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Ducati Corse

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Ducati Corse is the racing team division of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. that deals with the firm's involvement in motorcycle racing. It is based in Borgo Panigale, Bologna, Italy and the General Manager is Luigi Dall'Igna.

Ducati Corse
Founded1999
Headquarters
Bologna, Italy
Key people
General Manager:
Luigi Dall'Igna[1]
Sporting Director:
Mauro Grassilli[2]
General Manager Off-Road:
Paolo Ciabatti[2]
MotoGP Race Team Manager:
Davide Tardozzi
Technical Director
Davide Barana[3][4]
ParentDucati Motor Holding S.p.A.
WebsiteDucati Corse

More than one hundred people work in Ducati Corse (almost 10 percent of the Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. workforce).[5] Ducati Corse competes in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the Superbike and Supersport world championships, together with national championships. New for 2024 is an official entry to the MotoE World Championship race series with rider Chaz Davies, under the name Aruba Cloud MotoE team.[6]

Between 1998 and 2004 the racing division existed as a subsidiary company named Ducati Corse S.r.l., fully owned by Ducati Motor Holding.[7] Ducati won MotoGP world championship title for both rider (Casey Stoner, Francesco Bagnaia) and constructor in 2007 and 2022, and two consecutive constructors' world championships in 2020 and 2021. In addition, Ducati has won multiple Superbike world championships, with Carl Fogarty (four titles) and Troy Bayliss (three titles) being the most successful riders.

Organization

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The company is split into four departments.

Technical research and development

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Technical research and development is composed of two teams responsible for the design and development of the motorcycles that compete in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.

Sporting activities

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The sporting activities department is responsible for the factory teams that take part in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.

Commercial activities

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The commercial activities department is responsible for providing private teams with motorcycles and spare parts. It also provides consultancy services and technical assistance to Ducati privateers take part in the Superbike World Championship and in national Superbike championships. From 2004 Ducati Corse also supports a satellite team in MotoGP, supplying bikes and technical support.

Marketing and communication

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The marketing and communication department's goal is to increase and manage the Ducati brand image in racing. It is also responsible for Ducati Corse official merchandising line.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing (MotoGP)

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Ducati MotoGP
2024 nameDucati Lenovo Team
BaseBorgo Panigale, Bologna, Italy
PrincipalGeneral Manager:
Luigi Dall'Igna
Project Director:
Mauro Grassilli
MotoGP Race Team Manager:
Davide Tardozzi
Rider(s)MotoGP:
1. Francesco Bagnaia
23. Enea Bastianini
51. Michele Pirro (test rider)
MotorcycleDucati Desmosedici GP24
TyresMichelin
Constructors' ChampionshipsMotoGP: 6
2007
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Riders' ChampionshipsMotoGP: 3
2007: Casey Stoner
2022, 2023: Francesco Bagnaia
Teams' ChampionshipsMotoGP: 4
2007
2021
2022
2024

When the MotoGP technical rules changed in the 2002 season, giving priority to four-stroke machinery, Ducati decided to enter Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Ducati's MotoGP motorcycle was unveiled at the 2002 Italian GP at Mugello, for use in the 2003 MotoGP championship. Ducati began taking part in the MotoGP Championship in the 2003 season and won one title in the 2007 season. Ducati has collected 94 wins: 23 each by Casey Stoner and Francesco Bagnaia, 14 by Andrea Dovizioso, 7 each by Loris Capirossi and Jorge Martin, 5 by Enea Bastianini, 3 each by Marco Bezzecchi, Jack Miller and Jorge Lorenzo , 2 by Danilo Petrucci, and 1 each by Troy Bayliss, Andrea Iannone, Fabio Di Giannantonio, and Johann Zarco.

Marlboro has been the title sponsor since 2003, although its name does not appear on the team's motorcycle. This comes at a time when advertising of tobacco sponsorship has become illegal in the European Union and other major teams have withdrawn from relationships with tobacco companies, for example Yamaha ended their five-year relationship with Fortuna/Gauloises. The "controversial" team name associated with Marlboro's parent company, Philip Morris, was removed from the motorcycle livery for a May race event due to possible contravention of local advertising law,[8] similarly it had been removed from Ferrari F1 race cars earlier in 2019.[9][10]

2003

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Troy Bayliss and Loris Capirossi competed in all rounds of the 2003 MotoGP championship. Loris Capirossi, got a podium in the opening round of the championship in Japan and won the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona. Capirossi finished fourth in the final championship standings and Bayliss sixth; while Ducati finished second overall in the Manufacturers' standings.

