MotoGP: Andrea Iannone suspended by FIM after failing Anti-Doping tests

Aprilia MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone has been suspended from any motorcycle racing activity until further notice after failing an anti-doping test.

The former MotoGP race winner provided a urine sample in Sepang and test came back showing that the 30-year-old had been using a steroid which is listed on the banned list.

Iannone has been automatically suspended until further notice and the Italian is able to request and attend the analysis of his B-Sample ahead of the pre-season test in February 2020.

A statement from the FIM reads:

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.

More news will follow as we build-up to the third pre-season test ahead of the 2020 season.