The 2022 MotoAmerica season just reached its halfway point and former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci clings to an 11-point lead over reigning Superbike Champion Jake Gagne. At this point last year, the Italian rider was struggling to understand his new RC 16 machinery with the Tech3 KTM MotoGP team.
After wrapping up his final season in the Grand Prix paddock, Petrucci immediately started training for his first entry into the Dakar Rally. Number 9 put his world-class riding skills on display by winning stage 5 of the competition, but the grueling race also challenged the rider along the way. Following the Dakar Rally, Petrux lined up for his first MotoAmerica Superbike race at Texas’ Circuit of the Americas on April 8-10, 2022.
