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Born | Terni, Italy | 24 October 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Barni Spark Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | DaniloPetrucci.it | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Fiamme Oro [1] |
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. [2] After losing his KTM ride in MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season, he entered the 2022 Dakar Rally with a Tech3 KTM rally raid 450 cc machine in January 2022. [3]
For most of 2022, Petrucci was based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., riding a Ducati Panigale V4R in the AMA Superbike Championship series, finishing second at the last event in September. [4] [5] In November of that same year it was announced that Petrucci would return to the Barni Ducati team, this time in the Superbike World Championship. [6]
He won two races in the MotoGP World Championship, and also won the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV) in 2011. [7]
Born in Terni, 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 rookie. In 2007 Petrucci competed in the Yamaha R6 Cup and made some appearances in the European Superstock 600 Championship. 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 Ducati 1098R entered by the Barni Racing Team. With four victories and six poles, he ended the season as runner-up behind Davide Giugliano. He also contested the Italian Superstock 1000 championship, winning the championship title.
Petrucci joined the Ioda team in the MotoGP class in 2012, [8] riding a Claiming Rule Teams (CRT) motorcycle with an in-house Ioda chassis and an Aprilia RSV4 engine. [9] The team switched to using a Suter chassis and BMW engines midway through the season. [10] 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 Lukáš Pešek as the second rider. [11] 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 Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. [12] Michel Fabrizio replaced Petrucci for rounds 6 and 7. Petrucci returned for the Dutch TT at Assen. Petrucci eventually finished 20th overall in the championship and 5th in the Open class with 17 points.
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 Andrea Iannone, who moved to the factory Ducati Team. [13] Petrucci took his first podium finish at the British Grand Prix in August. After starting 18th on the grid, Petrucci moved through the order in wet conditions, and ultimately finished second behind Valentino Rossi. [14]
He missed the first four races after suffering a broken hand in a pre-season testing crash at Phillip Island. Upon return he once again excelled in wet conditions during Dutch TT 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.
In 2019, he moved to the Ducati factory team to pair with Andrea Dovizioso. He finished in third place at Le Mans. He achieved his first victory in MotoGP in the following race at Mugello. He finished in third place at Catalunya. He ended the season in 6th place with 176 points.
In 2020 he remained with the same team. He won at Le Mans in wet race conditions after being in the lead from start to finish. He ended the season in twelfth place with 78 points.
For the 2021 season Petrucci was signed by the KTM satellite team Tech3. [15] 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. [16]
On 26 September 2022, it was announced that Petrucci would replace the injured Joan Mir for the Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram, after the US Superbike season had ended. [17] Petrucci finished in position 20, in front of one regular rider and one replacement, and later confirmed he had no team arrangements for 2023. [18]
Petrucci suffered a broken leg training in December 2021. [19] During the 2022 event, he placed 23rd in the prologue event, [20] followed by 13th in the first stage. [21] He retired from the second stage with machine failure after 117 kilometres (73 mi), [22] and had to be rescued by helicopter. [23] 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 Toby Price received a time penalty. [24]
Petrucci won both legs of his inaugural race in the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at COTA, near Austin, Texas, on the weekend of 9 and 10 April. [25] [26]
Petrucci won the first leg of two at Road Atlanta in late April, leading the championship on points. [27] His Ducati suffered an engine failure in the second leg. [28]
Petrucci finished the season and AMA championship in second place to Jake Gagne in September 2022. [29]
Petrucci will compete for the Barni Ducati Team from 2023 Superbike World Championship season.
