Danilo Petrucci

Danilo Petrucci

Nationality  Italian
Born October 24, 1990
Terni, Italy
Current team Pramac Racing
Bike number 9
Website DaniloPetrucci.it
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2012–present
ManufacturersIoda, Ioda-Suter, ART, Ducati
2014 Championship position20th (17 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
53 0 0 0 0 85

Danilo Carlo Petrucci (born October 24, 1990 in Terni, Italy) is an Italian motorcycle road racer who currently competes in the MotoGP world championship for the Pramac Ducati team.

Career

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

2012

Petrucci joined the Ioda team in the MotoGP class in 2012,[1] riding a Claiming Rule Teams (CRT) motorcycle with an in-house Ioda chassis and an Aprilia RSV4 engine.[2] The team switched to using a Suter chassis and BMW engines midway through the season.[3] Petrucci finished 19th overall in the championship and 7th in the CRT class with 27 points.

2013

Ioda continued with Suter/BMW machinery and expanded their MotoGP team to field two bikes in 2013, with Lukáš Pešek as the second rider.[4] Petrucci finished 17th overall in the championship and 5th in the CRT class with 26 points.

2014

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.[5] 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.[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Bike Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
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 18 0 0 27 19th
Ioda-Suter
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 3 0 0 15* 11th*

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2012 MotoGP Ioda 18 0 0 0 0 27 19th
Ioda-Suter
2013 MotoGP Ioda-Suter 18 0 0 0 0 26 17th
2014 MotoGP ART 14 0 0 0 0 17 20th
2015 MotoGP Ducati 3 0 0 0 0 15* 11th*
Total 53 0 0 0 0 85

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
MotoGP 2012–2015 2012 Qatar 53 0 0 0 0 85 0

Races by year

(key)

Yr Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Pts
2012 MotoGP Ioda QAT
Ret		 SPA
13		 POR
15		 FRA
Ret		 CAT
19		 GBR
17		 NED
11		 GER
17		 ITA
Ret		 USA
Ret		 IND
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		 IND
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		 IND
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
 FRA
 ITA
 CAT
 NED
 GER
 IND
 CZE
 GBR
 RSM
 ARA
 JPN
 AUS
 MAL
 VAL
 11th* 15*

References

  1. ↑ "Danilo Petrucci to debut in MotoGP with Ioda Racing". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Beeler, Jensen (8 April 2012). "The ABC's of MotoGP's CRTs – A Spotter’s Guide". AsphaltAndRubber.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Rowles, Aaron (31 January 2013). "2013 Ioda Bike Revealed". GPXtra.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Lukas Pesek to ride for Came IodaRacing Team in 2013". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Petrucci to miss Le Mans after operation". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Danilo Petrucci joins Pramac for 2015 MotoGP season". autosport.com. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.