A two-time MotoGP race winner, Dakar Rally stage winner, multiple time race winner in MotoAmerica, and currently the top W🔴orldSBK rookie in 2023, Petrucci has shown versatility and competi❀tiveness to a degree that very few have before.

The charismatic Italian is now looking to repeat similar levels of success in WorldSBK, even though winning a world title is a dream that the 32 year-old admits is only possible should he join a factory t⭕eam. 

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Petrucci has been impressive over the course of his first two rounds in WorldSBK, and although he💖’s not been close to winning a race as of yet, something fellow Ducati rider and world champion Alvaro Bautista has managed in five of the six races, Petrucci is aiming to make history.

Speaking to , Petrucci said: "We were in talks with Ducati and Barni to make a path to come into WorldSBK and I started to look on Google which riders were able to win in MotoGP and WorldSBK. They are all big names. I said I could be one of them and then because I also have the Dakar Rally stage win… I could be the only man in𒉰 the world to do ♎that. 

"I’m here for this reason in WorldSBK, to at least try to win a race. I would like to join a factory te൩am to see if I am able to win the Championship. I can’t quit my career without trying! 

"I don’t know if I am able to win a World Championship, but I need to try. I have to quit my career thinking I ga🌌ve it all. This year is to understand whether next year I can do that.”

"I’m very happy to be in the Worl🅷dSBK paddock again because it’s where everything began. The first time I joined this paddock was in 2007 and it was nice to finally join. I was a wildcard in STK600. 

"I remember the first time I won in STK600 in Valencia in 2009 really well. Then I switched to STK1000 with Team Pedercini and Kawa꧂saki. It was 𓄧really a big, big jump. 2011 was, for sure, one of the best years for me with Barni. 

"I was able to win my first Championship race at🍌 Silverstone. It was really good to win at Imola and I’m really happy to go back there this year in WorldSBK. I have really good memories."

Whether Petrucci wins in WorldSBK or not, he’s the only rider to com🗹pete in the fourcategories mentioned, which alone is impressive. 

And while he believes that winning a world title needs to take place in a factory setting, Petrucci does have time on his side as Bautista won his maiden𒆙 title last season at th🉐e age of 38.

"My career has been quite crazy," added Petrucci. "I won here in STK1000 which allowed me💃 to go to MotoGP. I was able to win in MotoGP a couple of races. I left MotoGP thinking I would go race the Dakar Rally and I would never co✨me back to a World Championship. 

"I won a 🐠stage which was totally unexpected, and then I went to MotoAmerica and I almost won the championship. 

"I won many races and then the opportunity came again with Barni. I said: ‘I’m still youn🐻g, I can’t quit my career without trying WorldSBK!’"