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DANILO PETRUCCI
Now a factory rider in WorldSBK, after two years as a Ducati Independent, Petrux’ has now ridden in a vast array of championships. He started his main international career in Superstock 600 and Superstock 1000- inside WorldSBK- before he moved to the MotoGP paddock. He eventually won two races for Ducati. After MotoGP he competed in and won races in MotoAmerica, took a stage win in the famous Dakar Rally Raid and in 2024 he was victorious in all three WorldSBK races at the then-new Cremona circuit. On a double championship-winning BMW, much is expected from Danilo in 2026.

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NICOLO BULEGA
Team ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Motorcycle BMW M 1000 RR Date of birth 24 / 10 / 1990
Nationality Italy
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WorldSBK RIDERS
Bulega was introduced to the WorldSSP scene way back in 2022 with the same team he has ridden for ever since- Aruba. it Racing Ducati squad. After a winless first season, he secured a whopping 16 wins and the first ever Ducati Rider’ s Championship 2023. It was a logical move to promote him to the factory WorldSBK squad in 2024, and in the past two years, he proved to be a consistent and season-long thorn in the side of double champion Toprak Razgatlioglu. He’ s scored a stunning 56 podiums from his 72 WorldSBK race starts ahead of this season. In just two years in WorldSBK, he’ s scored 20 wins already.
Team Aruba. It Racing- Ducati Motorcycle Ducati Panigale V4R Date of birth 16 / 10 / 1999
Nationality Italy
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