Enea Bastianini’s eventful French MotoGP weekend has ended with the FIM Stewards handing the Tech3 KTM rider an extended lap penalty for the following spherical at Silverstone.
The Italian, who was ordered to drop two positions for ‘irresponsible driving’ whereas battling with Jack Miller within the Dash, was amongst 13 riders given a compulsory double lengthy lap penalty for pitting on the finish of the sighting lap within the restarted grand prix.
Earlier than he might serve that penalty, Bastianini misplaced management on the first chicane and took out former manufacturing facility Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.
Each remounted, with Bastianini happening to finish the double lengthy lap.
Bastianini then crashed once more, at Flip 14, remounting for a second time earlier than pitting for his dry bike.
However throughout the bike swap, Bastianini exceeded the pit lane velocity restrict… and obtained one other double lengthy lap penalty. After serving that penalty, he ultimately completed the race a lap down in thirteenth.
Nevertheless, the sooner incident with Bagnaia got here again to hang-out Bastianini when the FIM Stewards later imposed an extended lap penalty for his subsequent occasion…
Enea Bastianini, First lap crash, 2025 French MotoGP
NOTIFICATION OF SANCTION
To: Enea BASTIANINI, Rider #23 of the MotoGP™ Class.
“At 14:13:47 throughout the MotoGP™ Race of the MICHELIN GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE at Flip 3 you have been discovered to be driving in an irresponsible method inflicting a crash, involving rider #63.
“This contravenes the precise directions given to MotoGP rivals and groups, and is taken into account irresponsible driving inflicting hazard to different rivals. It’s due to this fact an infringement of Article 1.21.2 of the FIM Grand Prix World Championship Laws.
Sanction:
“For the above causes, the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel has imposed a Lengthy Lap Penalty. The Lengthy Lap Penalty shall be served by the rider within the subsequent Grand Prix race within the Championship*…”
Penalty Clarification
“Following the Penalty Protocols issued to groups, this motion was deemed to be an incident of Sort MGP-CC5: START OF THE RACE / OPENING LAP. Actions that create a harmful state of affairs for a number of riders and/or inflicting a crash. As a primary offence for the season, the suitable penalty on this case is a Double Lengthy Lap Penalty. Attributable to mitigating circumstances, a single Lengthy Lap penalty will probably be utilized.”
Bagnaia, who crashed out of fourth within the Dash, completed the race in sixteenth place, which means he was left with none factors within the French MotoGP weekend.