2004

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A large part of the 2004 season went by before the bike became competitive, but the season concluded with both riders on the podium.

2005

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In the 2005 season, Bayliss was replaced by Spain's Carlos Checa and Ducati switched tyre suppliers to Bridgestone. Capirossi took two wins at Twin Ring Motegi and Sepang, while Checa scored a brace of podium finishes.

2006

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Spanish rider Sete Gibernau replaced Checa for the 2006 season. The team took its first win of 2006 in the opening round at Jerez, followed by a podium in Qatar. Capirossi led the championship for a short while, but at the start of the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona, Capirossi's bike collided with Gibernau's. Both riders ended up injured and in hospital, with Gibernau sustaining a broken collar bone. Capirossi struggled at the Dutch TT race a week later, while Gibernau was replaced by German Alex Hofmann for several rounds after undergoing additional surgery. With Gibernau also sidelined for the final round of the season at Valencia, Ducati recalled Bayliss, who was recently crowned Superbike World champion. Bayliss won the race, his first MotoGP victory, with Capirossi taking second place for the first Ducati 1–2 finish.

2007

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Engine displacement was reduced to 800 cc for the 2007 season. Ducati started development of its 800 cc motorcycle extremely early, and according to Ducati's racing chief Filippo Preziosi, by August 2006, Ducati had already built twenty 800 cc engines with various specifications.[11] Loris Capirossi was joined in the team by Casey Stoner. During the most part of the 2007 season, Stoner dominated the field, obtaining his and the team's first MotoGP World Championship at Twin Ring Motegi on September 23, 2007, four races before the end of the season.

At the end of season, Ducati's chief engineer Alan Jenkins was awarded the Sir Jackie Stewart Award for brilliance throughout the season.[12]

2008

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Casey Stoner remained with the team and was partnered with Marco Melandri for the 2008 season. Melandri had a difficult time adapting to the GP-8's performance, and mutually agreed to shorten his two-year contract to one year midway through the 2008 MotoGP season.

2009

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Again, Casey Stoner remained with the team while Nicky Hayden became Stoner's new teammate on the factory Carbon Fibre chassis Ducati GP9, replacing Marco Melandri who moved to Kawasaki for the 2009 season. Halfway through the season Finnish rookie Mika Kallio was given the chance to compete for the team for 3 races, as Stoner was unavailable due to illness.

2010

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Once again Casey Stoner joined with Nicky Hayden for the 2010 season.

2011

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On 9 July 2010, Casey Stoner announced that he would join Honda Racing Corporation for the 2011 season, after four years at Ducati.[13]

On 15 August 2010, after the MotoGP Brno race, Valentino Rossi confirmed he would be riding for Ducati Corse, signing a two-year deal to start with the 2011 season.[14][15]

2012

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Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden remained with Ducati Corse for the 2012 season.

2013

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Nicky Hayden remained with Ducati Corse for the 2013 season on a one-year contract.[16] He was joined by Andrea Dovizioso.[17]

2014

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Andrea Dovizioso remained with Ducati for the 2014 season. He was joined by former team-mate Cal Crutchlow.[18]

2015

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Andrea Dovizioso remained with Ducati for the 2015 season with Andrea Iannone coming to the factory team from a Pramac Ducati. 2015 awaited the highly anticipated GP15, a full redesign of the Desmosedici by Gigi Dall'Igna which made its debut at the second February test in Sepang.[19]

2016

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Dovizioso and Iannone remained as the factory team riders for the 2016 season with the Desmo GP16, cited as being an evolution of the GP15.[20] Perhaps the most notable change within Ducati Corse came with the arrival of Casey Stoner as the division's top test rider who immediately gelled with the Ducati,[21] in addition to Michele Pirro. Ducati has fielded a total of 8 bikes on the MotoGP circuit for 2016 between the factory team, Pramac Yakhnich team, Aspar Team, and Avintia Racing.

2017

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In 2016, Ducati Corse signed five time world champion and reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo to pilot the Ducati for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[22] They have also retained Andrea Dovizioso, for a further two seasons.[23]

2018

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Once again Andrea Dovizioso joined with Jorge Lorenzo for the 2018 season.

