Seewer gives Ducati its first world championship podium in MXGP at his Swiss home Grand Prix

•  Seewer gives Ducati its first world championship podium in MXGP in Switzerland
• The Swiss rider claims third in his home Grand Prix with the Desmo450 MX

A historic day in Switzerland for Ducati Corse Off Road and the Aruba.it - Ducati Factory MX Team, as they celebrated their first-ever podium finish in the FIM Motocross MXGP World Championship. Swiss rider Jeremy Seewer, the 30-year-old from Bülach - just 30 kilometres from the Frauenfeld track - secured third place overall at the MXGP Grand Prix of Switzerland, the sixth round of the championship held across Saturday and Monday.

After finishing sixth in Saturday's qualifying race, Jeremy made a strong start in race one, crossing the line in second place on the opening lap and ultimately securing seventh by the end of the first moto. Meanwhile, Alessandro Lupino, despite a challenging start and setup issues, battled his way into the points in the final laps to eventually take the chequered flag in 19th after recovering several positions.

Onto the second race, and Seewer got off to an excellent start to enter the first corner in the lead. However, he was pushed wide and narrowly missed out on the holeshot. Moments later, he was struck by a flying stone, which caused him to lose feeling in his leg. The painful incident dropped him down to eighth. Then, in the case of Lupino, he was caught up in a crash at the start and was forced to restart from the very back of the pack.

Even though the moto got off to a rough start for the Ducati riders, they crucially didn’t lose heart. Regaining their rhythm, they began climbing through the field lap after lap. Jeremy fought his way up to fourth - just shy of a podium finish - but, driven by the roar of his home crowd and a sensational final lap, he surged into third. With that heroic charge, he delivered the first-ever podium for the Borgo Panigale company in just their sixth Grand Prix appearance in motocross history.