VOLUME ISSUE NOVEMBER , P
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
H
e's been the talking point for
plenty of reasons lately, not
least of which has been his ex-
plosion in form since being delivered
the news that Marc Marquez was go-
ing to take his job for 2023, but Fabio
Di Giannantonio (Gresini Ducati) put
everyone on notice that he deserves
a spot on the grid for next year as he
delivered a resounding victory, his
first in the premier class, under the
Qatari floodlights.
Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo
Team) also left Qatar a happy man
after taking second, somewhat luckily
after coming within inches of running
up the back of Di Giannantonio who
had just taken the lead. Bagnaia was
looking good for the race win until
"Diggia" (Di Giannantonio) shot past,
but his 20 points were far more than
chief title rival and Sprint Race win-
ner Jorge Martin earned. The Prima
Pramac Ducati rider limped home
to 10th and six points, dropping 21
points behind Bagnaia with one round
and 37 points to play for remaining.
Third in Qatar went to Moony
VR46 Ducati's Luca Marini.
In Moto2, Fermin Aldeguer (GT
Trevisan SpeedUp) took another easy-
looking win, this time over first-time
podium man Manuel Gonzalez (Corre
-
os Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team) and
Aron Canet (Pons Wegow Los40).
While in Moto3, a new king was
crowned as Jaume Masia (Leopard
Racing) took the win and the title, fin
-
ishing 0.068 seconds ahead of David
Alonso (GasGas Aspar Team) and
Deniz Oncu (Red Bull KTM Ajo).
You only win your first
MotoGP race once. Fabio
Di Giannantonio lets the
emotions pour out after
taking the Qatar victory.
DOHA DOHA
Diggia
