2023-11-19 18:54:00
Fabio Di Giannantonio didn’t know what to do with his feelings. After his victory in the MotoGP race in Qatar on Sunday, the Italian was already in tears in the lap of honor.
Second place finisher Francesco Bagnaia was immediately there to congratulate. His compatriot might guess what was going on in the premiere winner, as it had only leaked a few days ago that Di Giannantonio apparently no longer has a place in the “premier class” of motorcycle racing next season.
The fact that he achieved his first victory in what was possibly the penultimate MotoGP race of his career – cheesy! “The fastest unemployed person in the world,” said Servus TV expert Alex Hermann aptly. “An incredible race. That was a bit of revenge for me,” said 25-year-old Di Giannantonio, who now hopes to get a place for next season.
The MotoGP World Championship decision will only be made at the season finale next Sunday in Valencia, but the starting position following Qatar is already quite clear: with second place at the Lusail Circuit, Bagnaia increased his lead in the overall standings over his pursuer Jorge Martin (10th). ) to 21 points.
Martin had increased the tension in the World Championship race with his sprint victory on Saturday, but problems at the start yesterday robbed the Spaniard of his hopes of a top place early on. Luca Marini (3rd) completed an all-Italian podium.
Masia is Moto3 world champion
The Spaniard Jaume Masia secured the world title in the Moto3 class early on Sunday. The Honda driver won the Qatar GP ahead of the Colombian David Alonso (GasGas) and the Turk Deniz Öncü (Honda) and built his lead over Ayumu Sasaki (Husqvarna) in the World Championship standings to an unassailable 28 points before the last race of the season out of. The Japanese only finished sixth.
Motorrad-WM: Grand Prix in Qatar, MotoGP: 1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati), 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), 3. Luca Marini (Ducati); 5. Brad Binder (KTM); 10. Jorge Martin (Ducati); Sprint: 1. Martin; WM-Stand (19 of 20 Races): 1. Bagnaia, 437 Punkte, 2. Martin 416.
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