Perhaps Ducati is experiencing the best moment in its history. That of Borgo Panigale, at the start of the 2024 season, They dominate all MotoGP and WorldSBK classifications with an iron hand.
In MotoGP, the top four in the table ride a motorcycle from the Italian manufacturer. Jorge Martín, Pecco Bagnaia, Marc Márquez and Enea Bastianini are, at the moment, the ones who scored the most points in the first third of the campaign. Ducati also leads the constructors’ championship with 101 points ahead of KTMwhile by teams they took the first three places with Ducati Lenovo Team, Prima Pramac Racing and Gresini Racing MotoGP.
In WorldSBK, the people from Borgo Panigale are also smiling. First and third overall among drivers with Álvaro Bautista leading and Nicolò Bulega third, In the classification of manufacturers, they are first with 36 points more than BMW.
Limited to MotoGP
With the new concession system in MotoGP, Ducati is classified in the so-called Rank A because of its good performance. According to the regulations, this category includes the manufacturer who has added 85% or more to the maximum points awarded in a season. When this criterion is met, The brand can use 170 test tires available only to its test drivers at three specific circuits and no wildcards. Besides, is allowed to use a maximum of eight engines subject to a development freeze and can only run one aerodynamic upgrade per year.
If not wildcards At this moment in time, The Italians decided that Michele Pirro, Ducati test rider for both MotoGP and WorldSBK, would make a wildcard in the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli which is celebrated from June 14 to 16.
“As a rider, you also try to put all your experience and knowledge into building the bike. I think Ducati is the first factory to try to create this ecosystem, not only in MotoGP. In the last five or six years they tried to improve all the championships“, said Pirro when his participation in the test was confirmed.
Pirro began his career in the 125cc Motorcycle World Championship in 2003, where he rode until 2006 before going to the national championship in the Superstock category and winning the title on a Yamaha R1. From there he moved to WorldSSP, where he won at Imola, before jumping first to Moto2 and then MotoGP. The Italian has done it wildcards with the official Ducati team since he stopped racing full timebut his main role is the test pilot helping to develop the Desmosedici GP into what it is today. His valuable work has been rewarded with a contract until the end of 2026.
Source: La Verdad
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