Repsol rider scores points despite suffering two crashes during the race. Arón Canet crashes when battling for third position and has to retire from the contest.
There were 23 crashes in total, in a race hit by rain and affected by low grip levels.
Canet concedes second place in the overall standings to Romano Fenati, winner of the race. The Repsol rider is now third, 84 points behind the leader.
Bastianini maintains ninth position in the overall standings, after having scored two points today.
Enea Bastianini – 14th
“It wasn’t a great race. Yesterday we did our final tests in the dry, and today it rained. This morning I had a good feeling and I was sixth. In the race I wanted to open a gap on the first lap, but on the first corner I lost the front and crashed. I got back on track and tried to set my own pace, despite having some difficulties on the right turns, but I was persistent and gained a lot of positions, taking advantage of the fact that many riders ahead crashed out. I fell again later, at Turn 6, as that area was very slippery, but I was able to continue. In the end, I’ve picked up two points. It’s a shame because I felt very good in dry conditions, and we knew we could have a great race.”
Arón Canet – Not classified
“At the beginning of the race I was very comfortable controlling the situation behind Oettl and Di Giannantonio. I saw that the latter was breaking away a little and I decided to overtake Oettl, and from there we had a little contact. Then I caught Di Giannantonio, and when I did I tried to push a bit to see if I could escape. I saw that running such a fast pace was dangerous because the conditions were very difficult. He overtook me in the end and started to set a good pace. I was riding calmly behind him but suddenly, three laps from the end, I lost the front at Turn 6 -where I had already fallen in the warm-up”.
