Marco Bezzecchi fifth at the Indonesian GP

Riding the special Indonesian livery in collaboration with Pertamina Lubricants, the rider of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team is just a few tenths away from the podium. Forced to retire, after a crash, Fabio Di Giannantonio when he was fighting for the P6

Lombok (Indonesia), September 29th 2024 - A week of growing emotions for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team for the first time at the Indonesian GP with the colors of Pertamina Lubricants and riding the special livery with the colors of the Indonesian flag. Marco Bezzecchi crosses the finishing line in fifth place while Fabio Di Giannantonio crashes during the eighth lap, when he was fighting in the group of the strongest guys.

Starting from the second place on the grid and in P5 after the first lap, Marco is among the protagonists in Mandalika. In a fight for the third step of the podium with Morbidelli, Bagnaia and Bastianini he sets a great pace till the end. With today's points he is ninth in the general standings with 125 points.

Tenth in the standings (122 points) Fabio, who after an excellent start, is in the slipstream of the strongest group. Great battle with Marquez and Bagnaia before being the victim of a crash, without consequences, and being forced to retire. A weekend without points but the possibility of turning the page already next Sunday (6 October) at the Japanese GP at the Mobility Resort in Motegi.

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Marco Bezzecchi - 72

What a great fight and what a truly special week here in Indonesia with so much affection from the people. I tried to do my best, but I was much more at the limit than Franco (Morbidelli) with the tire because he was in the front position of the battling group for the entire race. Too bad, but a technical problem at the start, which we have not yet fully understood, penalized us. The front lowering device didn't engage three times in a row so compared to the others I basically started with the rear. The soft was the right choice, I was able to ride as I wanted and do my race. I'm happy, the battle is always fun in our sport.

Fabio Di Giannantonio - 49

The support and affection of the fans here in Indonesia made this weekend special in any case even if I finish without points. Today compared to the group we made a different choice, but after yesterday race we had a lot of information and we started to think that the soft could be a solution for today. We had a great pace, we probably lost too much time with Marc (Marquez) because I was faster at that moment. When I overtook him I was going fast, but suddenly I lost the front and I couldn't do anything.