Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will contest this weekend’s MotoGP round at Mugello as a wild-card rider alongside team regulars Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. Pirro, who is riding full time in the Italian Superbike championship this year, has served as Ducati’s test rider since 2013, following his only full season in the premier class aboard a Gresini-run FTR-Honda in 2012. He spent much of 2013 deputising for an injured Ben Spies at the satellite Pramac squad, before making a dozen wild-card appearances last season aboard a third works Desmosedici, his best result being 9th in the season finale at Valencia. “I am very pleased to do my first wild-card race of the year at...
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