Niccolò Canepa, who currently leads the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup championship standings will be racing in next weekend’s World Superbike Donington Park round as a wildcard entry.
The Italian will be racing a 1199 Panigale R in SBK trim and will joining Team Ducati Alstare Carlos Checa and AyrtonBadovini at Donington thanks to a collaboration between Alstare and Barni Racing Team and Ducati, and Canepa has already tested the Superbike during the Ducati SBK test last week at Mugello.
For Canepa it will be return to World Superbikes after spending 2012 with Team Red Devils Roma team last year who fielded a Ducati before switching to Aprilia in 2013.
Niccolò Canepa said, “I enjoyed testing at Mugello and got on very well with the bike and so I’m really pleased to have this opportunity to ride the 1199 Panigale with Team Ducati Alstare at Donington.
I want to thank Francis Batta of Ducati Alstare, Ernesto Marinelli and Ducati and of course my own team, Barni Racing and manager Marco Barnabò for coming together and arranging this.
I hope to be able to pay them back by scoring some solid results during these important races.
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