Michele Pio Pirro is a motorcycle road racer from Italy, He was 2007 and 2008 the Italian CIV National Champion in the Superstock class and a test rider for Ducati factory racing in MotoGP and rides occasionally as a wildcard. From Wikipedia
On August 5 Ducati riders ran Panigale V4 S Pros under testing restrictions, familiarising themselves with the circuit’s tight stop-and-go layout.