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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 9:51:49 GMT -8
MotoGP Sprint 1 12 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 20'52.634 170.0 2 9 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 20'53.025 170.0 0.391 3 7 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 20'55.509 169.6 2.875 4 6 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 20'56.004 169.6 3.370 5 5 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 20'56.591 169.5 3.957 6 4 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 20'56.873 169.5 4.239 7 3 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20'58.395 169.3 5.761 8 2 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 20'59.088 169.2 6.454 9 1 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 21'00.919 168.9 8.285 10 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 21'00.948 168.9 8.314 11 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 21'02.230 168.7 9.596 12 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 21'02.807 168.7 10.173 13 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 21'03.280 168.6 10.646 14 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 21'03.751 168.5 11.117 15 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 21'04.797 168.4 12.163 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 21'05.379 168.3 12.745 17 27 Iker LECUONA SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 21'11.919 167.5 19.285 18 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 21'18.872 166.5 26.238 19 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 21'21.080 166.3 28.446 20 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 21'28.187 165.3 35.553 Not classified 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 3'35.848 89.7 10 laps Not finished first lap 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 16:06:41 GMT -8
Holgado takes debut pole with Masia 10th in Qatar qualifying The Spaniard means business as he bagged pole position ahead of Moreira and Öncü, with title leader Masia starting from Row 4 Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) got the job done in qualifying at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar as the Spaniard took his KTM machine to the top of timesheets to secure himself a clear run into Turn 1 on Sunday. Holgado's 2:04.732 saw him steal the show from Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets - MSI) by just 0.003s as the young Brazilian was forced to settle for 2nd place. Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) will join them on the front row after his flyer took him to P3, the Turk has looked in fine form all weekend as he aims to keep his title hopes alive on Sunday. The title battle is still wide open in Moto3™ as Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) and Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) prepare for battle under the floodlights. It was Sasaki who won the qualifying fight as he took fourth place with Masia down in 10th. Whilst the Spaniard does have the opportunity to take the title on Sunday, he'll have to fight his way through from the fourth row of the grid if he is to seal the deal. Sasaki will be on row two alongside his teammate Collin Veijer (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) who rounded out the top five ahead of Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team). Joel Kelso (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) will line up just behind as he's set to head Row 3 after finishing 0.003s ahead of Matteo Bertelle (Rivacold Snipers Team) to take 7th. The pair will be joined by Ivan Ortola (Angeluss MTA Team) on the third row as the Spaniard finished Q2 in P9. The fourth row will feature a frustrated Masia who has Fillipo Farioli (Red Bull KTM Tech3) and Vicente Perez (BOE Motorsports) for company in 11th and 12th respectively.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 16:10:30 GMT -8
Roberts smashes lap record to beat Vietti to Qatar pole The American took his first his fourth career pole in Moto2™ ahead of Vietti and Canet Italtrans Racing's Joe Roberts will start on pole position for Sunday's Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar after setting a new all-time lap record at Lusail - a 1:57.305 - to beat Celestino Vietti (Fantic Racing) by just 0.007s. The Italian fought his way up from Q1 to bag himself a spot in the middle of the front row, as Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40) gets set to line up alongside them on the front row after the Spaniard finished just 0.021s behind Vietti to take 3rd place in Q2. Red flag The session has been halted due to A Escrig17's technical problem (blown motor)at T7 Fermin Aldeguer (Beta Tools SpeedUp) has been the rider of the moment since the green flag dropped on Friday but the Spaniard had to settle for P4, with the #54 joined on the second row by British stars Sam Lowes (Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) and Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) - the duo powering their Triumph machines to 5th and 6th respectively. The third row of the grid went to the 2023 World Champion Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo). The #37 has compatriot Marcos Ramirez (OnlyFans American Racing) and Manuel Gonzalez (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Mastercamp) for company as the trio claimed 7th, 8th, and 9th, with Alonso Lopez (BetaTools SpeedUp) settling for P10 after his flying lap came to an abrupt end with the red flag coming out in the final 30 seconds.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 16:13:09 GMT -8