2019

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In 2019, after mainly poor results, Jorge Lorenzo's 2-year contract with Ducati ended with a move to Honda to join Marc Márquez, while Dovizioso remained. Italian rider Danilo Petrucci joined Ducati from Alma Pramac Racing.

2020

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Andrea Dovizioso's last year with the Ducati team ended with a victory in the 2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix, while Danilo Petrucci won in the 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix. Ducati won the Constructors' MotoGP World Championship for the second time.

2021

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Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia moved to this team. In the overall standings, Bagnaia secured second place. Ducati won the Constructors' MotoGP World Championship for the third time,

2022

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Triple Crown for Ducati: the Bologna-based manufacturer wins the Constructors' Title, the Teams' Title for the Ducati Lenovo Team and the Riders' Title in MotoGP.[24]

2025

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Marc Márquez signs for Ducati Lenovo Team to be alongside Francesco Bagnaia until 2026.[25][26]

Grand Prix motorcycle results

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By rider

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Year Class Team name Bike No Riders Races Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points Pos.
2022 MotoGP Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici 43   Jack Miller 20 1 7 1 1 189 5th
63   Francesco Bagnaia 20 7 10 5 3 256 1st
2023 MotoGP Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici
1   Francesco Bagnaia 19 7 15 7 3 467 1st
9   Danilo Petrucci 1 0 0 0 0 5 28th
23   Enea Bastianini 11 1 1 0 2 84 15th
51   Michele Pirro 3 0 0 0 0 5 27th
2024 MotoGP Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici
1   Francesco Bagnaia 20 11 16 6 6 498 2nd
23   Enea Bastianini 20 2 9 1 3 386 4th

