MotoGp, Bastianini also skips Le Mans: in his place Petrucci

Aeneas Bastianini he will also miss the French GP, scheduled for a Le Mans on the weekend from 12 to 14 May. The pilot from Rimini – in his first year on Ducati official – has not yet recovered from the scapula fracture sustained in the sprint race of Portimao, in Portugal, on March 25th. “Bestia” – as he is called in the paddock – had already given up on the Argentine and United States GPs, trying to get back on track in the last round at Jerezwhere pain forced him to stop after free practice 3. Bastianini will remain in Italy to fully recover and be ready for the GP of Mugelloscheduled for June.

Petrucci in place of Bastianini

In his place, in France, he will race Daniel Petrucciwho has already raced for the official Borgo Panigale team in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. “Petrux”, which he obtained at Le Mans his second victory in the world championship, this year he is engaged in the Superbike World Championship with the Panigale V4R of the Barni Spark Racing Team. “At Le Mans I won my last MotoGP race with the Desmosedici. It will be an honor to be able to test the World Champion bike and put on the suit with which I won in the past. It’s an indescribable emotion and I can’t wait to go back on the track together with the entire Ducati Lenovo Team”, commented Petrucci.