Fabio Di Giannantonio rose to the highest for Ducati in Thailand MotoGP regardless of struggling a technical drawback throughout Sunday’s race.
The VR46 rider appeared able to goal for a podium spot in Buriram after qualifying on the head of the second row.
Nevertheless, his possibilities within the dash race ended when he was pushed vast by Alex Marquez on the opening lap.
The Italian then settled for sixth place within the early phases of the Grand Prix, however a mysterious technical drawback surfaced.
“It was an amazing weekend, nice work by the group,” Di Giannantonio instructed MotoGP.com.
“There have been loads of positives from the weekend, so that is what I need to concentrate on. We have been actually sturdy. I feel we did an amazing job. We have been tremendous quick in each apply.”
“However then we had some fairly unfortunate moments. Yesterday (within the dash) and at the moment we had a technical drawback from the sixth lap. So luck was not on our facet.”
2026 Thailand MotoGP Lap Occasions: Prime 6.
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Di Giannantonio declined to disclose the precise drawback, denying there was a direct drawback with the tires, however hinted that it led to overheating, saying: “I might say it was simply onerous to journey.”
“Sadly, I could not push as a lot as I needed for that reason,” he added.
Within the closing phases, Di Giannantonio fell again to seventh after receiving a move from Joan Mir, however the retirement of Honda rider and Ducati manufacturing unit star Marc Marquez moved him as much as fifth.
Nevertheless, with two laps remaining, Trackhouse Aprilia’s Ai Ogura took over the place.
“If we are able to end sixth regardless of the issues, we will be optimistic, as a result of we might have had a very good race at the moment,” Di Giannantonio stated.
“Tempo-wise I used to be there, so I feel I might a minimum of battle for third place.
“We knew Aprilia have been actually, actually sturdy right here. We knew Pedro (Acosta) was on a roll, however I feel we have been there ultimately.”
“So a minimum of I needed to strive it, however I could not.
“It is disappointing that we could not get the job completed with two sturdy races, however we head to Brazil with a smile on our faces and the boldness that we’ll be aggressive.”
Buriram marked the primary premier-class Grand Prix by which no Ducati rider was on the rostrum since Aragon in 2021.
DiGia’s teammate Franco Morbidelli, using a satellite-spec GP25, completed eighth.
