The development of the Ducati Desmo450 MX continues, which participated with Alessandro Lupino in the last round of the MXGP World Championship, the Castilla La Mancha GP in Cozar.
After finishing in fourteenth position in Saturday’s Qualifying Race, in Race 1 the Italian driver remained in eighth position for a long time before finishing twelfth, while in Race 2 he was forced to retire due to a stone that damaged the water radiator with 6 laps to go while he was fighting for the top ten.
The Spanish GP allowed the Borgo Panigale engineers to collect important data in view of the 2025 world championship, which will see the Swiss Jeremy Seewer at the start astride the Ducati Desmo450 MX, as well as a second rider who will be announced later.
Alessandro Lupino, Ducati Desmo450 MX
Photo by: Ducati Corse
After the world debut in August in Holland with Antonio Cairoli, participation with Lupino in the last GP of 2024 is part of the development plan of the Desmo450 MX, the bike that will go into production next year, marking the entry of the Borgo manufacturer Panigale in the specialist off-road segment.
The 2024 race program for Ducati will then conclude on 12 and 13 October on the “Il Ciclamino” circuit in Pietramurata (Arco di Trento) with the last round of the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship, which sees Alessandro Lupino leading the standings, with 338 points advantage over his direct pursuer and 500 points still to be assigned.
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