PECCOvsMARTIN: Sprint fireworks as Martin wins to take the title fight to Valencia The Spaniard carved his way through the pack to beat Di Giannantonio to victory and slash the gap in the standings down to seven points Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) made super Saturday into statement Saturday at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar. With a potential match point on the line on Sunday for title rival Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) depending on the Tissot Sprint, the pressure was absolutely on, and the number 89 soaked it up and then some. After battling Bagnaia early in the race as the two started in P4 and P5, Martin made his way into the lead and then held off a charging Fabio Di Giannantonio (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) over a tense final lap, halving Pecco’s points lead in the process as the Championship leader came home only fifth. Diggia took a stunning second and from second on the grid, with Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) taking third after leading much of the Sprint from pole. Then came Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™), and then Bagnaia after a fascinating showdown in the desert. It was an immediate shot of adrenaline in the title fight in Turn 1 too, with Marini getting the holeshot as Alex Marquez slotted into second – but there was contact right behind the two between Martin and Bagnaia. Martin, the rider on the inside, just kept third, with Bagnaia left with a few metres to make up. Later round the lap both Alex Marquez and Martin were slightly wide though, and Pecco shot back past Martin as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) also attacked and got through. Martin hit back not long after, putting him right back on the rear wheel of Bagnaia. On Lap 2, it got seriously close again as the number 89 opened the door for himself and made it through, with Diggia trying to do the same. A few corners later, he did. Meanwhile in the lead, Marini was under attack. Alex Marquez got through but the Italian answered straight back, holding on to it as Martin got the hammer down just behind and set the fastest lap. Over the line for seven laps to go, Alex Marquez was reloaded and ready to try again. He once again made it through too, but Martini was even quicker to respond with an immediate cutback. That gave Martin a few more metres too as they squabbled, and the number 89 struck as soon as he had the chance to take over in second, homing in on Marini as Alex Marquez was left to defend against Diggia. The move from Martin came at the final corner, taking over in the lead and able to hold Marini off into Turn 1. Alex Marquez couldn’t say the same, with Diggia able to get through at Turn 1 and set off after the battle ahead. Bagnaia, meanwhile, was in fifth and just off the back of the gaggle at the front, but with Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) around half a second back. The next move saw Diggia attack Marini for second, and from there the number 49 set off after Martin. Or more, the mission began to keep up with the title contender as the hammer went absolutely down. Lap by lap, they both pulled away, with Marini holding a safe third and Alex Marquez able to gather up a bit of breathing space ahead of Bagnaia. The leading duo were locked together at the start of the final lap, with Diggia shadowing Martin’s every move. But the number 89 just kept turning the screw and the Gresini machine lost a few metres here and a few there, unable to quite get back on terms with the race leader. Martin crossed the line 0.391s clear to take a valuable 12-point haul from the Tissot Sprint, with Diggia impressing once again after an incredible weekend so far. Marini completes the podium on Saturday. Alex Marquez held on to fourth as Bagnaia was only able to take fifth, and under some late pressure from Viñales, who got past Binder and was on the march. But the number #1 was just about able to respond and keep a two to three-tenth buffer, defending P5 but seeing his lead cut to just seven points. Binder came home in P7, with Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) putting in an even bigger charge up from P14 on the grid. The Frenchman was able to get past Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), who was forced to settle for 10th as Augusto Fernandez (GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3) – now officially Rookie of the Year – grabbed P9 and the last point on Saturday too. And so it’s just seven points between Bagnaia and Martin, with 62 still on the table. 25 more go up for grabs on Sunday in the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar, and if the Sprint is anything to go by, there will be fireworks.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 18:58:59 GMT -8
David Emmett Miguel Oliveira broke a shoulder blade in his crash at Qatar. he's had terrible luck so far this year.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:01:56 GMT -8
Moto3 riders waiting to get a tow. and no penalty
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:05:25 GMT -8
Mat Oxley What I would say about today's incidents - Aleix E and Lecuona - is that one was bad behaviour & the other was dangerous (closing speed) & of course the stewards chose to punish bad behaviour more than safety
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:14:40 GMT -8
“Huge disrespect towards me, I have nothing to say to him. In his career he has much more episodes to be ashamed of than those to be proud of."