Season | Series | Team | Bike | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Position |
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2007 | European Superstock 600 Championship | Imperiale Moto | Yamaha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27th |
2008 | European Superstock 600 Championship | Team Trasimeno | Yamaha | 9 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 7th |
2009 | European Superstock 600 Championship | Yamaha Italia Jr. Trasimeno | Yamaha | 10 | 4 | 3 | 146 | 4th |
2010 | Superstock 1000 Cup | Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | 10 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9th |
2011 | Superstock 1000 Cup | Barni Racing Team | Ducati | 10 | 6 | 4 | 169 | 2nd |
2012 | MotoGP | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
Ioda-Suter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
2013 | MotoGP | Came IodaRacing Project | Ioda-Suter | 18 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th |
2014 | MotoGP | IodaRacing Project | ART | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20th |
2015 | MotoGP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 18 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10th |
2016 | MotoGP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 14 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 14th |
2017 | MotoGP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 18 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 8th |
2018 | MotoGP | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8th |
2019 | MotoGP | Ducati Team | Ducati | 19 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 6th |
2020 | MotoGP | Ducati Team | Ducati | 14 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 12th |
2021 | MotoGP | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 18 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21st |
2022 | MotoAmerica Superbike | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York | Ducati | 20 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 2nd |
MotoGP | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
2023 | World Superbike | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati | 22 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6th |
MotoGP | Ducati Team | Ducati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
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2010 | Kawasaki | POR 9 | SPA 13 | NED 7 | ITA 5 | SMR 10 | CZE Ret | GBR 9 | GER 13 | ITA 7 | FRA 8 | 9th | 63 |
2011 | Ducati | NED 2 | ITA 4 | SMR 2 | SPA 3 | CZE Ret | GBR 1 | GER Ret | ITA 1 | FRA 1 | POR 1 | 2nd | 169 |
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2012 | MotoGP | Ioda | Came IodaRacing Project | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
Ioda-Suter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
2013 | MotoGP | Ioda-Suter | Came IodaRacing Project | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17th |
2014 | MotoGP | ART | Octo IodaRacing Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20th |
2015 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP14 | Octo Pramac Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10th |
2016 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP15 | Octo Pramac Yakhnich | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 14th |
2017 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP17 | Octo Pramac Racing | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 8th |
2018 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP18 | Alma Pramac Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 8th |
2019 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP19 | Ducati Team | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 6th |
2020 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP20 | Ducati Team | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 12th |
2021 | MotoGP | KTM RC16 | Tech3 KTM Factory Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21st |
2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki GSX-RR | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
2023 | MotoGP | Ducati Desmosedici GP23 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd |
Total | 171 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 822 |
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
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MotoGP | 2012–present | 2012 Qatar | 2015 Great Britain | 2019 Italy | 171 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 822 | 0 |
