Label: Andrea Iannone

Mar192024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Iannone on suspension period: I stopped following MotoGP

In a recent interview with the Superbike World Championship website, Andrea Iannone discussed the period he spent away from the race track due to a doping violation. After a four-year hiatus, the Italian returned to the Superbike class in style, where he already stood on the podium in the first race of the new season in Australia. With this, he proved his talent, which in no way faded during the years of hiatus. This experience was very difficult for him. "I wasn't allowed to race for four years. It was very difficult for me to accept the court's decision. My life somehow lost its meaning then. It was necessary to get used to a new way of life. I felt lost." "It hurt like I had a really bad fall. But if you fall, you're out for a year at the most. I rested for four. It's hard to describe. I swear by the name

Feb242024 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Iannone: I think I'm dreaming

MotoGP News, WSBK

Andrea Iannone was understandably extremely pleased after finishing third in the first Superbike race of the season. As he admitted, he did not expect that he would be able to fight for places on the winners' podium in his first race in the new competition. The Italian surprised already in qualifying, when he took second place, and then even took the lead in the race. After the initial lead, only Nicola Bulega and Andrea Locatelli managed to overtake him. After the race, he said of his return to the race tracks: "Unbelievable. I really didn't expect this. I feel like I'm dreaming right now. It's amazing to be at such a high level in the first race of the season. The feeling on the bike was amazing." "I got a lot of support and that means more to me than today's result" "At the moment I'm bursting with energy. When I prev

October182023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Andrea Iannone confirmed his return to racing with Ducati

MotoGP News, WSBK

Andrea Iannone, who has been serving a doping ban, will return to competitive waters in the 2024 season as he races for Ducati's Go Eleven team in the WSBK Championship. The Italian, who was a Ducati rider in the MotoGP class between 2013 and 2016 and is serving a four-year ban from competition from 2020, said: "I've been waiting for this moment for a very long time. I'm finally going back to the track where I've been spending my time until now." Iannone, 34, will replace Philipp Oettl at the Go Eleven team if they fail to secure a place for another of their bikes on the starting line.

Feb182023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Iannone injured while preparing to return to MotoGP

MotoGP News

Andrea Iannone suffered a fall on his motorcycle, an Aprilia RSV4, during testing at the Vallelunga circuit, apparently injuring himself in the process. Iannone's four-year FIM ban is coming to an end and the Italian is ramping up his preparations, proving he is serious about his return to the big gates. He is rumored to be planning a direct return to MotoGP, but the return to racing form will apparently take a bit longer as he made a mistake and crashed in the fourth lap. Eyewitnesses say that he veered off the racing line while braking in the chicane and fell, and after the fall he felt pain in his shoulder, so he traveled to the hospital for an X-ray. Doctors later confirmed that the injuries were only mild and that there was no broken collarbone, which Iannone had feared.

Jan132023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pernat: Andrea Iannone will return in 2024!

MotoGP News

Andrea Iannone will return to MotoGP at the end of 2023, according to his former manager Carlo Pernat. Iannone, a former Ducati, Suzuki and Aprilia rider, will serve his four-year doping ban at the end of this year, allowing him to return to official FIM competition. Pernat says that there is still enough speed in him, and he will also be interesting from a promotional point of view. "Iannone is insanely talented and you can't lose that kind of talent in four years," Pernat is convinced. Since the start of his ban, Iannone has regularly posted messages on his social media profiles expressing his intention to return, while at the same time demonstrating work on his physical fitness. Pernat says that he would take the Italian into the team just because of the media

Nov102020 by Aljaž CentaNo Comments

4-year racing ban for Andrea Iannone

MotoGP News

Andrea Iannone was given a four-year racing ban after the World Anti-Doping Organization found him guilty. Iannone was suspended from the competition after a positive anabolic steroid test at the Sepanga Grand Prix in 2019. He later submitted a B sample to appeal and challenge the suspension, but the B sample was also positive. He was originally given an 18-month racing ban, but appealed the decision because he allegedly consumed this steroid through meat consumption. He appealed through the arbitral tribunal during which time the anti-doping organization wanted to extend the suspension to 4 years. Various trials of more than 11 hours in length were also held. Andrea, however, could not prove his innocence in court, so the court set the maximum sentence she demanded for

October152020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Iannone could return to MotoGP as early as Aragon

MotoGP News

Bradley Smith is ready to perform before Friday's first free practice in Aprilie's pits, but he himself says that by morning things may surprisingly turn in favor of Andrea Iannone, whose rider he replaces, who could return to MotoGP races this weekend. The Italian is currently suspended for illicit doping abuse, and his appeal was heard by the International Court of Appeals (CAS) just on Thursday when Smith attended a news conference. If the former Ducati racer managed to prove guilt, the court could allow him to perform in his first free practice, otherwise his 18-month ban could be extended to 4 years. “I don’t know if I’ll be driving at all tomorrow,” Smith told a news conference Thursday. "I haven't heard anything yet about what's going on

Jun242020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Smith will replace suspended Iannone

MotoGP News

Aprilia has now also officially confirmed that Bradley Smith will race in place of Andrea Iannone as long as the Italian is suspended. Iannone was sentenced in March this year to an 18-month racing ban for steroid abuse in testing after last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Iannone appealed the sentence, which began running in October 2019, claiming he ingested illicit stimulants unknowingly. This one was supposed to be in the food he ate. The Italian hopes that the CAS Court of Arbitration for Sport will acquit him, and on the other hand, the World Anti-Doping Agency is demanding that the court extend the sentence for a MotoGP racer to 4 years. Aprilia is still publicly supported by Iannone, but as the first race of a very busy season approaches, Smith has already been hired for the first races, joining the team as a test racer last year. Smith

Jun92020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

MotoGP: Iannone could stay without racing for 4 years

MotoGP News

At the start of Andrea Iannone's appeal proceedings against the Italian, the World Anti-Doping Agency requested an extension of the racing ban from 18 months to four years. Iannone tested positive for a ban on stimulants at last year's Malaysian Grand Prix, and although judges considered his defense at a FIM hearing in March, racer Aprilie was sentenced to an 18-month ban from racing, which began on the day of the race in Malaysia. The former Ducati racer has announced he will fight the decision, citing similar doping cases where athletes have been acquitted of all charges and the Aprilia team fully supports him in doing so. Iannone thus appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and WADA addressed a request to the same court to have the Italian ban on racing

May272020 by Aljaž CentaNo Comments

Aprillia: Petrucci possible replacement for Iannone

MotoGP News

At Aprillia, they want to keep both drivers, Aleix Espargaro and Andre Iannone. However, the fate of the latter is still unknown, as Dorna has not yet ruled on the doping case with the Italian. They see a possible replacement in Danilo Petrucci, who is saying goodbye to the Ducati team. He will be replaced by Jack Miller. It is not yet fully known whether Petrucci will decide to stay in the MotoGP class or move to the Superbike class. Petrucci manager Alberto Vergani says Danilo is already on Ducati's siding as they apparently opted for Miller based on results from the second half of last season and not based on the current form of the racers. According to him, Andrea Dovizioso almost certainly stays with Ducati. All indications are that the transfer depends on the punishment of Iannone, who is currently serving