By year

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season Entrants Machine Tyre No Rider Race Championships
Riders Teams Manufacturers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Pts Pos Pts Pos Pts
2003 Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP3 M JPN SAF ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER CZE POR RIO PAC MAL AUS VAL
12   Troy Bayliss 5 4 3 Ret Ret 10 9 5 3 3 6 10 Ret 9 Ret 7 6th 128 3rd 305 2nd 225
65   Loris Capirossi 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 6 4 4 Ret 3 6 8 6 2 3 4th 177
2004 Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP4 M SAF ESP FRA ITA CAT NED RIO GER GBR CZE POR JPN QAT MAL AUS VAL
12   Troy Bayliss 14 Ret 8 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 9 3 14th 71 5th 188 3rd 169
65   Loris Capirossi 6 12 10 8 10 8 4 Ret 7 5 7 Ret Ret 6 3 9 9th 117
2005 Ducati Marlboro Team
Ducati Team[27] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP5 B ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED USA GBR GER CZE JPN MAL QAT AUS TUR VAL
7   Carlos Checa 10 5 Ret Ret 5 11 9 Ret 5 Ret 8 4 3 6 3 5 4 9th 138 4th 295 3rd 202
23   Shinichi Ito DSQ - 0
65   Loris Capirossi 13 9 12 7 3 12 10 10 6 9 2 1 1 10 7 6th 157
2006 Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Desmosedici GP6 B ESP QAT TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT NED GBR GER USA CZE MAL AUS JPN POR VAL
12   Troy Bayliss 1 19th 25 3rd 356 3rd 248
15   Sete Gibernau Ret 4 11 9 8 5 Ret 8 10 5 4 4 Ret 13th 95
65   Loris Capirossi 1 3 6 8 2 2 Ret 15 9 5 8 1 2 7 1 12 2 3rd 229
66   Alex Hofmann 12 13 16 17th 30
2007 Ducati Marlboro Team
Ducati Team[28] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP7 B QAT ESP TUR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE RSM POR JPN AUS MAL VAL
27   Casey Stoner 1 5 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 3 6 1 1 2 1st 367 1st 533 1st 394
65   Loris Capirossi Ret 12 3 6 8 7 6 Ret Ret 2 Ret 6 5 9 1 2 11 5 7th 166
2008 Ducati Marlboro Team
Ducati Team[29] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP8 B QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE RSM IND JPN AUS MAL VAL
1   Casey Stoner 1 11 6 3 16 2 3 1 1 1 2 Ret Ret 4 2 1 6 1 2nd 280 3rd 331 2nd 321
33   Marco Melandri 11 12 13 5 15 Ret 11 16 13 Ret 16 7 9 19 13 16 16 16 17th 51
2009 Ducati Marlboro Team
Ducati Team[30] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP9 B QAT JPN ESP FRA ITA CAT NED USA GER GBR CZE IND RSM POR AUS MAL VAL
27   Casey Stoner 1 4 3 5 1 3 3 4 4 14 2 1 1 DNS 4th 220 3rd 341 3rd 272
36   Mika Kallio Ret 8 7 15th 17 (71)
69   Nicky Hayden 12 Ret 15 12 12 10 8 5 8 15 6 3 Ret 8 15 5 5 13th 104
2010 Ducati Marlboro Team[31]
Ducati Team[32] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP10 B QAT ESP FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER USA CZE IND RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL
27   Casey Stoner Ret 5 Ret 4 5 3 3 3 2 3 Ret 5 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 4th 225 3rd 388 3rd 286
69   Nicky Hayden 4 4 4 Ret 4 7 8 7 5 6 6 Ret 3 12 6 4 5 Ret 7th 163
2011 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP11 B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER USA CZE IND RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
46   Valentino Rossi 7 5 5 3 5 6 4 6 9 6 6 10 7 10 Ret Ret C Ret 7th 139 3rd 271 3rd 180
69   Nicky Hayden 9 3 9 7 8 4 5 10 8 7 7 14 Ret 7 7 7 C Ret 8th 132
2012 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP12 B QAT ESP POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA USA IND CZE RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL
46   Valentino Rossi 10 9 7 2 7 9 13 6 5 Ret 7 7 2 8 7 5 7 10 6th 163 4th 285 3rd 192
69   Nicky Hayden 6 8 11 6 9 7 6 10 7 6 DNS 7 Ret 8 4 8 Ret 9th 122
2013 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP13 B QAT AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA IND CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 7 7 8 4 5 7 10 7 9 10 7 Ret 8 8 8 9 10 9 8th 140 4th 266 3rd 155
69   Nicky Hayden 8 9 7 5 6 Ret 11 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 Ret 7 9 8 9th 126
Ducati Test Team 51   Michele Pirro 11 7 10 13th 56 —
2014 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP14 B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 5 3 9 5 8 6 8 2 8 7 6 5 4 Ret 5 4 8 4 5th 187 3rd 261 3rd 211
35   Cal Crutchlow 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 13th 74
51   Michele Pirro 17 19th 18
Ducati Test Team Ret 11 14 12 9 —
2015 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP15 B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER USA CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 2 2 2 9 3 Ret Ret 12 Ret 9 6 3 8 5 5 13 Ret 7 7th 162 3rd 350 3rd 256
29   Andrea Iannone 3 5 4 6 5 2 4 4 5 5 4 8 7 4 Ret 3 Ret Ret 5th 188
Ducati Test Team 51   Michele Pirro 8 Ret 12 21st 12 —
2016 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP16 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 2 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 3 2 Ret 6 6 11 2 4 1 7 5th 171 3rd 296 3rd 261
8   Héctor Barberá 17 Ret 10th 0 (102)[a]
29   Andrea Iannone Ret Ret 3 7 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 1 8 Ret WD WD Ret 3 9th 112
51   Michele Pirro 7 12 19th 13 (36)[b]
Ducati Test Team 10 12 19th 10 (36)[c] —
2017 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP17 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 2 Ret 6 5 4 1 1 5 8 6 1 1 3 7 1 13 1 Ret 2nd 261 3rd 398 3rd 310
99   Jorge Lorenzo 11 Ret 9 3 6 8 4 15 11 15 4 5 Ret 3 6 15 2 Ret 7th 137
Ducati Test Team 51   Michele Pirro 9 5 9 23rd 25 (0)[d] —
2018 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP18 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 1 6 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret 4 7 1 3 C 1 2 2 18 3 6 1 2nd 245 2nd 392 2nd 335
19   Alvaro Bautista 4 12th 13 (105)[e]
51   Michele Pirro Ret 22nd 0 (14)[f]
99   Jorge Lorenzo Ret 15 11 Ret 6 1 1 7 6 22 1 C 17 Ret DNS DNS WD 12 9th 134
Ducati Test Team 51   Michele Pirro DNS 15 4 22nd 14 —
2019 Mission Winnow Ducati[33]
Ducati Team[34] 		Ducati Desmosedici GP19 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
04   Andrea Dovizioso 1 3 4 4 2 3 Ret 4 5 2 1 Ret 6 2 4 3 7 3 4 2nd 269 2nd 445 3rd 318
9   Danilo Petrucci 6 6 6 5 3 1 3 6 4 8 9 7 10 12 9 9 Ret 9 Ret 6th 176
Ducati Test Team 51   Michele Pirro 7 Ret Ret 22nd 9 —
2020 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP20 M SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR
04   Andrea Dovizioso 3 6 11 1 5 7 8 Ret 4 7 13 8 8 6 4th 135 4th 213 1st 221
9   Danilo Petrucci 9 Ret 12 7 11 16 10 8 1 15 10 10 15 16 12th 78
2021 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP21 M QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL
43   Jack Miller 9 9 Ret 1 1 6 3 6 Ret Ret 11 4 5 5 7 Ret 3 3 4th 181 1st 433 1st 357
63   Francesco Bagnaia 3 6 2 2 4 Ret 7 5 6 11 2 14 1 1 3 Ret 1 1 2nd 252
51   Michele Pirro 11 12 23rd 9 (12)[g] —
2022 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP22 M QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
43   Jack Miller Ret 4 14 3 Ret 5 2 15 14 3 6 3 3 Ret 5 1 2 Ret 6 Ret 5th 189 1st 454 1st 448
63   Francesco Bagnaia Ret 15 5 5 8 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 3 1 9 1st 265
Aruba.it Racing 51   Michele Pirro 18 16 Ret 27th 0 —
2023 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP23 M POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL
1   Francesco Bagnaia 11 166 Ret1 12 Ret3 11 22 12 2 11 DNS2 33 Ret2 23 18 2 27 33 25 15 1st 467 2nd 561 1st 700
9   Danilo Petrucci 11 28th 5
23   Enea Bastianini DNS WD 99 8 Ret8 Ret Ret8 DNS9 87 10 13 14 8 Ret 15th 84
51   Michele Pirro 11 16 16 27th 5
Aruba.it Racing 16 Ret —
19   Álvaro Bautista 17 31st 0
2024 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP24 M QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD
1   Francesco Bagnaia 14 Ret4 58 1 3 1 11 11 13 3 11 Ret9 22 Ret1 31 11 34 13 1 11 2nd 498 1st 884 1st 722
23   Enea Bastianini 56 26 36 5 44 185 2 34 44 11 34 57 34 13 Ret2 42 53 141 33 72 4th 386

