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 Fran🧸cesco Bagnaia.
But after receiving an Official Warning for low tyre pressure in the Sat𓂃urday Sprint, the Gresini rider w☂as 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 Joh🐻ann Zarco inheriting second on his Pramac Ducati fareꦰwell and Brad Binder finishing the season with a podium.
KTM rider Binder was also undeꦕr the minimum pressure, but as a first offence,🎶 the South African only received an Official Warning.
The only full-time🔯 riders to finish theꦺ 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 disqualification.
Valencia was di Giannantonio's final race for Gre♑sini. He is expecte🐭d to join VR46 next season, in place of Repsol Honda-bound Luca Marini.
The finaꦐl 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 the forefront 🌌of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
