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 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.
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.Motoamerica: Petrucci will start season with knee injury roadracingworld.com, 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022Former MotoGP Pilot Danilo Petrucci to 2022 MotoAmerica with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC HSBK Racing. Retrieved 10 April 2022 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.
Petrucci won two races in the MotoGP World Championship, and also won the Italian Superbike Championship (CIV) in 2011.
Career
Early career 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.
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 Aprilia RSV4 engine. The team switched to using a Suter chassis and BMW engines midway through the season. Petrucci finished 19th overall in the championship and seventh 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. Petrucci finished 17th overall in the championship and fifth 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. 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 fifth 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 Andrea Iannone, who moved to the factory Ducati Team. 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.
Petrucci missed the first four races after suffering a broken hand in a pre-season testing crash at Phillip Island. Upon his 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).
Petrucci started his sixth consecutive season in Motogp for Pramac, but riding a factory spec bike and with the same teammate from 2016. On 4 June 2017, he claimed third at the Italian Grand Prix. At Assen, he managed to get on the podium again, finishing second, repeating as runner-up in the San Marino Grand Prix. In Japan, he finished third. He ended the season in eighth place with 124 points.
In 2018, Petrucci was paired with Jack Miller. In France, he finished in second place, ultimately finishing the season in eighth place with 144 points.
Ducati Team (2019–2020) In 2019, Petrucci 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 sixth place with 176 points.
In 2020, Petrucci 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.
Tech3 KTM Factory Racing (2021) For the 2021 season, Petrucci was signed by the KTM satellite team Tech3. He had a best result of fifth 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 Joan Mir for the Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram, after the US Superbike season had ended. Petrucci finished in 20th, in front of one regular rider and one replacement, and later confirmed he had no team arrangements for 2023.Not finishing last in Thailand MotoGP return "means a lot" – Petrucci Autosport, 4 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022
Dakar Rally Petrucci suffered a broken leg training for the Dakar Rally in December 2021.Ex-MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci breaks fibula in Dakar training incident visordown, 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022 During the 2022 event, he placed 23rd in the prologue event,Danilo Petrucci Finish the Dakar Prologue in the 23rd position motorcyclesports, 1 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022 followed by 13th in the first stage.Dakar 2022: 13th for Petrucci on first big stage visordown, 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022 He retired from the second stage with a mechanical failure after , and had to be rescued by helicopter.Turn of events: Danilo Petrucci stops, no more Dakar for him! gpone, 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022 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.
In 2025, Petrucci returned to the Dakar as a technician in the Trucks category for MM Technology alongside fellow Italians Claudio Bellina and Marco Arnoletti in an Iveco PowerStar. Petrucci also briefly drove the truck, before the team retired for health reasons for Bellina.
MotoAmerica Superbike Championship 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.MotoGP Austin: Danilo Petrucci wins on MotoAmerica debut! http://www.crash.net, 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022
Petrucci won the first leg of two at Road Atlanta in late April, leading the championship on points.Petrucci Continues MotoAmerica Dominance At Road Atlanta Round rideapart.com, 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022 His Ducati suffered an engine failure in the second leg.Petrucci & Gagne share Road Atlanta MotoAmerica wins Australian Motorcycle News, 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022
Petrucci finished the season and AMA championship in second place to Jake Gagne in September 2022.Danilo Petrucci Finishes a Brilliant Second in 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship ducati.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022
Superbike World Championship
Barni Spark Ducati Racing Team (from 2023) Petrucci competed for the Barni Ducati Team from 2023 Superbike World Championship season, finishing seventh overall with three podium finishes.
In 2024, Petrucci improved his results to 5th overall with 10 podiums, including a sweep of all three racing sessions at the inaugural Italian round at Cremona Circuit.
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team (from 2026) BMW announced Petrucci would compete for ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in 2026 on the BMW M 1000 RR, replacing Toprak Razgatlioglu, who would make his MotoGP debut with Yamaha next season.
Career statistics
Career summary Season Series Team Bike Races Poles Wins Points Position 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 2024 World Superbike Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati 33 0 3 307 5th 2025 World Superbike Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati 30 0 0 284 5th
European Superstock 600 Races by year (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 2007 Yamaha DON SPA ASS MNZ SIL MIS BRN BRA BRA LAU VAL MAG 28th 8 2008 Yamaha VAL ASS MNZ NÜR MIS BRN BRA DON MAG POR 7th 83 2009 Yamaha VAL ASS MNZ MIS SIL BRN NÜR IMO MAG POR 4th 146
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
Races by year (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 2010 Kawasaki POR9 SPA13 NED7 ITA5 SMR10 CZERet GBR9 GER13 ITA7 FRA8 9th 63 2011 Ducati NED2 ITA4 SMR2 SPA3 CZERet GBR1 GERRet ITA1 FRA1 POR1 2nd 169
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd MotoGP Ioda Came IodaRacing Project 12 0 0 0 0 9 19th Ioda-Suter 6 0 0 0 0 18 MotoGP Ioda-Suter Came IodaRacing Project 18 0 0 0 0 26 17th MotoGP ART Octo IodaRacing Team 14 0 0 0 0 17 20th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP14 Octo Pramac Racing 18 0 1 0 0 113 10th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP15 Octo Pramac Yakhnich 14 0 0 0 1 75 14th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP17 Octo Pramac Racing 18 0 4 0 0 124 8th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP18 Alma Pramac Racing 18 0 1 0 1 144 8th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP19Ducati Team 19 1 3 0 0 176 6th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP20 Ducati Team 14 1 1 0 0 78 12th MotoGP KTM RC16 Tech3 KTM Factory Racing 18 0 0 0 0 37 21st MotoGP Suzuki GSX-RR Team Suzuki Ecstar 1 0 0 0 0 0 30th MotoGP Ducati Desmosedici GP23 Ducati Lenovo Team 1 0 0 0 0 5 22nd Total 171 2 10 0 2 822
By class