Fabio Di Giannantonio sixth at the French GP
#FrenchGP- 12th May 2024

The rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, always in the Top10 this year, equals the best result of the season so far. Marco Bezzecchi retired after a crash

Le Mans (France), May 12th 2024 - Really solid weekend for Fabio Di Giannantonio at Le Mans where the French GP took place today. The rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team confirmed the sensations of yesterday's excellent P7 and improved by crossing the finishing line, after fighting for the podium, in sixth place. Marco Bezzecchi crashed in the initial stages.

Excellent sprint at the start and fourth place at turn 1, Fabio is in the battle for the podium positions until a few laps before the checkered flag. A small mistake at turn 4 and the subsequent penalty with a long lap relegated him to the bottom of the second group. With 47 points, he is ninth in the overall standings.

Double zero and crash for Marco, who demonstrates that he has found the pace of the fastest guys. After a difficult start (P9 after the first lap), in an attempt to recover, he crashes during the fourth lap when he was in eighth position (tenth in the standings with 36 points).

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

It's a shame, we didn't need a double crash because we were very competitive. At the touch of gas, I lost the front. It's a kind of feeling that I've had since the beginning of the season and that we need to work on. I don't think I could stayed with Jorge (Martin) and Pecco (Bagnaia), but perhaps with Enea (Bastianini) and Maverick (Viñales) yes. I was fighting with Enea when in an overtaking I couldn't do anything to avoid the crash. The riding sensations were good, the bike wheeling a lot at the start, but perhaps the Top5 was possible. Let's analyse all the data and try again in Barcelona.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

I'm super happy, the best weekend so far with the Team. After the warm up, I felt really good, the sensations while riding were excellent. I got off to a great start, I was in a battle with Aleix (Espargaro) and I knew I had a good pace. At the end I have struggled a bit with the rear tire, the bike was shaking a lot and I had to raise the pace a bit. The others came from behind, I tried to hold the position. A pity for the long lap, but I'm happy. We had a good race and a good battle with Marc (Marquez). Let's sort out the last details and fight with the strongest guys in Catalunya.

Pablo Nieto - Team Manager

A positive weekend in some aspects, less so in others. I'm very happy and satisfied with what Fabio did, he was solid and today if it hadn't been for the long lap he could have been there with the strongest riders. He is growing with the Team and he has to continue like this. Marco's double crash was a real shame, he worked well, he managed to confirm himself with the strongest and perhaps deserved something more. He has found the right path to move towards becoming competitive again and this is a good thing.