Marco Bezzecchi has been declared match to race within the Australian Grand Prix, but additionally issued with an extended lap penalty following his high-speed MotoGP crash with Maverick Vinales in Saturday’s dash.
The VR46 Ducati rider was taken to hospital for extra checks following the late-race incident at Doohan, for which Vinales laid the blame squarely on the Italian’s door.
The 25-year-old was declared match to proceed together with his weekend on Sunday morning, however must serve an extended lap penalty for his half within the crash.
Bezzecchi will begin the race in fourth place on the grid. He made a robust getaway on Saturday and was working second early on, earlier than dropping again on the medium rear tyre.
He had simply misplaced fifth place to Vinales when the accident occurred. Bezzecchi misjudged the slipstream impact after being overtaken and slammed into the again of the Aprilia.
Bezzecchi lay immobile within the gravel for a short time however was acutely aware when taken away on a stretcher.
Vinales didn’t undergo any main harm within the crash, regardless of not with the ability to really feel his hand within the preliminary aftermath.
Maverick Vinales, Aprilia Racing Staff
Picture by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photos
One other rider set to serve an extended lap penalty on Sunday is Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez. This follows the Spaniard taking out countryman Joan Mir (Honda) on the Japanese Grand Prix two weeks in the past.
Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda) has additionally incurred the wrath of the stewards in Australia. He’ll begin the race final after incomes a three-place grid penalty for failing to reply to a black flag with orange disc throughout FP2.
Riders are anticipated to go away the observe instantly when this flag is proven, however Nakagami continued to flow into.
In the meantime, Tech3 GasGas rider is not going to participate in Sunday’s race after being declared unfit attributable to a shoulder harm he picked up within the dash. He was attributable to line up fifteenth on the grid.
