Valencia MotoGP: Tyre pressure penalty costs Fabio di Giannantonio podium
A late charge saw di🍷 Giannantonio pass Johann Zarco and finish in the wheeltracks of race winner and newly crowned 2023 champion Francesco Bagnaia.
But after receiving an Official Warning for low tyre pres🌸sure in the Saturday Sprintꦍ, the Gresini rider was again under the specified limit on Sunday (50% of the grand prix laps).
That meant a 3-second time penalty, demoting him from second to fourth place, with Johann Zarco inheriting second on his Pramac Ducati farewell and Brad Binder finishing the ༒season with a podium.
KTM rider Binder was also under꧂ the minimum pressure, but൲ as a first offence, the South African only received an Official Warning.
The only full-time riders🌊 to finish the season without a pressure warning (and without missing races due to injuries) were Fabio Quartararo and Takaaki Nakagami.
From next season any tyre pressure infringements ♊will be punished by disqua🌜lification.
Valencia was di Giannanton𒐪io's final race for Gresini. He is expected to join VR46 next season, in place of Repsol Honda-bound Luca Marini.
The🌜 final 2023 tyre 🧸pressure warning/penalties list can be seen below:
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at th♏e forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s i🍃njury issues.
