Danilo Petrucci can now add World Superbike podium finisher alongside accolades such as double MotoGP race winner, Dakar stage victor and MotoAmerica title runner-up.
Alvaro Bautista returned to winning ways in Race 2 of the British WorldSBK round, while Danilo Petrucci claimed his maiden podium after overcoming Jonathan Rea.
After replacing Enea Bastianini at the French MotoGP last month, Danilo Petrucci is believed to have been offered the chance to replace Alex Rins at LCR Honda for this weekend’s German Grand Prix, an opportunity he has since declined.
Danilo Petrucci believes he was unfairly treated during the Superpole Race at Misano after receiving a Long Lap penalty due to causing a crash with fellow WorldSBK rookies Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner.
A 'chaotic' Misano WorldSBK Superpole race saw Danilo Petrucci penalised for an incident with Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, then left fearing he had broken a femur after crashing out with Iker Lecuona.
After attempting to stay in the fight for the podium, six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea was left with no choice but to try and hang on for fifth.
With Alvaro Bautista dominating the 2023 WorldSBK championship through four rounds, and already signed to another one-year deal for next season, chances of Ducati remaining very competitive are extremely high.
As he gets set for his return to WorldSBK machinery with a test at Mugello, Danilo Petrucci says the feeling he gets from a MotoGP bike gives him ‘more confidence’.
After swapping WorldSBK for a return to MotoGP in place of the injured Enea Bastianini, Danilo Petrucci is ‘sad’ at the thought of his comeback already being over.
Danilo Petrucci may have spent most of his MotoGP career on Ducati machinery, but it was still something of a shock when he climbed back on a Desmosedici at Le Mans on Friday.
Luca Marini, one of the tallest riders on the 2023 grid, thinks Danilo Petrucci’s size will be less of a disadvantage than normal on his MotoGP comeback at Le Mans this weekend.