Valentino Rossi has withdrawn the appeal he lodged with the Court for Arbitration in Sport over his three penalty points he was given following the Marquez Sepang incident.
A statement from CAS reads:
In his appeal to the CAS, Mr Rossi sought the annulment of the penalty, or at least a reduction from three points to one, since on the basis of the FIM Regulations, a rider with four penalty points must start the
next race from last grid position.
Together with his appeal, Mr Rossi filed an urgent application to stay the execution of the challenged decision in order not to lose his place on the starting grid at the final event of the season which was held in Valencia/Spain on 6-8 November 2015.
On 5 November 2015, the Sole Arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement of the parties, Prof. Ulrich Haas (Germany), dismissed Valentino Rossi’s request to stay the execution of the challenged decision.
The Sole Arbitrator found that the conditions to grant the stay were not met, and accordingly, Valentino Rossi began the Valencia race from the last grid position.
Mr Rossi has now informed the CAS that he does not wish to continue with his appeal. Accordingly, the arbitration procedure has been terminated and the FIM decision will continue to remain in force.
