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Marco Bezzecchi banned from Czech MotoGP race after slapping track steward

The Guardian Sport Sunday 21 June 2026, 09:04 UTC By AFP 1 min read
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Incident occurred after Bezzecchi crashed on SaturdayTitle leader apologises ‘to entire MotoGP community’The MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was banned from Sunday’s Czech GP after slapping a track steward in the face after a crash in Saturday’s sprint, MotoGP said on Sunday. The 27-year-old Italian Aprilia Racing rider crashed out of the sprint with two laps to go. Footage on TNT Sports showed Bezzecchi running towards a steward, pushing him and then slapping him in the face as...

  • Incident occurred after Bezzecchi crashed on Saturday

  • Title leader apologises ‘to entire MotoGP community’

The MotoGP championship leader Marco Bezzecchi was banned from Sunday’s Czech GP after slapping a track steward in the face after a crash in Saturday’s sprint, MotoGP said on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Italian Aprilia Racing rider crashed out of the sprint with two laps to go. Footage on TNT Sports showed Bezzecchi running towards a steward, pushing him and then slapping him in the face as the steward was standing over his bike in the gravel.

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