Fabio di Giannantonio will return to MotoGP this week at the Sepang Test on his new Ducati GP25.

After undergoing major shoulder surgery Fabio di Giannantonio will complete his first laps on a MotoGP bike for the first time since the Thai Grand Prix at the Sepang Test.

The Italian dislocated his shoulder at the Austrian Grand Prix but rode through the pain. However, he decided to end his season early to make sure he was fit for the 2025 season.

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“It has been a long winter,” di Giannantonio said during an interview with our colleagues at Crash.net in Sepang.

“I had to focus a lot to get the mobility back in my shoulder. Then try to rehabilitate every muscle around the shoulder. So it was a really long process. But now I’m really good. I feel 80-90%.

“I still miss some strength because the physical preparation only started early in January, so I had just a few weeks before this test.

“But I’m good. We did three days with the Panigale in Mandalika, I really enjoyed it, I had zero issues in terms of pain in the shoulder. But for sure riding the MotoGP is completely another thing. We have to see here what will happen.”

The 2025 MotoGP season will be a monumental year for di Giannantonio in the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team.

For his fourth season in the premier class, the 26-year-old will receive factory Ducati support. Di Giannantonio will ride a Ducati GP25 this season, he is the only rider other than Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia on the latest machinery.

“We have many, many things to try!” grinned the Italian, whose previous MotoGP machines have been year-old bikes, at the end of their development.

“It’s the first time for me [testing so many parts] and it’s so, so cool. So good to do it.

“For sure everybody will do their own program, but development of the bike will be done by the three of us.”