Gigi Dall'Igna was red with anger at the finish of the Argentine Grand Prix. Rightly, he had put his pilot Andrea Iannone on picket who had just scuttled, in a single desperate maneuver against his teammate, the hard work carried out by his troops. A week later, in Austin, the punishment was partially lifted.
The fact is that Iannone kept a low profile. In Texas, the fiery “Maniac” turned into an almost frigid sage by starting to speak to the stars from Houston before joining the Austin paddock where he asked the whole world for forgiveness. It must be said that quite a few clouds had gathered above his head, threatening him with a definitive eclipse within a Ducati team that is preparing to receive Lorenzo like the sun king.
In short, this Grand Prix of the Americas should not be missed and Gigi Dall'Igna had his eye on his driver who even went so far as to abandon his appeal procedure against the sanction imposed by the officials after his blunder at Termas de Rio Hondo. This done, it was also necessary to show good dispositions on the track.
Even in the arena, the swashbuckler Iannone showed clemency by absorbing the blows received at the start before hitting his cruising speed. Circumstances then proved him right by making him climb onto the podium, the very one he had made his team miss in Argentina. Efforts noted that the same Gigi Dall'Igna took into account: with this podium, he repaid part of his debt contracted in Argentina » declares the Italian on Insella.it. " Iannone ran an intelligent race, without mistakes, and he won an important third place for his morale and that of the team ».
Iannone has not yet regained all its stripes, but it has nevertheless started to restore its image. An essential step at a time when Ducati will have to decide on the future teammate of a Jorge Lorenzo promised. Andrea is so aware of this that he did not forget to point out that he would be there perfect lining of the five-time Majorcan title winner, with whom he says he shares the same driving style.
2016 World Championship Ranking
| Pos | Pile | Motorcycle | Country | Points |
| 1 | Marc Márquez | Honda | SPA | 66 |
| 2 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | SPA | 45 |
| 3 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | ITA | 33 |
| 4 | Pol Espargaró | Yamaha | SPA | 28 |
| 5 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | SPA | 27 |
| 6 | Hector BARBERA | Ducati | SPA | 25 |
| 7 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | ITA | 23 |
| 8 | Maverick VIÑALES | Suzuki | SPA | 23 |
| 9 | Eugene LAVERTY | Ducati | IRL | 21 |
| 10 | Aleix Espargaro | Suzuki | SPA | 21 |
| 11 | Andrea IANNONE | Ducati | ITA | 16 |
| 12 | Scott REDDING | Ducati | GBR | 16 |
| 13 | Bradley SMITH | Yamaha | GBR | 16 |
| 14 | Stefan BRADL | Aprilia | GER | 15 |
| 15 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Aprilia | SPA | 14 |
| 16 | Michael PIRRO | Ducati | ITA | 12 |
| 17 | Tito RABAT | Honda | SPA | 11 |
| 18 | Jack Miller | Honda | AUS | 2 |
| 19 | Yonny HERNANDEZ | Ducati | COL | 2 |
| 20 | Loris BAZ | Ducati | FRA | 1 |
| 21 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | GBR | 0 |
