Details are light, but MotoGP officials have announced Andrea Iannone (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) has been suspended.
The move comes after Iannone failed a urine test after the Malaysian MotoGP round, all the way back in November. The test indicated usage of an “Adverse Analytical Finding of a non-specified substance under Section 1.1.a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) of the 2019 Prohibited List.”
He’s suspended until further notice, although he has the right to appeal the suspension. That’s basically all the information the MotoGP brain trust will release at this point, due to the internal regulations of the World Anti-Doping Code and the FIM Anti-Doping Code. There are a few more fine details in the presser below.
Press release
Iannone provisionally suspended
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has advised Italian Grand Prix rider Andrea Iannone that he is provisionally suspended
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has advised Italian Grand Prix rider Andrea Iannone that he is provisionally suspended pursuant to Article 7.9.1 of the 2019 FIM Anti-doping Code (CAD). The decision to provisionally suspend Mr Andrea Iannone was mandatory following the receipt of a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Kreischa b. Dresden (Germany) indicating an Adverse Analytical Finding of a non-specified substance under Section 1.1.a) Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) of the 2019 Prohibited List, in a urine sample collected from him at an in-competition test carried out by the FIM at the round of the FIM Grand Prix World Championship held in Sepang, Malaysia on 3 November 2019.
Mr Andrea Iannone has the right to request and attend the analysis of his B sample.
Mr Andrea Iannone is provisionally suspended with effect from 17 December 2019. He is therefore barred from participating in any motorcycling competition or activity until further notice. Under Article 7.9.3.2 CAD, Mr Iannone may request lifting of his provisional suspension.
Under the World Anti-Doping Code and the FIM Anti-Doping Code, the FIM is unable to provide any additional information at this time.
