Na Antonio Cairoli zal ook Alessandro Lupino dit jaar aan de start komen in een ronde van het MXGP wereldkampioenschap. Lupino zal tijdens de laatste Grand Prix in Spanje met de Ducati DESMO 450 van start om op deze manier bruikbare data te verzamelen op harde ondergrond. Cairoli heeft dit gedaan op het zandcircuit van Arnhem en zo kan Ducati volgend jaar met voldoende data aan het volledige wereldkampioenschap beginnen met Jeremy Seewer en nog een andere rijder.
Lees hieronder de bekendmaking vanuit Ducati:
Alessandro Lupino to race final MXGP in Spain
Ducati to take part in the final round of the 2024 MXGP World Championship in Spain with Alessandro Lupino and the Desmo450 MX
• The Italian rider, current leader of the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship standings, will compete in the MXGP on September 28 and 29 at Cózar
• Participation in the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha was decided in preparation for the 2025 World Championship
• After the MXGP in Spain, Lupino and the Desmo450 MX will return to racing at Arco di Trento on October 12 and 13 in the final round of the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship
Borgo Panigale, 18 September 2024 – The Ducati Desmo450 MX will return to racing in the MXGP World Championship at Cózar (Spain), on September 28 and 29. After its world championship debut in August at Arnhem (Netherlands) with Antonio Cairoli, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer will now take part in the last GP of the 2024 season, the MXGP of Castilla La Mancha, as a further step in preparation for participation in the 2025 World Championship. This time it will be Alessandro Lupino, current leader of the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship standings, who will take to the track with the Desmo450 MX for the Ducati Factory MX Team.
Ducati’s 2024 racing program will then conclude on 12 and 13 October on the “Il Ciclamino” circuit in Pietramurata (Arco di Trento) with the final round of the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship, which sees Alessandro Lupino leader of the standings, with a 338-point advantage over his closest pursuer and 500 points still to be assigned.
