Ducati will hope to continue the winning streak for its special yellow Misano WorldSBK livery when the factory MotoGP team takes to the same track for the San Marino Grand Prix.
A 'chaotic' Misano WorldSBK Superpole race saw Danilo Petrucci penalised for an incident with Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, then left fearing he had broken a femur after crashing out with Iker Lecuona.
Kyle Ryde got his Donington race weekend off to a perfect start after converting pole to a sprint race win on Saturday in the third round of the championship.
Danilo Petrucci may have spent most of his MotoGP career on Ducati machinery, but it was still something of a shock when he climbed back on a Desmosedici at Le Mans on Friday.
Danilo Petrucci knows jumping into MotoGP without any testing is ‘Mission Impossible’ but he’s been boosted by the news that his 2020 settings will still work with the latest factory Ducati.
Belief in the technical abilities of Gigi Dall’Igna convinced Jorge Lorenzo to take the ‘risky bet’ of leaving Yamaha for Ducati ahead of the 2017 MotoGP season.
After surging back into the MotoGP title lead in Jerez, reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia spent the Monday test working on settings and the latest Ohlins front fork.
Reigning World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista, who has dominated the opening rounds of the 2023 season, says he will soon make a decision regarding his racing future.
The final race of the day at Silverstone saw Glenn Irwin realise the potential of his Ducati package, but an earlier race two win helped a consistent Josh Brookes to the top of the standings after round one.
Full Qualifying results and grid line-up for the Saturday Sprint and main Sunday race at the Portuguese MotoGP at Portimao, round 1 of 21 in the 2023 world championship.
The possibility of both factory Ducati riders fighting for the world championship this season was among the topics on the latest Crash.net MotoGP podcast featuring Keith Huewen.