Label: Michele Pirro

Nov172021 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Valentino Rossi will test Ducati's MotoGP motorcycle

Ducati test racer Michele Pirro has revealed that Valentino Rossi, who ended his career as a MotoGP racer on Sunday, accepted his invitation to test Ducati’s MotoGP motorcycle. “It was a great privilege to share the track with the greatest racer of all time,” Pirro said. "I asked him to take a few laps at this year's Ducati DesmosediciGP, as he was still there when I joined the team and I know what all he experienced, and he accepted my invitation." Rossi transferred to Ducati in 2011, but returned to Yamaha at the end of the 2012 season after a lot of trouble. Pirro wants the 42-year-old veteran to personally taste Ducati’s progress in recent years. For Rossi, the "test" will also be welcome because in 2022, his VR46 team will compete in MotoGP with Ducati motorcycles. That's how it will be

May222021 by Aljaž CentaNo Comments

Michele Pirro will replace the injured Jorge Martin

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Jorge Martin was injured in training before the Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimão. The driver of Pramac Ducati suffered several fractures and the sky is still ready to race next weekend in Mugello. He will be replaced by Ducati test racer Michele Pirro. The newcomer was forced to miss the race in Spain and France and was replaced by Tito Rabat. Rabat has a commitment to the Barni Racing team in the World Superbike Championship next weekend in Estoril, thus preventing him from driving for Pramac Ducati in Mugello. So they were forced to call test driver Michele Pirrot. Martin's return can be expected at the race in Barcelona for the Grand Prix of Catalonia. Pirro already competed in Mugello in 2019 as a substitute racer in the race and finished seventh. Jorge Martin, as a rookie, started the season very successfully

May192020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Pirro: The ban on “wildcard” performances is Honda’s revenge against Lorenzo

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Ducati test racer Michele Pirro believes the decision to ban wildcard appearances this season is unfair. In addition, he also suspects that the decision could be related to the Honda team, where they do not want their former racer Jorge Lorenzo to compete for Yamaha. The decision to ban wildcard performances in this year’s truncated season was otherwise officially confirmed last week with the desire to reduce the number of people in the paddock to a minimum when the season begins. A decision that means we won't see Jorge Lorenzo in the race this year. It also changes the plans of other teams, which have used this opportunity several times in the past seasons. Pirro is one of those racers who has appeared in races as a wildcard racer in recent seasons. He performed at Mugello last year,

Jun12018 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Pirro hospitalized after a severe fall in training

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"Wildcard" racer Ducati Michele Pirro was taken to hospital after a severe fall in his second free practice. The Italian was in second place in the second free practice until the fall, the fall happened 20 minutes before the end of training. When braking at the end of the start-finish plane, the rear of the motorcycle lifted and the Italian racer flew high into the air. He lost consciousness when he fell into the sand and was immediately treated by medical staff. Training was thus interrupted, and thirty-two-year-old Pirro was immediately taken to hospital for examination. The Italian was allegedly already conscious and was taken to a hospital near Florence for tests. Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti confirmed that Pirro was conscious, but could not remember the fall. “I spoke to David Tardo a few minutes ago

Jun12017 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirro in Mugello as Ducati's "wildcard"

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Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will drive the first race of the year in Mugello. The 30-year-old Pirro is helping Jorge Lorenzo as a racing coach this year, and he drove nine races last year. Two as wildcard racers and seven as replacements for injured Ducati racers Danilo Petrucci, Loris Base and Andrea Iannone. The Italian achieved the best result in Misano when he finished in seventh place and finished the championship in nineteenth place. This weekend, however, he will be sent to the track by his regular racers Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso in the Ducati factory team. “I’m finally back in the race again, for the first time since last year’s race in Aragon,” Pirro said. "I am very happy, because the race in Mugello, in front of our fans, is always something special. As always, I will do my best this time as well.

October152016 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Iannone could also miss the race in Australia

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Ducati sporting director Pablo Ciabatti confirmed that Andrea Iannone’s absence could drag on even longer as the Italian still feels pain after a vertebral injury in Misano. Iannone has already missed the last two races and will also miss tomorrow’s race in Motegi. Initially, the Italian was expected to return sooner, but Ducati do not want to take any risks. “Andrea is still feeling the pain and we don’t want to put pressure on him,” Ciabatti said. "We'd like him to come back when he's one hundred percent ready." Most likely, Iannone will travel to Australia, where he will take a few laps in free practice around the Phillip Island track on Friday to assess whether he can continue racing. If this is not possible, the Casey Stoner, which is otherwise a boon, is being offered as an unlikely replacement

Apr292013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pirro instead of the damaged Spies

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Ben Spies, a Pramac racer, will have to miss the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez due to numerous injuries. He will be replaced by Ducati test driver Michelle Pirro. Spies transferred to Pramac from Yamaha, but has recently struggled with injuries sustained at last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, where the American broke a rib and dislocated his right shoulder. The 28-year-old was forced to miss the last two races of the 2012 season, but a repeated drop in tests in Sepang has restored injuries that have caused Ben severe pain in the first two races of this year in Sepang and Austin. Pirro made his MotoGP series debut last year before joining Ducati as a test racer. The Italian is expected to compete in three races this year.