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KTM has officially confirmed that Danilo Petrucci, who will conclude his MotoGP career at Valencia this weekend, will enter the 2022 Dakar Rally.
“It’s a great story for a great guy. We want to thank him for his professionalism and all his efforts as part of the Tech3 team in our MotoGP project and now it’s time for another ‘world’!”
“First, I would like to thank KTM for this great opportunity; I think I will be the only rider that in just over one month has competed in MotoGP and then the Dakar Rally – so it is with great pride that I go there. My main target is just to finish the race and enjoy it.
“I hope the training for the next month will be enough; for sure it will be a tough race, but I am excited.”
Petrucci and current Tech3 MotoGP team-mate Iker Lecuona have been replaced by an all-new rookie line-up of Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez for 2022.
Lecuona will switch to WorldSBK with Honda next season.
