Di Giannantonio has no trip for the 2024 season having been moved apart to make approach for Marc Marquez at Gresini Ducati subsequent yr.
Now unlikely to get the Honda seat he had been in line for just some weeks again, Di Giannantonio faces an unsure future as he scores an emotional maiden MotoGP win in what may very well be his penultimate grand prix within the class.
Having trailed long-time chief Bagnaia for a lot of the 22-lap grand prix, Di Giannantonio was flashed a ‘mapping 8’ message on his dashboard – which up to now has been a crew order from Ducati.
However he overtook Bagnaia into Flip 12 on lap 19 and was handed a large lead when Bagnaia ran off monitor at Flip 1 moments later making an attempt to repass.
Settling for second, Bagnaia’s championship lead has prolonged from seven to 21 factors as Jorge Martin struggled to a season-worst tenth on his Pramac Ducati.
VR46 Ducati rider Luca Marini accomplished the rostrum having began from pole.
Bagnaia nailed his launch from fourth on the grid on his manufacturing facility crew Ducati to take the holeshot into Flip 1, as Martin alongside made a horrible begin, dropping to eighth.
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Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Crew
The battle for second and third raged over the primary few laps, with Di Giannantonio profitable out when he got here by on his Gresini team-mate Alex Marquez on the fourth tour, and the on Marini subsequent time round.
This squabbling allowed Bagnaia to take a lead of eight tenths as Martin did not make a lot progress, the Pramac rider coming beneath fireplace from Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales.
Bagnaia and Di Giannantonio eased away from the remainder of the pack, transferring virtually two seconds clear come lap 14 as Martin circulated in eighth.
Di Giannantonio by no means allowed Bagnaia to flee on the entrance and trailed by simply two tenths at first of lap 18.
It was on this tour that ‘mapping 8’ was proven to Di Giannantonio. But when it was a direct order from Ducati to carry place, the Italian didn’t heed this.
He threw his Gresini Ducati up the within of Bagnaia into Flip 12 on lap 19 and saved the door shut to retaliation.
Bagnaia pulled Di Giannantonio again in alongside the primary straight to start out lap 20, however couldn’t get his bike stopped and virtually bumped into the again of the Gresini rider.
This despatched Bagnaia off onto the run-off space and let Di Giannantonio escape by over two seconds, although the previous held onto second.
Di Giannantonio finally took the chequered flag 2.734s away from Bagnaia in a probably large day within the championship battle, as Marini completed third as the one rider within the prime six to run the tender entrance tyre.
Vinales labored his option to fourth on the only manufacturing facility Aprilia on the chequered flag, after injured team-mate Aleix Espargaro pulled out on on lap seven.
Brad Binder was fifth on the manufacturing facility KTM from Alex Marquez and Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo, whereas Enea Bastianini (Ducati) and Jack Miller (KTM) relegated Martin to tenth.
Marc Marquez was eleventh between the Pramac duo, with Johann Zarco 2.4s adrift. VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi, Honda’s Joan Mir and Tech3 GasGas’ Augusto Fernandez accomplished the highest 15.
LCR Honda’s Iker Lecuona retired on lap one with a technical problem.