Alessandro Lupino and Tony Cairoli rode the Ducati Desmo450 MX ahead of everyone in the fourth round of the Italian Pro-Prestige MX1 Motocross Championship.
Lupino, eight-time Italian Champion, conquered the red plate reserved for the leader of the classification, giving the Desmo450 MX its first overall victory.
Cairoli, a nine-time world champion, won race 1 on his debut aboard the Borgo Panigale team.
First Heat: 1-2 Ducati Desmo450 MX
In the first heaton a track in extremely difficult conditions due to the very heavy rain that fell on the track since the early hours of the morning, Lupino and Cairoli took the lead thanks to a perfect start that saw them enter the first turn in first and second position.
The two drivers led the race, alternating in the lead for seven laps, at the end of which the stewards displayed the red flag due to the prohibitive weather conditions.
The ranking, frozen at the previous step, has therefore seen Cairoli winner ahead of Lupino.
Second Run: as above
The second stage saw a repeat of the Ducati riders’ lightning-fast start, with Lupino ahead of Cairoli.
The race was based on the confrontation between the two, and at the end Alessandro Lupino narrowly prevailed and thus signed the second victory of the day for the Ducati Off-Road team and the Ducati Desmo450 MX.
Alessandro’s first and second place allowed him to win the overall ranking of the day, also taking him to the top of the championship standings, with two races to go.
Lupino also won the Holeshot award.
The extreme conditions of the track during the first heat, and Tony’s participation in the Ponte a Egola race allowed Ducati engineers to collect other valuable data for the development of the Ducati Desmo450 MX, with a view to entering production in 2025.
We will see the Ducati Desmo450 MX again in the next round of the Italian Motocross Championship scheduled from 31 August to 1 September on the Castiglione del Lago (PG) track.
