RiderTua.com – Fabio Quartararo ‘s podium was cancelled.. Daniel Pedrosa or Dani Pedrosa (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) was finally promoted to P3 at the Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0.0 de España. The rider with number #26 has now achieved his first Tissot Sprint podium after Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) received an eight second penalty due to low tire pressure. Currently riders must adhere to a minimum pressure for 30% of laps during a Sprint race or 60% of laps in a race distance of at least 15 laps.
Fabio Quartararo’s Podium Canceled Due to Tire Pressure
The Frenchman qualified from his starting position 23rd on the grid and battled Pedrosa throughout the Sprint, crossing the finish line in P3. However, Quartararo was demoted to P5 after an eight second penalty was applied, placing the #20 behind Pedrosa and Franco Morbidelli (Prima Pramac Racing).
A number of riders also received eight second penalties from the FIM MotoGP Stewards, including Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse Racing), who dropped from P6 to P12. Fabio Di Giannantonio (Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing) also received an eight second penalty but remained in P13, as did Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) and Alex Rins (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) who remained in P14 and P15 after the penalty was applied.
2024 Spanish MotoGP Sprint Race Results (Revised)
Pos | Nat | Rider | Team | Last Lap | Time/Gap |
1 | ESP | Jorge Martin | Prima Pramac | 1:41.676 | 19:52.682 |
2 | ESP | Pedro Acosta | GasGas Tech3 | 1:40.327 | +2.970 |
3 | ESP | Daniel Pedrosa | KTM Team | 1:38.692 | +7.102 |
4 | ITA | Franco Morbidelli | Prima Pramac | 1:38.839 | +8.481 |
5 | FRA | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy | 1:38.684 | +15.052 |
6 | ESP | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 1:40.511 | +18.131 |
7 | ESP | Augusto Fernandez | GasGas Tech3 | 1:39.475 | +18.278 |
8 | PRT | Miguel Oliveira | TrackHouse Racing | 1:40.639 | +18.418 |
9 | ESP | Joan Mir | Repsol Team | 1:39.343 | +18.553 |
10 | JPN | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR IDEMITSU | 1:39.823 | +21.136 |
11 | FRA | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 1:52.868 | +21.948 |
12 | ESP | Raul Fernandez | TrackHouse Racing | 1:39.515 | +23.882 |
13 | ITA | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina VR46 | 1:39.067 | +23.478 |
14 | AUS | Jack Miller | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.880 | +37.901 |
15 | ESP | Alex Rins | Monster Energy | 1:40.619 | +1:02.288 |
16 | ITA | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Team | 1:43.753 | +1:22.979 |
NC | ITA | Luca Marini | Repsol Team | 1:39.927 | DNF |
NC | DEU | Stefan Bradl | Honda Team | 1:39.928 | DNF |
NC | ESP | Maverick Vinales | Aprilia Racing | 1:39.477 | DNF |
NC | ITA | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina VR46 | 1:38.681 | DNF |
NC | ESP | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 1:38.480 | DNF |
NC | ZAF | Brad Binder | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.243 | DNF |
NC | ITA | Enea Bastianini | Lenovo Team | 1:38.425 | DNF |
NC | ITA | Francesco Bagnaia | Lenovo Team | 1:39.141 | DNF |
NC | ESP | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 0 | DNF |