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Danilo Carlo Petrucci (born 24 October 1990) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who has competed in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York. After losing his KTM ride in
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at the end of the 2021 season, he entered the
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with a
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450 cc machine in January 2022. For most of 2022, Petrucci was based in
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, U.S., riding a
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R in the AMA Superbike Championship series, finishing second at the last event in September. In November of that same year it was announced that Petrucci would return to the Barni Ducati team, this time in the
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. He won two races in the MotoGP World Championship, and also won the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV) in 2011.


Career


Early career

Born in
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, Petrucci began racing in 1998 with mini-trial and mini-cross bikes, achieving some national trophies. In 2006 he switched to road racing entering the CBR600 Cup where he emerged as the best
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. In 2007 Petrucci competed in the Yamaha R6 Cup and made some appearances in the
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. His runner-up position in the R6 Cup granted him official support from Yamaha Motor Italia for the following seasons. In 2008 Petrucci contested his first full international season in the European Superstock 600 championship, scoring two poles and earning seventh place overall in the final championships standings. In 2009 he won three races and earned fourth place overall in the European championship; in the same season he became runner-up in the Italian Superstock 1000 championship and won the Under-23 class. In 2010 Petrucci entered the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship riding for Team Pedercini, while competing also for the Italian Superbike Championship. In the latter championship, he finished in third place overall and won the Under-25 title. In 2011 he again competed in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship, riding a
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entered by the Barni Racing Team. With four victories and six poles, he ended the season as runner-up behind
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. He also contested the Italian Superstock 1000 championship, winning the championship title.


MotoGP World Championship


Came IodaRacing Project (2012–2014)

Petrucci joined the Ioda team in the MotoGP class in 2012, riding a Claiming Rule Teams (CRT) motorcycle with an in-house Ioda chassis and an
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engine. The team switched to using a Suter chassis and BMW engines midway through the season. Petrucci finished 19th overall in the championship and 7th in the CRT class with 27 points. Ioda continued with Suter/BMW machinery and expanded their MotoGP team to field two bikes in 2013, with
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as the second rider. Petrucci finished 17th overall in the championship and 5th in the CRT class with 26 points. Petrucci remained with Ioda for the 2014 season, however the team dropped back to a single entry in the championship and returned to Aprilia machinery. Petrucci suffered a fractured wrist from a crash during the warm-up session for the
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replaced Petrucci for rounds 6 and 7. Petrucci returned for the
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. Petrucci eventually finished 20th overall in the championship and 5th in the Open class with 17 points.


Pramac Racing (2015–2018)

On 1 October 2014, it was announced that Petrucci would leave the Ioda team and move to Pramac Racing with a two-year contract, starting with the 2015 season. He replaced
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, who moved to the factory Ducati Team. Petrucci took his first podium finish at the
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in August. After starting 18th on the grid, Petrucci moved through the order in wet conditions, and ultimately finished second behind
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. He missed the first four races after suffering a broken hand in a pre-season testing crash at
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. Upon return he once again excelled in wet conditions during
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where he set the fastest lap and briefly led before the race was stopped (he ultimately retired with an electrical failure). He starts his sixth consecutive season in Motogp for the same team, but riding a factory spec bike and with the same teammate from 2016. On 4 June 2017 he climbs on the third step of the podium at the Italian Grand Prix,in Assen he manages to get on the podium again, finishing second. He finished second in the San Marino Grand Prix. In Japan he finished third. He ended the season in 8th place with 124 points. In 2018 he was in the same team, with teammate Jack Miller. In France, he finished in second place. He ended the season in 8th place with 144 points.


Ducati Team (2019–2020)

In 2019, he moved to the Ducati factory team to pair with Andrea Dovizioso. He finished in third place in France. He achieved his first victory in MotoGP at the next race at Italy. He finished in third place at Catalonia. He ended the season in 6th place with 176 points. In 2020 he remained with the same team. He won in France in wet race conditions after being in the lead since the start of the race. He ends the season in twelfth place with 78 points.


Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2021)

For the 2021 season Petrucci was signed by the KTM satellite team
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. He had a best result of 5th place throughout the season and finished 21st in the standings with 37 points. At the Styrian GP in August news broke that he had lost his ride and would be exiting MotoGP at the end of the season.


Team Suzuki Ecstar (2022)

On 26 September 2022, it was announced that Petrucci would replace the injured
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for the Thailand Grand Prix in
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, after the US Superbike season had ended. Petrucci finished in position 20, in front of one regular rider and one replacement, and later confirmed he had no team arrangements for 2023.


Dakar Rally

Petrucci suffered a broken leg training in December 2021. During the 2022 event, he placed 23rd in the prologue event, followed by 13th in the first stage. He retired from the second stage with machine failure after , and had to be rescued by helicopter. Petrucci continued on in the rally after a nearly 12-hour time penalty for his failure to finish the stage. On stage five, Petrucci took his first Dakar stage victory after fellow KTM rider
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received a time penalty.


MotoAmerica Superbike Championship (2022)

Petrucci won both legs of his inaugural race in the
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at COTA, near
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, on the weekend of 9 and 10 April. Petrucci won the first leg of two at
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in late April, leading the championship on points. His Ducati suffered an engine failure in the second leg. Petrucci finished the season and AMA championship in second place to
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in September 2022.Danilo Petrucci Finishes a Brilliant Second in 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
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Superbike World Championship


Barni Spark Ducati Racing Team (from 2023)

Petrucci will competed for the Barni Ducati Team from 2023 Superbike World Championship season.


Career statistics


Career summary


FIM Superstock 1000 Cup


Races by year

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Grand Prix motorcycle racing


By season


By class


Races by year

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


AMA Superbike Championship


Races by season


Races by year


Dakar Rally


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrucci, Danilo 1990 births Living people Italian motorcycle racers Pramac Racing MotoGP riders FIM Superstock 1000 Cup riders People from Terni Sportspeople from the Province of Terni MotoGP World Championship riders Ducati Corse MotoGP riders Motorcycle racers of Fiamme Oro Tech3 MotoGP riders Off-road motorcycle racers Dakar Rally motorcyclists Suzuki MotoGP riders