Former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci had an awful race season in 2021. After the Red Bull KTM Factory team and Tech3 KTM satellite squad struggled to find base settings to make the RC 16 competitive on the circuit, Petrucci languished in 21st place in the championship standings. Losing his seat after his 10 years in the MotoGP class, Petrucci took to the dunes of Saudi Arabia in the 2022 Dakar Rally.
Petrux secured a stage win during his first Dakar outing but was forced to retire later in the rally. With his confidence replenished, number 9 returned to the road racing circuit as a rider for MotoAmerica’s Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati team. Petrucci dominated the opening weekend of the national race series, winning both races at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.
