Having returned to the track in Jerez for the first time since the opening round of 2023, Ducati Lenovo Team rider Enea Bastianini has unfortunately decided to withdraw from the remainder of the Gran Premio MotoGP™ Guru by Gryfyn de España. The Italian spun five laps on Saturday morning, but after that run, Team Manager Davide Tardozzi confirmed he will not compete any further in the south of Spain.
"He said it is too painful after a couple of laps, it is too hard to ride. We don’t want to take too many risks, so he decided to stop,” confirmed Tardozzi to MotoGP™ Pitlane reporter Jack Appleyard.
Bastianini was declared fit to ride on Thursday after sustaining the broken shoulder blade back in Portimao’s Tissot Sprint. Following a difficult Friday in Jerez, Bastianini decided to see if he was more comfortable on his GP23 in Saturday morning’s Practice 3. However, after a handful of laps, ‘The Beast’ has decided to stop his weekend early.