Stewards Clear Pedro Acosta of Tyre Pressure Violation, Secures Runner-Up Finish at Indonesian MotoGP

Officials uphold tire pressure rulings for Pedro Acosta and two additional racers

Pedro Acosta maintains second-place result at the Indonesian MotoGP

Pedro Acosta maintained his career-best performance by securing second place in the Indonesian MotoGP.

The newcomer was being investigated for having under-inflated tires, a violation that could have led to a costly 16-second penalty after the race.

This would have placed Francesco Bagnaia in second position, cutting down Jorge Martin's championship advantage from 21 points to 17.

Nevertheless, the FIM Stewards reported that the Technical Director had notified them during the race that Acosta's front tire pressure was being examined.

Following the post-race technical inspections, it was confirmed that the tire pressure was accurate at the start of the race. The pressure loss observed during the race was attributed to a leaking wheel rim.

The Technical Director and the authorized tyre supplier concluded that there was no violation of the rules.

On Sunday, Acosta posed the most significant threat to the championship leader, Martin. At one point, he closed the gap to within 0.8 seconds of the Pramac rider during the middle of the race but ultimately finished 1.4 seconds behind at the checkered flag.

However, the GASGAS rider, along with Brad Binder who finished 8th and Takaaki Nakagami who came in 11th, were signaled for potential infractions regarding low tire pressure during their cooldown lap.

Competitors are required to maintain a front tire pressure of at least 1.8 bar and a rear tire pressure of no less than 1.68 bar for 60% of the Grand Prix race. Failure to do so will result in an automatic post-race penalty of 16 seconds.

Although Acosta has been exonerated, the outcomes for Binder and Nakagami were initially left unresolved, as the Stewards indicated for both racers:

"Because of the specifics involved in the post-race inspections, the results will be released during the following event."

A subsequent update indicated that Binder was cleared with 'No violation detected,' whereas Nakagami's violation was 'verified.'

The Japanese competitor was handed a 16-second penalty, but luckily for the LCR rider, he only fell one position to finish behind Alex Rins since just 12 riders completed the race.

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