Pasini to test Ducati

From Marlboro Ducati

Prior to the next MotoGP round, to take place at the Portuguese track of Estoril on Oct. 4, Mattia Pasini will be back on board the Desmosedici GP9 during a three-day test session at Mugello from Tuesday to Thursday this week.

He will ride alongside official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi under the supervision of Filippo Preziosi.

Pasini, currently fifth in the 250cc World Championship standings, already rode the Ducati in testing after the Czech MotoGP on Aug. 17 and he was immediately at ease on the GP9, despite the test being affected by rain.

The Ducati technicians, impressed by the Italian rider and his way of working, decided together with Pasini to do another test, and therefore include him in this week’s pre-planned testing at Mugello.