* Season still in progress.

Notes
  1. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  2. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  3. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  4. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  5. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  6. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.
  7. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

Superbike World Championship (SBK)

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Ducati Superbike
2024 nameAruba it. Racing Ducati
BaseBologna, Italy
Team principal/sStefano Cecconi, CEO Aruba[35]
Ernesto Marinelli,
Project Director
Serafino Foti,
Team Manager
Race riders1   Álvaro Bautista
11   Nicolò Bulega
MotorcycleDucati Panigale V4R (2019→)
TyresPirelli
Riders' Championshipsworks team: 12
1990 Raymond Roche
1992 Doug Polen
1994, 1995 Carl Fogarty
1998, 1999 Carl Fogarty
2001 Troy Bayliss
2003 Neil Hodgson
2004 James Toseland
2006, 2008 Troy Bayliss
2022, 2023 Álvaro Bautista
customer teams: 3
1991 Doug Polen
1996 Troy Corser
2011 Carlos Checa

Ducati has been taking part in the Superbike World Championship since it began in 1988 until 2010, then came back for 2014, with the race organisation delivered by Bologna-based Feel Racing.[36][37][38]

World Superbike history

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Using V-twin engines Ducati was able to dominate the championship for many years. Ducati won its first riders' championship in 1990 with Raymond Roche. The 1991 title was won by Doug Polen riding for the customer team managed by Eraldo Ferracci. From 1994 to 1999 Carl Fogarty won the title 4 times on Ducatis. Australian Troy Corser won the 1996 title on a factory-spec Ducati fielded by Austrian team Promotor Racing. In 2001 Troy Bayliss won the first of his three titles.

In 2003, the rule changes in MotoGP allowing 4-stroke engines meant that the Japanese manufacturers had focused their resources there, leaving the Superbike World Championship with limited factory involvement.[39] Ducati Corse entered the only 2 Ducati 999s in the field, taking 20 wins from 24 races in a season where all races were won by Ducati. Neil Hodgson won the title on a Factory Ducati, while the team finished the season with 600 points, a record point score by a constructor in a season. 2004 was a similar story, James Toseland winning the title although Ten Kate Honda's Chris Vermeulen prevented a Ducati clean-sweep.

