On the Saturday of the San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP, Fabio Di Giannantonio finishes third, claiming his third Sprint podium in a row. Franco Morbidelli is fourth.
The Sprint smells like a podium for the third time in a row for the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team, which claims the third place in the Misano Sprint with Fabio Di Giannantonio. A special Saturday also for Franco Morbidelli, who finishes fourth and very close to the podium.
After gaining direct access to Q2, Di Giannantonio qualified seventh (1:30.395). Starting from the third row, Fabio immediately fought for the top positions, securing his first Sprint podium at Misano. This is the third consecutive Saturday podium for the #49 rider who is now sixth in the World Standings with 168 points.
Morbidelli, who also went straight into Q2 at his home GP, achieved his goal of securing a second-row start in qualifying (1:30.383). Franco started from the fifth place on the grid, joined the battle for the podium, and finished the Sprint of the San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP in fourth place. The #21 rider is now seventh in the World Standings with 167 points.
The San Marino and the Rimini Riviera GP will end tomorrow with the main race, which will start at 2 p.m. (local time CET). For this special occasion, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will wear a special polo dedicated to our flag and the unmistakable Italian vibe.
FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO
“I’m super happy about today. We did an amazing job! Yesterday we proved that we have a good race pace, but I was not happy with the time attack. This morning, we worked so hard, and we improved a lot. We were able to have a great start and achieve this podium, which gives us a great will to go an amazing job tomorrow too. Franky was doing a great job behind me, so I had to push in the last lap, and we proved we have the weapons to fight for the podium. I think that for tomorrow we can fight again for the top positions.”
FRANCO MORBIDELLI
“A beautiful Sprint, the race pace was really good. When we found ourselves fighting for the podium, I couldn’t take advantage of Diggia’s only mistake because he was really fast. However, it was a solid Saturday for the whole team, considering the tough start I had, as I wasn’t able to disengage the front device. For tomorrow, the goal is to have another good race for myself and for the team. I want to keep going in the direction we’ve taken - we’re keeping our feet on the ground and continuing this good work.”
