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Enea Bastianini (KTM/5th): Lightning-fast start at the Qatar GP – then severe chattering

Red Bull Tech3 rider Enea Bastianini seized the moment, emerged as the top KTM rider at the MotoGP race in the Qatari desert and then spoke about a planned gift for the team.

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08.11.2026 - 20:01

This article is an automatically generated English version. The Original Article was published in German.

Enea Bastianini (Nr. 23) zog an KTM-Kollege vorbei und wurde Fünfter
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Enea Bastianini produced an excellent start from ninth on the grid under the floodlights at the Lusail International Circuit in Doha on Sunday. By lap 2, the Italian was already running in fifth place. He eventually managed to finish in 5th place. The 28-year-old, riding the Red Bull Tech3-KTM, spent a long time behind his team-mate Pedro Acosta, who was, however, desperately looking for a slipstream to allow his front tyre pressure to rise. As a result, ‘La Bestia’ managed to overtake the Spaniard with four laps to go.

“It was a tough race,” explained Bastianini, who will be riding for Trackhouse-Aprilia next year and finished 6.9 seconds behind winner Marco Bezzecchi. “My start was good, I had a good line and was in a good position going into Turn 1. I wanted to stay in the mix and fight with Pedro and Marc for the podium, but then Marc dropped out in the middle of the race.”

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The Italian from the Adriatic went on to say: “I was under pressure from Ogura throughout the race – he was right behind me. We had severe chattering in the left-hand corners today – that was the problem. It’s been like that all weekend. This problem also got worse in Saturday’s sprint race. And yet I was the best KTM rider, so we did a good job.”

Bastianini admitted: “My riding was a bit nervous; I’m trying very hard to fight for the podium. I’m a bit closer now, but it just isn’t happening. We’ve still got two chances left – I want to reward my team with them. For part of the race, I wanted to stay calm and look after the tyres. But then Marc upped the pace and I wanted to keep up. But his pace was better than mine.”

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With two events and four races remaining, Enea Bastianini sits 10th in the World Championship standings, just behind the recently injured Ducati factory rider Pecco Bagnaia.

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