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MotoGP Legends debut at Ducati: Only another myth could do the same thing as Mark Marquez
Mark Marquez He had no rivals in Thailand. Spanish debuted on the official team Ducati with the best grid motorcycle However, I was able to think that he would need time to adapt to the structure of Burgo Panigal Girl a year later with his satellite team, Gresini. It’s not far from reality. In the first race of 2025, MotoGP won pole, fast return, victory, Sprint and Victoria De Domingo. Historic 37 It puts him at the top of the classification after five or more years.
Therefore, Mark’s debut with the Italian motorcycle GP25 is amazing and simply cannot be improved. However, that wasn’t the only thing that made his debut at Ducati. Next, we’ll review the most successful premieres in Desmosedici
1
Casey Stoner
1st-2007
The Australian is the only person who can do what Mark Marquez did in Thailand in 2025. Stoner has already sent a message to all MotoGPs that his first year at Ducati was historic. He won his first victory of the year, beating Valentino Rossi in an exciting duel in Qatar. His season was orderly, which is why he won his first champion title in his first campaign dressed in red. Of course, Marquez achieved pole in his first Grand Prix with the Italians, but in Portugal
2
Valentino Rossi
7th – 2011
It was expected that Italian legends would win on an Italian motorcycle. However, both the pilot and the team had two years of authentic nightmare. Ducati couldn’t compete with Yamaha or Honda, and it ended in disaster that they had promised a lot. And the first indication that things weren’t going well was that in Qatar in 2011 he was dressed in red in Rossi’s first race, where he finished 7-16 seconds.
3
Andrea Doviziozo
7th-2013
The world’s triple runner-UP cost him a lot to become a Ducati reference. At the first bar of his career with the Italian, a newcomer at Yamaha, he suffered in a beautiful race, finishing seventh in Qatar in 2013 with more than 22 seconds of the winner.
4
Jorge Lorenzo
November 2017
Malolcan premiered at Ducati after his life with Yamaha. He arrived at Burgundy Panigal in hoping to repeat many crowns, coming from winning three titles with the Japanese. However, Spanish cost a lot to adapt to Italian motorcycles, and when he began to win, he was no longer updated at the table. The first race with Lorenzo’s red colour was very complicated, finishing with Lucille in 11th place
5
Pecco Bagnaia
Third-2021
The Italians had an incredible weekend with the official Ducati team. At his first GP dressed in Qatar’s red in 2021, he was able to sign Paul and closed the weekend with an epic third place. This year ended as the runner behind Fabio Quartarara
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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