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:26:33 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Lecuona also gets a penalty, for ruining what woulda Bastianini’s best Q1 lap
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:30:50 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:36:09 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 18, 2023 19:54:39 GMT -8
Aleix Espargaro has smacked Morbidelli on track
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 7:08:35 GMT -8
Moto3 Race 1 25 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 33'50.694 152.6 World Champion despite dirty tactics 2 20 80 David ALONSO COL Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 33'50.762 152.5 0.068 3 16 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 33'50.857 152.5 0.163 4 13 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 33'50.979 152.5 0.285 5 11 21 Vicente PEREZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 33'52.247 152.4 1.553 6 10 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 33'52.260 152.4 1.566 7 9 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 33'52.419 152.4 1.725 8 8 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 33'52.540 152.4 1.846 9 7 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 33'52.637 152.4 1.943 10 6 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 33'52.713 152.4 2.019 11 5 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 33'54.328 152.3 3.634 12 4 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 33'54.697 152.3 4.003 13 3 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 33'54.754 152.2 4.060 14 2 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 33'54.860 152.2 4.166 15 1 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 33'54.922 152.2 4.228 16 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 33'55.401 152.2 4.707 17 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 33'55.833 152.2 5.139 18 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 33'55.915 152.2 5.221 19 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 33'56.283 152.1 5.589 20 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 33'58.628 152.0 7.934 21 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 33'58.834 151.9 8.140 22 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 34'13.139 150.9 22.445 23 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 34'13.316 150.9 22.622 24 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA CIP Green Power KTM 34'24.412 150.1 33.718 25 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 34'24.704 150.0 34.010 26 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 34'32.416 149.5 41.722 Not classified 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 6'25.293 150.8 13 laps Not finished first lap 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 7:38:41 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 8:29:29 GMT -8
Moto2 Race 1 25 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 35'32.117 163.5 2 20 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 T KALEX 35'34.760 163.3 2.643 3 16 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 35'34.769 163.3 2.652 4 13 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 35'36.702 163.1 4.585 5 11 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 35'36.762 163.1 4.645 6 10 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 35'38.053 163.0 5.936 7 9 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 35'38.329 163.0 6.212 8 8 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 35'38.715 163.0 6.598 9 7 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 35'39.386 162.9 7.269 10 6 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 35'43.419 162.6 11.302 11 5 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 35'43.682 162.6 11.565 12 4 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 35'43.780 162.6 11.663 13 3 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 35'48.222 162.2 16.105 14 2 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 35'48.423 162.2 16.306 15 1 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 35'51.410 162.0 19.293 16 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 35'51.630 162.0 19.513 17 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 35'51.719 162.0 19.602 18 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 35'52.085 161.9 19.968 19 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 35'55.420 161.7 23.303 20 17 Alex ESCRIG SPA Forward Team FORWARD 35'57.192 161.6 25.075 21 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 36'00.688 161.3 28.571 22 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 36'00.753 161.3 28.636 23 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 36'02.688 161.1 30.571 24 33 Rory SKINNER GBR OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 36'04.530 161.0 32.413 25 23 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 36'07.244 160.8 35.127 26 9 Mattia CASADEI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 36'08.858 160.7 36.741 Not classified 5 Kohta NOZANE JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 T KALEX 22'11.985 159.9 7 laps 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 14'07.997 159.8 11 laps 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA Forward Team FORWARD 8'07.651 158.8 14 laps Not started 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 9:45:45 GMT -8
Team told him to back off (mapping 8) but Digia went for it and won! Martin disappeared.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 10:08:25 GMT -8
MotoGP hang on to your hats Race 1 25 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'43.654 170.1 2 20 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'46.388 170.0 2.734 3 16 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 41'48.062 169.8 4.408 4 13 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 41'48.142 169.8 4.488 5 11 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'50.900 169.6 7.246 6 10 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 41'51.274 169.6 7.620 7 9 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 41'51.482 169.6 7.828 8 8 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 41'51.893 169.6 8.239 9 7 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 41'55.163 169.4 11.509 10 6 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 41'58.473 169.1 14.819 11 5 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 41'58.618 169.1 14.964 12 4 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 42'01.085 169.0 17.431 13 3 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 42'01.461 168.9 17.807 14 2 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 42'02.327 168.9 18.673 15 1 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 42'05.109 168.7 21.455 16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 42'05.128 168.7 21.474 17 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 42'05.796 168.6 22.142 18 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 42'10.848 168.3 27.194 19 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 42'11.394 168.3 27.740 Not classified 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 11'38.554 166.3 16 laps Not finished first lap 27 Iker LECUONA SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 10:24:22 GMT -8
Tapey I saw the Ciabatti and Dall’Igna talking and cuddling with Pramac Ducati’s Campinoti quite a bit lately… Could it be they made a deal to make Pramac fiddle with Jorge Martin’s bike? I’m not even joking…
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 10:25:04 GMT -8
Martin Raines Youngest riders to win 3 successive Intermediate-class (250cc/Moto2) GP races: Marc Marquez 18 years 150 days Aldeguer 18/228 Lorenzo 19/136 Rossi 19/230 Pedrosa 19/256 Melandri 19/326
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Post by truenorth on Nov 19, 2023 10:29:01 GMT -8
A. Espargaro handed six place grid penalty following Morbidelli clash The Spaniard has incurred the wrath of the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards following unsportsmanlike behaviour in FP2 - Lecuona also penalised for an on-track incident Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) has been handed a €10,000 fine and six-place grid penalty for Sunday's race at the Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar following the incident involving lost Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) in FP2. Espargaro was deemed to have acted in an unsportsmanlike manner towards the Italian, which resulted in the FIM MotoGP™ Stewards giving him the aforementioned sanctions. Having qualified in P10, the #41 will start the Grand Prix race from P16. In addition, Iker Lecuona (LCR Honda Castrol) was another who was penalised in Lusail. The Spaniard was found to have been riding slowly on the racing line and to have hindered Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) who was on a fast lap in Q1. The Spanish rider received a three-place penalty and will therefore start from the back of the grid on Sunday.
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