2006 saw the return of Bayliss to the Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races.

In 2007, Troy Bayliss finished fourth riding once again a Ducati 999. Even though production of the 999 ended in 2006 and the bike was replaced by the Ducati 1098, Ducati produced 150 limited edition 999s to satisfy homologation requirements.

For 2008, Ducati raced a homologated version of the 1098R. The FIM, the sanctioning body for the Superbike World Championship, raised the displacement limit for 2 cylinder engines to 1,200 cc.[40] Bayliss won his third world championship and retired at the end of the 2008 season.

2009 saw Noriyuki Haga, who replaced Bayliss, partnered with Michel Fabrizio.[41] Haga had a fantastic season on Ducati but lost the championship by 6 points; Haga ended the season as second while Fabrizio as third in overall championship standing.

Once again, 2010 began with Noriyuki Haga partnering with Michel Fabrizio for Ducati in SBK.

On 27 August 2010, it was announced that Ducati SBK will no longer compete with a factory team in 2011, after 23 seasons which had brought the marque a total of 29 riders' and manufacturers' championship titles, instead limiting their participation to privateer teams running their works bikes.[42]

During 2011-12 Ducati gave factory support to Althea Racing privateer team, winning the 2011 title with Carlos Checa. Having parted from Althea at the end of 2012, for 2013 Ducati supported Francis Batta's Alstare Racing team introducing the new 1199 Panigale R in the world championship.

On 15 November 2013, it was announced that Ducati would be returning as a factory team in SBK as Ducati Superbike Team.[43]

For 2014 the returning factory team signed Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano.

Davies was runner-up in 2015, 2017 and 2018, and third in 2016. Teammate Marco Melandri finished 4th in 2017 and 5th in 2018. The Italian was replaced by Álvaro Bautista in 2019. The Spaniard began the season with 11 consecutive wins, but later had mixed results.

By season results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike Team Tyres No. Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points RC Points TC Points MC
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2022 WSBK Panigale V4R Aruba.it Racing – Ducati P 19   Álvaro Bautista SPA
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		NED
2 		NED
3 		NED
1 		POR
1 		POR
3 		POR
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		ITA
1 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
4 		GBR
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
3 		CZE
2 		FRA
1 		FRA
2 		FRA
Ret 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		POR
2 		POR
2 		POR
1 		ARG
1 		ARG
2 		ARG
1 		INA
2 		INA
4 		INA
2 		AUS
5 		AUS
1 		AUS
1 		601 1st 894 1st 632 1st
21   Michael Ruben Rinaldi SPA
4 		SPA
4 		SPA
4 		NED
Ret 		NED
8 		NED
7 		POR
9 		POR
8 		POR
8 		ITA
3 		ITA
10 		ITA
3 		GBR
6 		GBR
6 		GBR
4 		CZE
7 		CZE
4 		CZE
Ret 		FRA
6 		FRA
7 		FRA
2 		SPA
4 		SPA
5 		SPA
2 		POR
7 		POR
5 		POR
4 		ARG
5 		ARG
4 		ARG
5 		INA
5 		INA
8 		INA
10 		AUS
11 		AUS
22 		AUS
7 		293 4th
2023 WSBK Panigale V4R Aruba.it Racing – Ducati P 1   Álvaro Bautista AUS
1 		AUS
1 		AUS
1 		INA
1 		INA
Ret 		INA
1 		NED
1 		NED
1 		NED
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		EMI
1 		EMI
1 		EMI
1 		GBR
1 		GBR
2 		GBR
1 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		ITA
Ret 		CZE
12 		CZE
3 		CZE
1 		FRA
10 		FRA
2 		FRA
1 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		POR
1 		POR
1 		POR
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		628 1st 879 1st 704 1st
21   Michael Ruben Rinaldi AUS
14 		AUS
2 		AUS
2 		INA
Ret 		INA
7 		INA
4 		NED
15 		NED
13 		NED
10 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
8 		SPA
3 		EMI
2 		EMI
3 		EMI
Ret 		GBR
13 		GBR
17 		GBR
Ret 		ITA
5 		ITA
5 		ITA
5 		CZE
14 		CZE
5 		CZE
5 		FRA
2 		FRA
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		SPA
1 		SPA
5 		SPA
3 		POR
Ret 		POR
6 		POR
3 		SPA
8 		SPA
11 		SPA
6 		251 5th
2024 WSBK Panigale V4R Aruba.it Racing – Ducati P 1   Álvaro Bautista AUS
15 		AUS
4 		AUS
2 		SPA
3 		SPA
3 		SPA
1 		NED
3 		NED
1 		NED
2 		EMI
3 		EMI
17 		EMI
3 		GBR
3 		GBR
6 		GBR
5 		CZE
4 		CZE
NC 		CZE
Ret 		POR
2 		POR
6 		POR
19 		FRA
2 		FRA
Ret 		FRA
DNS 		ITA
3 		ITA
6 		ITA
2 		SPA
4 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		EST
19 		EST
3 		EST
3 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
9 		SPA
Ret 		357 3rd 841 1st 644 1st
11   Nicolò Bulega AUS
1 		AUS
5 		AUS
5 		SPA
2 		SPA
4 		SPA
2 		NED
11 		NED
2 		NED
8 		EMI
2 		EMI
2 		EMI
2 		GBR
4 		GBR
2 		GBR
2 		CZE
6 		CZE
2 		CZE
2 		POR
7 		POR
5 		POR
2 		FRA
Ret 		FRA
1 		FRA
1 		ITA
2 		ITA
4 		ITA
3 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
3 		SPA
3 		EST
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		484 2nd

