Ducati Corse is the newest team to showcase its new 2025 livery ahead of the upcoming MotoGP season, featuring its newest rider Marc Marquez.
The Italian marque arrives into the 2025 season on the back of winning 19 of the 20 Grands Prix in 2024, the most dominant season from a single manufacturer in the premier-class.
Francesco Bagnaia returns to the fold after a record-breaking year, where the Italian rider prevailed 11 times on Sunday, joining Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo, Valentino Rossi and Marquez as the only riders in history to win eight or more times in a single season.
Bagnaia, who won back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023, will have a new teammate after Enea Bastianini left the squad to join the Tech3 KTM team.
The Torinese star narrowly missed out on three championships in a row, losing out to Pramac’s Jorge Martin who will represent the #1 plate at Aprilia for 2025.
Marquez joins the factory team after a one-year stint at Gresini Racing, bolstering Ducati’s lineup and bringing a wealth of experience to the table. His first season on the year-old Desmosedici saw victories at Aragon, Misano and Phillip Island.
Both riders have won eight MotoGP championships between them and are distant leaders in total wins in the premier class amongst the current crop.
The last time Marquez won the MotoGP title was in 2019, but he will have his eyes set on emulating Rossi’s feat of seven premier-class titles.
Both riders will hit the track at the official Sepang test which will commence from February 5th-7th, before travelling to Thailand for the next test the following week and the season opener starting on February 28th.
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