Seventh place may not sound like much to be pleased about for 2023 Qatar MotoGP winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio di Giannantonio.

But Lusail was far from a straightforward weekend and the new VR46 rider said he was going🥃 home “with a big smile”.

Fast througho🐼ut the pre-season, di Giannaဣntonio qualified seventh on the grid, just 0.058s behind the top GP23 of Gresini successor Marc Marquez.

But his Sprint race cﷺame to a frightening end when he highsided on the third lap, landing heavily on hi🍒s left foot before narrowly scrambling out of the path of the following riders.

“Luckily, everyꦦbody saw me,” di Giannantonio said. “But then the bike went straight on [i𝓀nto the barrier]. I don't want to say how much it costs for the team to repair!”

The VR46 crew worked late into the night 🧸to get the bike back into one piece for Sunday's grand prix where a limping di Giannantonio was up to sixth place on the opening lap.

“I want to thank so much the team,” di Giannantonio said. “The crash was pretty big for the bike itself, and the bike was OK for the race, so they did an amazing job through the night to rebuild th🧸e bike from zero."

However, an inconsistent braking issue caused the Italian to overstress his front tyre and he spent much of the 21 laps in e𝔉ighth place before passing a fading Pedro Acꦫosta in the closing stages.

“It's been not an easy weekend for us. We had the speed, but it has been a bit of a roller coaster,” Diggia reflected.&💃nbsp;

“In the race, I had some brake issues, the brakes were not stable in every braking. So I was trying a little bit to understand how much I was braking and this made a snowball effect with the front tyre [wear], which I destr♚oyed quite early.

“But if we make seventh position in a tough race, I think we should be hapไpy because it means we are strong and have great potential this year. It’s also just my first race with this team. 

"So it’s a good start. We should go back ho♕me with a big smile... Last year I woul🐟d have signed to start P7!”

di Giannantonio, the biℱg improver of the 2023 campaign, began last season just 16th and last in the Portimao Sprint before retiring from the grand prix. 

Team-mate Marco Bezzecchi finished 14th in Qatar o🧸n Sunday.