Danilo Petrucci might be within the fitness center to tackle this weekend’s Estoril World SBK Spherical regardless of a hand harm.
In a publish on Instagram, the Barni Ducati rider defined the weird harm:
“Final Friday, I used to be coaching with rubber bands within the fitness center and I hit a wall with my proper hand. It is the a part of the three metacarpals that has 20 screws and two plates. The fourth metacarpal, the half that has three screws, broke. I will race right here in Estoril, Portugal.”
The Italian additionally posted a picture of his swollen hand and a scan displaying the harm.
Danilo Petrucci’s hand harm (Instagram)
Danilo Petrucci’s hand harm (Instagram)
Petrucci will begin within the penultimate spherical as he appears to be like to defend his career-best third place on the planet championship standings from Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli.
The 2026 manufacturing facility BMW rider presently has a 30-point lead over his compatriot, with solely the ultimate races of the season in Estoril and Jerez remaining.
Though he was unable so as to add to his three wins eventually yr’s WorldSBK, Petrucci’s constant outcomes, together with seven podiums, positioned him among the many better of the perfect behind title contenders Toprak Razgatlioglu (BMW) and Nicolò Brega (Ducati).
Razgatlioglu and Brega will advance to the ultimate spherical with a distinction of 36 factors.
It doesn’t matter what occurs, the pair are assured to complete first or second with a lead of greater than 200 factors over Petrucci.
Petrucci might be joined by fellow former MotoGP race winner Miguel Oliveira at BMW in 2026, with Razgatlioglu taking up the Portuguese rider’s Pramac Yamaha seat.