Total | 2012–present | 171 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 822 | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
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2012 | MotoGP | Ioda | QAT Ret | SPA 13 | POR 15 | FRA Ret | CAT 19 | GBR 17 | NED 11 | GER 17 | ITA Ret | USA Ret | INP Ret | CZE 17 | 19th | 27 | ||||||||
Ioda-Suter | RSM 14 | ARA 17 | JPN Ret | MAL 11 | AUS 13 | VAL 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
2013 | MotoGP | Ioda-Suter | QAT Ret | AME Ret | SPA 14 | FRA 14 | ITA 12 | CAT 11 | NED 16 | GER 14 | USA 13 | INP 17 | CZE 13 | GBR 15 | RSM 15 | ARA Ret | MAL 16 | AUS 15 | JPN 18 | VAL 14 | 17th | 26 | ||
2014 | MotoGP | ART | QAT 14 | AME 17 | ARG Ret | SPA DNS | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED 15 | GER 15 | INP Ret | CZE Ret | GBR 18 | RSM Ret | ARA 11 | JPN Ret | AUS 12 | MAL Ret | VAL 12 | 20th | 17 | ||
2015 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 12 | AME 10 | ARG 11 | SPA 12 | FRA 10 | ITA 9 | CAT 9 | NED 11 | GER 9 | INP 10 | CZE 10 | GBR 2 | RSM 6 | ARA Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 12 | MAL 6 | VAL 10 | 10th | 113 | ||
2016 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT DNS | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA 7 | ITA 8 | CAT 9 | NED Ret | GER Ret | AUT 11 | CZE 7 | GBR 9 | RSM 11 | ARA 17 | JPN 8 | AUS 9 | MAL 10 | VAL 12 | 14th | 75 | ||
2017 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT Ret | ARG 7 | AME 8 | SPA 7 | FRA Ret | ITA 3 | CAT Ret | NED 2 | GER 12 | CZE 7 | AUT Ret | GBR Ret | RSM 2 | ARA 20 | JPN 3 | AUS 21 | MAL 6 | VAL 13 | 8th | 124 | ||
2018 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 5 | ARG 10 | AME 12 | SPA 4 | FRA 2 | ITA 7 | CAT 8 | NED Ret | GER 4 | CZE 6 | AUT 5 | GBR C | RSM 11 | ARA 7 | THA 9 | JPN 9 | AUS 12 | MAL 9 | VAL Ret | 8th | 144 | |
2019 | MotoGP | Ducati | QAT 6 | ARG 6 | AME 6 | SPA 5 | FRA 3 | ITA 1 | CAT 3 | NED 6 | GER 4 | CZE 8 | AUT 9 | GBR 7 | RSM 10 | ARA 12 | THA 9 | JPN 9 | AUS Ret | MAL 9 | VAL Ret | 6th | 176 | |
2020 | MotoGP | Ducati | SPA 9 | ANC Ret | CZE 12 | AUT 7 | STY 11 | RSM 16 | EMI 10 | CAT 8 | FRA 1 | ARA 15 | TER 10 | EUR 10 | VAL 15 | POR 16 | 12th | 78 | ||||||
2021 | MotoGP | KTM | QAT Ret | DOH 19 | POR 13 | SPA 14 | FRA 5 | ITA 9 | CAT Ret | GER Ret | NED 13 | STY 18 | AUT 12 | GBR 10 | ARA 15 | RSM 16 | AME 18 | EMI Ret | ALR Ret | VAL 18 | 21st | 37 | ||
2022 | MotoGP | Suzuki | QAT | INA | ARG | AME | POR | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | RSM | ARA | JPN | THA 20 | AUS | MAL | VAL | 30th | 0 |
2023 | MotoGP | Ducati | POR | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA 11 | ITA | GER | NED | GBR | AUT | CAT | RSM | IND | JPN | INA | AUS | THA | MAL | QAT | VAL | 28th | 5 |
Season | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2023 | Ducati Panigale V4 R | Barni Spark Racing Team | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 7th |
Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | ||||
2023 | Ducati | AUS 8 | AUS 11 | AUS 9 | INA 5 | INA 11 | INA 6 | NED 9 | NED 15 | NED 8 | SPA DSQ | SPA 11 | SPA 12 | EMI Ret | EMI NC | EMI 7 | GBR 4 | GBR 5 | GBR 3 | ITA 6 | ITA 8 | ITA 9 | CZE 3 | CZE 8 | CZE 2 | FRA 5 | FRA 5 | FRA 7 | SPA 5 | SPA 12 | SPA Ret | POR 12 | POR 15 | POR 6 | ESP 5 | ESP 9 | ESP 5 | 7th | 228 |
2024 | Ducati | AUS 8 | AUS 15 | AUS 3 | SPA 7 | SPA 7 | SPA 5 | NED | NED | NED | MIS | MIS | MIS | GBR | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | CZE | POR | POR | POR | HUN | HUN | HUN | FRA | FRA | FRA | ITA | ITA | ITA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | 6th* | 47* |
* Season still in progress.
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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2022 | Superbike | Ducati | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York | 20 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 2nd |
Total | 20 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 356 |
Season | Team | Bike | Round | Plcd. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York | Ducati | TEX ![]() | ATL ![]() | VIR ![]() | RAM ![]() | RID ![]() | MON ![]() | BRA ![]() | PIT ![]() | NJE ![]() | ALA ![]() | 2nd | 356 | ||||||||||
R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||
1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
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2022 | Motorbike | ![]() | 90th | 1 |
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