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Danilo Petrucci will take part in his second WorldSBK campaign in 2024, as he look to become the first rider to win a MotoGP race, WorldSBK race and Dakar Rally stage.

Petrucci's full-time MotoGP career, which began on CRT machinery and peaked with two race wins for the Factory Ducati team, came to an end after a tough season at Tech3 KTM in 2021.

The popular Italian, who felt his height and weight had become insurmountable obstacles in MotoGP, announced a shock switch to the Dakar Rally where he promptly made history as the first MotoGP rider to take a stage win in the desert classic.

He then took on another new challenge in MotoAmerica, with instant success, before accepting a shock MotoGP return with Suzuki late in the season, then signing to race in WorldSBK for 2023.

Danilo Petrucci - Route to MotoGP

Unlike most riders around him, Danilo Petrucci made his MotoGP debut after competing on the WorldSBK programme rather than via the  FIM Superstock 1000 Cup.

After three seasons in the European Superstock 600 Championship, Petrucci stepped up to the 1000 class, mounting a title challenge on the Barni Racing Ducati in 2011. Despite winning four races from ten races, he was forced to settle for the runners-up spot behind Davide Giugliano on the sister Althea machine.

Danilo Petrucci in MotoGP (2012 - 2022)

Ioda Racing CRT (2012 - 2014)

Danilo Petrucci stepped straight into MotoGP with Ioda Racing for 2012. Racing with their own CRT design, utilising a 'standard' Aprilia RSV4 engine, Ioda and Petrucci faced a near 40km/h top speed disadvantage before the team switched to Suter-BMW machinery in the second half of the season.

Remaining with Ioda and Suter BMW machinery for 2013, Petrucci certainly didn’t disgrace himself against more experienced CRT rivals during his second season in the top flight.

Highlights included eleventh place at the Circuit de Catalunya and being the only CRT rider to reach Qu

American motorcycle racer

For other people named Kenny Roberts, see Kenny Roberts (disambiguation).

Kenneth Leroy Roberts (born December 31, 1951) is an American former professional motorcycle racer and racing team owner. In 1978, he became the first American to win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship. He was also a two-time winner of the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. Roberts is one of only four riders in American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) racing history to win the AMA Grand Slam, representing Grand National wins at a mile, half-mile, short-track, TT Steeplechase and road race events.

Roberts left his mark on Grand Prix motorcycle racing as a world championship winning rider, a safety advocate, a racing team owner, and as a motorcycle engine and chassis constructor. His dirt track-based riding style changed the way Grand Prix motorcycles were ridden. Roberts' proposal to create a rival motorcycle championship in 1979 broke the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) hegemony and increased the political clout of Grand Prix racers, which subsequently led to improved safety standards and a new era of professionalism in the sport. In 2000, Roberts was named a Grand Prix Legend by the FIM. He is also the father of 2000 Grand Prix world champion Kenny Roberts Jr.

Early life

Kenny Roberts was born to Alice and Melton "Buster" Roberts in Modesto, California. As a child growing up in the rural agriculture area just off highway 132 near the West side vineyards of E & J Gallo Winery, Roberts was originally interested in horseback riding. He rode his first motorcycle at the age of 12 when a friend dared him to ride a mini bike. Roberts accepted the challenge and the experience thrilled him. He built his own motorcycle by attaching his father's lawn mower engine to a bicycle frame. Robe

Premier championship of motorcycle road racing

"MotoGP" redirects here. For other uses, see MotoGP (disambiguation).

Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of the twentieth century and large national events were often given the title Grand Prix. The foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme as the international governing body for motorcycle sport in 1949 provided the opportunity to coordinate rules and regulations in order that selected events could count towards official World Championships. It is the oldest established motorsport world championship.

Grand Prix motorcycles are purpose-built racing machines that are unavailable for purchase by the general public and unable to be ridden legally on public roads. This contrasts with the various production-based categories of racing, such as the Superbike World Championship and the Isle of Man TT Races that feature modified versions of road-going motorcycles available to the public. The top-division is known as MotoGP since 2002, when the four-stroke era began. Prior to that, the largest class was 500cc, both of which form a historical continuum as the official World Championship, although all classes have official status.

The championship is divided into four classes: the eponymous MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE. The first three classes use four-stroke engines, while the MotoE class uses electric motorcycles.

The most successful rider in Grand Prix history is Giacomo Agostini with 15 titles and 122 race wins. In the top-flight series, Agostini holds the title record with eight, followed by Valentino Rossi with seven and active rider Marc Márquez with six. As of 2023, Rossi holds the record