Ducati rider Andrea Iannone has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the next MotoGP round in Austin after a collision with his team-mate Andrea Dovizioso in Argentina.
The two Ducatis were running in second and third on the final lap of the race in Argentina, but Iannone attempted to make a move up the inside of team-mate Dovizioso at the last corner.
The two collided, with Iannone exiting the race and Dovizioso getting up and pushing his bike across the line in 13th place.
"Iannone has been given a three-place grid penalty for Austin, and one penalty point for an 'overly optimistic overtake’,” MotoGP officials said after the race.
It was Iannone’s second retirement of 2016, having crashed out of the season-opening round in Qatar.
Marc Marquez took victory in Argentina, with Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa benefitting from the last-corner Ducati crash to take over the final two podium spots.
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