Ducati made its debut within the MXGP World Motocross Championship this previous weekend. Making ready for a full-time entry in 2025, Tony Cairoli rode the Desmo450 MX within the Netherlands MXGP at Arnhem, marking the producer’s first foray onto the worldwide stage after months of competing within the Italian championship.
The qualifying race confirmed promise: the nine-time world champion completed seventh, spending a lot of the race throughout the high 4. These had been encouraging indicators heading into the primary races the next day, and so they had been certainly realized.
Within the first race, Cairoli didn’t have the very best begin, which set him again considerably. Nonetheless, he managed to complete in fifteenth place, incomes Ducati its first six factors within the MXGP.
However misfortune struck within the second race. As can occur with a venture nonetheless in improvement, the bike skilled a technical challenge on the sixth lap, forcing Cairoli to retire. At the moment, he was in ninth place and had set the sixth-fastest lap time within the race. Total, the Italian ended up 18th within the last standings of the Netherlands MXGP.
Following this preliminary MXGP look, Ducati will refocus on its improvement efforts within the Italian championship, with the following races set for August 31 and September 1 in Castiglione del Lago. Alessandro Lupino presently leads the championship with two rounds remaining.
