Following the departure of team manager Francesco Guidotti to🃏 KTM, Pramac Ducati has hired Claudio Calabresi as his replacement and promoted former grand prix winner Fonsi Nieto from Rider Coaꦍch to Sports Director.

Pramac enjoyed 🌌its best season in MotoGP during 2021, claiming the first ever race win by a satellite Ducati team with rookie Jorge Martin while Johann Zarco briefly led the world championship on his way to a new Pramac high of fifth overall.

Along theꦐ way, the team took eight podiums and five pole 𝕴positions.

Calabresi arrives at Pramac with manageri🐻al experience from 'a career in global energy companies, lastly♉ as Executive Vice President Commercial Director of Eni Refining and Marketing, and his great passion for motorcycling'.

He has also been Pram𒐪ac MotoE’s team manager since the project'🔴s inception.

"Claudio’s growth within our team is the testimon🍸y of the esteem and confidence I have in him, and I am convinced that after three seasons as Team Manager in MotoE he will be up to this new and important challenge,"🍌 said Pramac boss Paolo Campinoti.

"We can't wait to start this new adventure together, c🐠ertain that Pramac Racing will be one of the top teams in the MotoGP and that next season will bring great satisfaction. The close collaborati☂on with Fonsi will also guarantee us solid skills and experience from a sporting point of view."

Calabওresi added: "I am very proud that Paolo Campinoti thought of me for this position. We’ve been working together on different pr♍ojects for several years and developed a strong relationship of respect and friendship.

"🀅Now a new chapter opens for me, where curiosity, passion and experience will be at full disposal of the team, with the greate🍸st commitment to remain one of the most competitive teams in MotoGP."

Pramac will field an unchanged MotoGP rider line-up this season and again have access to Ducati's latest, GP22, 🅘machines.

While Pramac has moved quickly to fill the void left by Guidotti, Suzuki is yet to announce a replacement team manager following Davide Brivio's departure one year ago, or if Brivio himself will retur💫n...