Enea Bastianini won the battle for the second seat in the factory Ducati Lenovo Team.
The leaders of the Ducati Corse MotoGP project have now chosen the Italian over the Spaniard, Jorge Martin, for the seat alongside Pecco Bagnaia. Bastianini and Bagnaia will form the factory Ducati team for the next two seasons, through 2024.
Ducati waited a long time to choose between Gresini Ducati’s Bastianini and Pramac Ducati’s Jorge Martin. In the end, Bastianini won with better and more consistent results.
Bastianini is currently 6th in the MotoGP championship, with 118 points, including three wins and four DNFs, while Martin is ninth, with 87 points, with two podiums and four DNFs. The fact that Bastianini is Italian will only benefit him.
With Bastianini signing, that means nine of the factory’s ten MotoGP seats have been filled. We’re currently just waiting for Joan Mir’s confirmation (or otherwise) at Repsol Honda to round out that chapter.
And with the Ducati factory announced, Pramac can now officially confirm their roster for 2023, almost certainly Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco. Alex Marquez will take over the seat that Bastianini vacated in the Gresini Ducati.
“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! ‘ exclaimed Bastianini.
“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 factory Ducati racer with full commitment and the right teamwork. “
Source: Ducati Corse