World Supersport Championship (WSSP)

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From 2022, new rules allowed manufacturers having machines with larger displacement engines and fewer cylinders to compete in the Supersport World Championship against the more-traditional, 600 cc four-cylinder types, including the Kawasaki ZX-6R and Yamaha R6 which had dominated the class. These changes allowed the opportunity for Ducati's 955 Panigale V2, as an official entry ridden by Nicolò Bulega, to finish the championship fourth in 2022 and as winner in 2023.[44][45]

WSSP results

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Year Class Bike Team Tyres No. Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points RC Points TC Points MC
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2022 WSSP Ducati Panigale V2 Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team P 11   Nicolò Bulega SPA
5 		SPA
3 		NED
3 		NED
4 		POR
3 		POR
Ret 		ITA
3 		ITA
3 		GBR
Ret 		GBR
3 		CZE
9 		CZE
2 		FRA
11 		FRA
3 		SPA
Ret 		SPA
14 		POR
15 		POR
10 		ARG
11 		ARG
8 		INA
6 		INA
6 		AUS
2 		AUS
4 		242 4th 242 6th 368 2nd
2023 WSSP Ducati Panigale V2 Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team P 11   Nicolò Bulega AUS
1 		AUS
1 		INA
5 		INA
3 		NED
1 		NED
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
Ret 		EMI
1 		EMI
2 		GBR
1 		GBR
1 		ITA
3 		ITA
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
16 		FRA
1 		FRA
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		POR
1 		POR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		503 1st 503 2nd 540 1st
2024 WSSP Ducati Panigale V2 Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team P 99   Adrián Huertas AUS
Ret 		AUS
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
32 		NED
1 		NED
2 		EMI
1 		EMI
1 		GBR
1 		GBR
1 		CZE
1 		CZE
1 		POR
2 		POR
12 		FRA
4 		FRA
3 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
5 		EST
2 		EST
2 		SPA
3 		SPA
4 		439 1st 439 2nd 556 1st

* Season still in progress.

MotoE World Championship

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New for 2024 is an official entry to the MotoE World Championship electrically powered race series with rider Chaz Davies, under the name Aruba Cloud MotoE team, having taken over he grid-slot previously used by Pramac. The series uses Ducati V21L machines.[6]

MotoE results

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Year Class Bike Team Tyres No. Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points RC Points TC
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2024 MotoE Ducati V21L Aruba Cloud MotoE Racing Team M 7   Chaz Davies POR
9 		POR
15 		FRA
13 		FRA
12 		CAT
Ret 		CAT
14 		ITA
14 		ITA
16 		NED
9 		NED
Ret 		GER
14 		GER
16 		AUT
13 		AUT
14 		RSM
15 		RSM
15 		35 17th 58 9th
80   Armando Pontone POR
10 		POR
16 		FRA
12 		FRA
Ret 		CAT
14 		CAT
15 		ITA
16 		ITA
15 		NED
12 		NED
16 		GER
Ret 		GER
12 		AUT
15 		AUT
16 		RSM
16 		RSM
16 		23 18th

* Season still in progress.

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