2023 Ducati MotoGP consolidates stops
Ducati officially confirmed last night that Enea Bastianini will become Francesco Bagnaia’s next teammate on the Ducati Lenovo Team, replacing Jack Miller is coming to KTM.
Ducati leadership debated whether to promote Bastianini or Jorge Martin to the Factory seat entirely but the 24-year-old rider from Rimini, who has won three GPs this year in Qatar, Texas and France, who scored two. – Contract for the year with producer Borgo Panigale and will wear the official team colors after two seasons in the top division with Desmosedici GP of Esponsorama Racing (2021) and Gresini Racing (2022).
Jorge Martin will continue with Johann Zarco with the Pramac Ducati team carrying their current roster for the third consecutive season, the French Moto2 world champion and the Spanish Moto3 world champion once again. is the rider of Paolo Campinoti’s Prima Pramac MotoGP. team.
Enea Bastianini
“I am delighted to be able to wear the official Ducati team colors starting next year. It was my dream, and now it has come true. During these two years in MotoGP, I have learned and grown a lot, and I believe that I can only improve with the engineers and the men of the Ducati Lenovo Team! I want to thank Claudio, Gigi, Paolo and Davide for believing in me and giving me this incredible opportunity. However, I also want to thank Nadia and the entire Gresini team for the amazing support I’ve received from them during this great season together. I will try to end this 2022 in the best possible way before taking on my new adventure as a Ducati racer at the workshop with the right dedication and teamwork.. “
Luigi Dall’Igna – General manager of Ducati Corse
“We are delighted to have Bastianini on our factory team. Enea is a very talented racer who has matured a lot during the two years with Ducati. He was able to grow rapidly, scoring two podiums in his first year in MotoGP and then winning three amazing victories this year with Gresini Racing in Qatar, USA and France. We believe that next year, as an official Ducati Lenovo Team racer, he will be able to take it one step further and be one of the protagonists in every race. It’s not an easy choice. Enea and Jorge Martin are two very fast and young riders, which is why we still want to ensure the same physical and technical support for both. We are sure that they will be able to show all their amazing talents on the track“.
Paolo Campinoti – Prima Pramac . Racing
“As Principal of the Prima Pramac Racing Team, I couldn’t be happier to find Johann and Jorge in our garage again for next season. They are first and foremost two special guys, but also two formidable drivers with rare talent. With them we have achieved great goals and I know that in the second part of this season and the next we will be able to develop a lot together that only a team like us can. can do it. “
