Fabio di Giannantonio to miss Catalunya MotoGP test
Fabio di Giannantonio will not ride in Monday’s Catalunya MotoGP test.
Fabio di Giannantonio will miss Monday’s official Catalunya MotoGP test following his dramatic grand prix victory on Sunday.
The Italian secured his and VR46's first MotoGP win since 2023 despite a hand injury sustained during the initial start.
The injury occurred when di Giannantonio was struck by debris - including the front wheel and suspension - from Alex Marquez's destroyed Ducati.
di Giannantonio defied the pain to take the race lead with three laps to go in the final restart.
A VR46 statement read:
“After yesterday’s crash at the #CatalanGP, the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and Fabio Di Giannantonio have agreed not to participate in today’s test day at Circuit Barcelona-Catalunya and to focus on recovery ahead of the next GP.”
di Giannantonio joins Alex Marquez, Johann Zarco and Marc Marquez in missing the final official test of the 1000cc era.
Team-mate Franco Morbidelli will be VR46's only rider on track, with his satellite-spec GP25 machine.
The next round of the 2026 season is the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello from 29-31 May.
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