Danilo Petrucci Finishes a Brilliant Second in 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

2022-10-03 08:29
Star rookie Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC) has finished an exceptional second place in the 2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship after carding a third and a fourth-place finish at the season finale at Barber Motorsports Park.

The Italian took the title struggle with Yamaha’s Jake Gagne right to the season’s final race, with his eventual second place in the standings the best result for Ducati in the MotoAmerica era of AMA Superbike competition.

2022 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship Standing – Top 5
P1 – Jake Gagne (Yamaha) 376
P2 – Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) 356
P3 – Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 304
P4 – Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha) 286
P5 – Hector Barbera (BMW) 190

Danilo Petrucci (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC – Ducati #9) : “I am happy,” Petrucci said with a smile. “Happy to finish second in this championship because I fought with a really talented rider like Jake who has a good team and bike. We had many races, with third on Saturday, second on Sunday, so we need to get a bit better with setting the bike up early in the weekend. We gave it our best shot and we can be happy with our year.”

Source: Ducati Motor Holding

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