Ducati MotoGP team manager Vittoriano Guareschi is to leave the squad🍨 and run Valentino Rossi's new M♎oto3 team.

A statement has been released by Rossi'🌠s 'VR46' company con🌱firming the appointment, however Ducati are yet to comment.

Former racer and MotoGP test rider Guareschi has been at Ducati for 13 years, being promoted to te🦹am manager in 2009.

Although present during Rossi's disappointing two-year spell at Ducati, Guareschi remained on good ter❀ms w༺ith the seven time MotoGP champion and is valued for his experience as both a rider and manager.

Rossi's new Moto3 team will have backing from Sky Italia and use KTM machinery. Romano Fenati has been signed as one of🅰 its riders.

Ducati meanwhile is in the midst of a major re-organisation in the post-Rossi era, with Aprilia racing boss Gigi Dall'Igna recently poached t𒉰o become the new g✅eneral manager of Ducati Corse.

Cal Crutchlow will join Andrea Dovizioso at Ducati's factory team nex🗹t season.