After riding the new Desmo250 MX to the podium in the first round of the Internazionali d'Italia in Alghero and completing his winter preparation, Ferruccio Zanchi suffered a training accident that will keep him off the bike for several weeks, forcing him to miss the first round of the FIM Motocross World Championship, taking place this weekend in Bariloche, Argentina.

In his place, the Beddini Racing Ducati Factory MX2 Team will field Simone Mancini, who will make his first appearance at the world championship and debut the Desmo250 MX in the MX2 World Championship. Mancini will then take part, as already planned in his program, in the first round of the 2026 EMX250, scheduled for Almonte in Spain on March 22.