Three of the 4 Ducati groups have proven their racing colors for the 2023 MotoGP season. Main off on what was an impressive 2022 racing season, not solely in MotoGP but additionally within the World Superbike championship is the manufacturing facility Ducati Lenovo Crew, with riders Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini.
Bagnaia, who clinched the MoitoGP rider’s championship title in emphatic trend final 12 months has elected to place the #1 plate in his Ducati Desmosedici GP23. The 26-year-old from Turin, Italy will turn out to be the primary Ducati rider since Casey Stoner in 2012 to hold the #1, most riders opting to proceed their championship season with their common racing quantity.
In the meantime, Bastianini strikes to the Ducati manufacturing facility workforce from the Gresini satellite tv for pc workforce, the place he took the struggle to the highest ranked riders. “Sporting the colors of the official workforce is a superb emotion, and now it’s as much as me to show that I deserve this chance. I’m excited in regards to the new season,” mentioned the 25-year outdated from Rimini, Italy, nicknamed “La Bestia” (The Beast) by each fan and foe.
Shifting to the satellite tv for pc groups, Gresini Racing MotoGP with riders Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio confirmed its eye-catching pastel pearl gentle blue racing livery. Nadia Padovani leads the workforce based by her late husband Fausto Gresini who handed away in 2021 resulting from Covid-19.
Gresini Racing turned an unbiased satellite tv for pc workforce for Ducati in 2022, after beforehand campaigning Aprilias. “We’re very excited for this new journey. 2022 was unbelievable in each approach, however the concept is to proceed to enhance and shock. We’re a younger workforce with nice ambition,” mentioned Padovani.
With eight podiums and 7 pole positions within the 2022 MotoGP season, Prima Pramac Racing has confirmed it has what it takes to play with the large canine. Riders Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin will likely be driving for Pramac this season, underneath stewardship of workforce principal Paolo Campinoti.
As one in every of three unbiased groups campaigning Ducatis this 12 months, Pramac Racing’s aim for 2023 is easy, “This 12 months’s aim is similar as what we set ourselves firstly of each season ? being the most effective Impartial Crew and giving all of the Official Groups an actual run for his or her cash!” says Campinotti.
GALLERY: Ducati Lenovo Crew
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