. It’s a pity for that little mistake in Qualifying, starting behind in this MotoGP is the 70% of the weekend. But we are happy because yesterday’s Sprint was amazing with the third place. In today’s race we struggled at the start, but Diggia bounced back. It’s always a bit bittersweet because we had the pace to fight for the podium, but we are happy with the weekend overall. With Franco we struggled more, we are working on giving him the confidence back. But we are seeing the steps forward, and that means we’re going in the right direction to come back stronger.”
