Excellent fourth for Di Giannatonio in Australia
#AustralianGP- 20th October 2024

A great race and overtakings by the rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team who recovers till the P4. Marco Bezzecchi crashes, 19th

Cowes (Australia), October 20th 2024 - Fabio Di Giannantonio is among the protagonists of the Australian GP that took place today at Phillip Island. The rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team is fourth under the checkered flag after a great comeback. Marco Bezzecchi is 19th, in the gravel during the fifth lap when, after serving a long lap penalty, he was fighting for the P7.

12th on the starting grid and ninth at the end of the first lap, Fabio immediately takes the pace of the strongest riders. Convincing in all phases of the race, overtaking after overtaking, he closes the gap on the group fighting for the fourth place and defends the position until the finishing line. He equals his best result of the season and is ninth in the general standings with 150 points.

A weekend to forget for Marco, declared fit this morning, after yesterday's bad crash, and forced to do a long lap penalty for irresponsible riding. Fourth on the grid and second at the first corner, in an attempt to recover after the penalty, he crashes when he was in seventh place. On the eve of the Thai GP, next week in Buriram, he remains at 134 points in the standings (11th).

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Marco Bezzechi - 72

I don't have much to say, we had a lot of potential, but we didn't bring home much. There were two big crashes especially the one of yesterday and I’m painful on the left shoulder. Today I could have done well, despite the long lap, but then I made a mistake. I'm very sorry and I can't wait to turn the page in Thailand.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

I think it was the best race of the year, we were really strong and we just missed the podium for a breath. If I think about the qualifying, I mean the crash, today could have been a different race. It was a great race t, we knew we had a great potential. I lost maybe a bit of time in the small group, I was a bit in a trouble with the maps, but then I managed to get into the lead and overtake the others. I ride well, I came back aggressive, fast, but I also managed the tires very well. I'm a bit sorry about the podium, it's the goal for this 2024 with the Team, it wasn't far today. In terms of performance it was a great weekend, I have to be optimistic: after the injury, we managed to get back into a growth trend, we maximized our technical package and we're back to an excellent level now.