Ducati Corse and Francesco Bagnaia Sign Renewal for Another Two Seasons

Lawful days before the starting up of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship, Ducati Corse and Francesco Bagnaia solidified their future collectively by placing pen to paper, announcing the signing of an agreement that binds the 2-time MotoGP World Champion to the Borgo Panigale manufacturer for the 2025 and 2026 seasons as neatly.

The contract renewal ensures continuity for an all-Italian a success pair: a splendid aggregate of the technology and performance of the Desmosedici GP and the skills, passion, and resolution of Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia.

Born in Turin in 1997 and residing in Pesaro, Bagnaia joined Ducati with Pramac Racing in 2019. With the extension of his fresh contract, he’ll additional solidify his scheme in the history of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, turning into the 2nd rider to be linked with Ducati for an complete of eight years.

Bagnaia made a name for himself in 2020 by securing his first MotoGP podium in his home inch at Misano Adriatico, and in 2021, he became promoted to the factory personnel. Right through his first twelve months utilizing the red Ducati Lenovo Group machine, he narrowly missed out on a success the World Title, finishing because the runner-up after an exhilarating season finale. The twelve months 2022 marked Bagnaia’s breakthrough, as he clinched his first MotoGP Riders’ World Title, additionally turning into the predominant Italian to assemble so on an Italian bike: the Desmosedici GP. This victory marked Ducati’s 2nd Riders’ World Title, following Casey Stoner’s success in 2007, 15 years earlier. With the amount one on his bike’s entrance fairing, Bagnaia became again crowned World Champion in 2023, thanks to at least one more outstanding season that seen him relate 15 podiums, 7 victories, and 7 pole positions.

Francesco Bagnaia (#1, Ducati Lenovo Group)
“I’m so comfortable to proceed racing with the personnel of my desires! Wearing these colours is an honour for me. It’s unprecedented and a source of satisfaction. Along with Ducati, my personnel, and your complete guys at Ducati Corse, we’ve achieved unprecedented issues. In these three more years (at the side of 2024) outdated to us, we’ll proceed to present our simplest to assemble as a lot success as that you would maybe be ready to keep in mind. I’m overjoyed and willing to hit the note in Qatar for the predominant inch of the twelve months.”

Claudio Domenicali (CEO Ducati Motor Maintaining)
“Pecco is truly the splendid rider for Ducati. He represents our values at their simplest: vogue, elegance, and performance. No longer simplest is he rapid, particular, and tenacious heading in the suitable route, nevertheless he additionally stands out for his elegance and education off the note. I’m very comfortable for this renewal, which I’m particular Ducatisti all over the enviornment will welcome with enthusiasm.”

Luigi Dall’Igna (Ducati Corse General Manager)
“We are extremely comfortable to thrill in Bagnaia with us again for 2025 and 2026. Collectively, we now delight in written a needed web page of motorcycling history: Pecco became the predominant Italian rider to fetch a World Title in MotoGP with an Italian bike, our Desmosedici GP. Collectively, we introduced encourage a Riders’ World Title that had been lacking for 15 years, and we did it again final twelve months. He is a two-time World Champion and has confirmed on a couple of occasion that he really deserves the amount one on the fairing of his bike. As well to these results, Bagnaia continues to demonstrate that he’s in splendid harmony with his bike and personnel. For all these causes, it became natural for us to desire to proceed with him. Therefore, we note forward to this new chapter collectively, assured that we can assemble other indispensable results.”

Statistics from 2019 to this level

GP Starts with Ducati in MotoGP: 86
First GP: Qatar 2019
Wins: 18
First GP Get: Aragón 2021
Podiums: 35
First Podium: San Marino 2020
Pole Positions: 18
First Pole: Qatar 2021
Quickest Laps: 13
Recommendations: 1085
World Titles: 2 (MotoGP 2023, MotoGP 2022)

Bagnaia and the Ducati Lenovo Group will hit the note for the opening Grand Prix of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship from March Eighth to tenth at the Lusail Global Circuit in Qatar.