Di Giannantonio to Undergo Surgery After Thai GP, Miss Final…
Fabio Di Giannantonio confirms he will miss the final two rounds of the season to undergo shoulder surgery after the…
Francesco Bagnaia takes a desperately needed race win at the Thei Grand Prix. The Italian keep his championship hoopes alive as title rival Jorge Martin limits the damage at Buriram.
The Spaniard “wasn’t able to match Pecco[‘s pace] in the early parts of the race and decided “2nd was enough today”. He keeps Bagnaia at bay in the championship by 17 points.
The two had to overcome a fight with Marc Marquez until the Gresini rider, after brifely leading the race but not being able to make the move stick against Bagnaia, lost the front out of Turn 8.
😱 @MARCMARQUEZ93 COULDN'T SAVE IT!
— MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) October 27, 2024
Just as he was pressuring for the win, it oomes crashing down! 💥#ThaiGP 🇹🇭 pic.twitter.com/4anUYrvFFC
The Spaniard remounted and was able to charge back all the way to 11th but was given a one-place penalty after shoving Joan Mir off track.
Pedro Acosta completed the podium following a late charge to beat his future teammate Binder before he eventually got the better of Jack Miller.
The two factory KTMs lost out on important points late in the race as Fabio Di Giannantonio charged through the pack. The Italian ended his last race of the season in 4th. He will miss the last tow rounds of the season to get aurgery on his injured shoulder.
Yesterday’s Sprint winner Enea Bastianini was not able to repeat his Saturday success following a horrendous start to the race seeing him drop out of the Top 10 after Turn 1 before he eventually crashed a few laps later.
In the hope to collect some points in the fight for 3rd in the championship, the Beast re-joined the race and managed to collect two points by finishing 14th.
Franco Morbidelli triggered quite some controversy as he cleaned out a superbly running Fabio Quartararo. The Italian was handed a long-lap penalty for irresponsible riding and later crashed out of the race.
