World Superbike rider, Danilo Petrucci, will return to the Dakar Rally in 2025.

Danilo Petrucci will return to the Dakar Rally for the first time since 2022. However, the Italian will not be on a motorbike in 2025.

Instead, Petrucci will be in a truck for next year Dakar. He has announced that he will team up with Italtrans Racing Team and Prometeon Tyre Group for his second Dakar Rally.

"I am very happy to join the Italtrans crew and I can't wait to get on board together with Claudio Bellina," he was quoted by Gazzetta.

"I also thank Prometeon very much for making this unique opportunity possible.

“The Dakar is a fascinating challenge and I am excited to experience it for the second time. I will have a lot to learn and I will give my best to help make a good result.

"When they asked me to return to the Dakar I didn't hesitate for a moment, this race has left me a lot, it has made me realise a great dream, to race it and win a stage, to get to the end of the Dakar then gives incredible satisfaction.”

Petrucci continues to add to his extensive accolades in motorsport. The 34-year-old has won races in MotoGP, World Superbikes, MotoAmerica and at his sole Dakar Rally appearance.