Ducati MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso left a strong impression on his car racing debut af🍰ter finishing 12th in the DTM rou𒅌nd at Misano.

Making a one-off appearance as part of the Audi Sport team – which owns the Ducati company – Dovizioso got right into the mix of the race with battles against more eꦍxperienced four-wheel racers.

Working his way up to 12th position in a race o❀f 15 finishers, Dovizioso finished just behind WRT team-mate Pietro Fittipaldi, who also happens to double up a Haas F1 test driver. Moreover, his fastest race lap would prove a mere 1.2secs slower than the quickest set all race.

Dovizioso will get another shot at the toꦛp ten tomorrow with a second race of the wee🌟kend.

Dovizi♎oso is the latest in a line of bikers to trial car ꦆracing, including Valentino Rossi (WRC) and Casey Stoner (V8 Supercars), while the likes of Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo have also participated in F1 tests.

350cc World Champion Johnny Cཧecotto is particularly notable for his considerable success in touring cars after hanging up his leathers, the Venezuelan becoming a factory BMW driver during the 🅘early 1990s heyday of the German series, finishing runner-up overall in 1990.

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