Ducati wins the Triple Crown again after 15 years

At Borgo Panigale they mythologized the 2007 MotoGP season. With only four years in the star category and in the hands of an explosive youth Casey Stoner that the veteran united Loris Capirossithe rider that Ducati introduced to MotoGP in 2003 after becoming the benchmark in the Superbike World Championship, won the Triple Crown, rider, manufacturer and team, turning off the tap on Japanese bikes since the MV Agusta era (1974 with Phil Read ) roam freely.

But what was promised to usher in a new era of European two-wheel dominance was cut short in the face of a three-way Japanese reaction. Until the second decade of this 21st century, Borgo Panigale motorcycles did not recover the initiative and saw how the pandemic affected the Japanese manufacturers, this time it has signs of the legendary continuation of the master’s hand Gigi Dall’Igna.

It took 15 years for a Ducati rider to be crowned world champion again, although not before they shot the crossbar by signing the runner-up Stoner himself in 2008, Andrea Dovizioso in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and Pecco Bagnaia were left at the gate in 2021. Before Stoner opened the can, Loris Capirossi finished the 2006 season in third position.

Real world champions like Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden or Jorge Lorenzo would go through the red units without being famous with the desmodronic engine until a disciple of ‘Dottore’ Francesco Bagnaia achieved it in his fourth that season in the star category.

The last three brand titles have been won by Ducati, in fact the one in 2022 fell to Aragón with five races left for the end of the campaign. The duo of Pecco Bagnaia and Jack Miller, who will say goodbye to Cheste, have won the last two team crowns for the Ducati Lenovo Team, which chose this 2022 in the previous appointment in Sepang. And this Sunday at Cheste Pecco Bagnaia joined Casey Stoner as the only riders’ world champion with Ducati.

And his 2022 was one of those that made history: 12 wins (7 for Bagnaia, 4 for Bastianini and 1 for Miller), the all-time record for wins in a Ducati season; 32 podiums with 6 different riders (Bastianini, Zarco, Martín, Miller, Bagnaia, Bezzecchi, only ‘Diggia’ and Marini are missing), also a Ducati historical record -the record for a manufacturer is the 34 podiums for Honda-; 16 pole positions out of 20 with 7 different drivers (Martín, Zarco, Bagnaia, Di Gianantonio, Bastianini, Miller and Bezzecchi, only Marini missing). And in the last 40 races, at least one Ducati has started from the front row.

Ducati got all possible titles this 2022, riders for Bagnaia, teams and factories, the rookie for Bezzecchi, and independent rider and team, Bastianini and Pramac Ducati, and only allowed Quartararo to enter the last MotoGP podium between Bagnaia and Bastianini.

All Ducati MotoGP titles

pilots
2007 Casey Stoner (Australia)
2022 Francesco Bagnaia (Italy)
brands
2007 Ducati
2020 Ducati
2021 Ducati
2022 Ducati
equipment
2007 Ducati Marlboro Team
2021 Ducati Lenovo Team
2022 Ducati Lenovo Team