Ducati postpones MotoGP balance to 2025 after relying too much on Marc Marquez and losing two bikes

2026 will be a very important year for Ducati. It will celebrate its 100th anniversary on July 4th, and the centerpiece of the celebration will be World Ducati Week, which will be held from July 3rd to 5th at the Marco Simoncelli Circuit in Misano. And Ducati celebrates its 100th anniversary with two of the best seasons in MotoGP history. They were privileged witnesses to Marc Márquez’s most brutal reconquista in motorcycling history, giving him the necessary resources and support that helped Ducati achieve its third ever Triple Crown, following in 2007 and 2022, and they returned the favor even more.

2025 was Ducati’s second best season in history, with 17 wins and 44 podiums. The number of Ducati riders on the grid has gone from eight to six, with leader Marc Marquez missing the last four GPs, just two short of last year’s record of 19. Four riders contributed to the victory: Marc Márquez (11 times, 7 of them in a row between Aragon and Hungary), Alex Márquez (3 times), Pecco Bagnaia (2 times) and Fermín Aldeguer (1 time).

Ducati has extended its historic record for consecutive podiums by a rider to 88 races, which began with the 2021 Aragon Grand Prix. And all six riders have been on the podium multiple times this year. There have been seven Ducati-only podiums this year, with four consecutive podiums between Thailand and Qatar, Aragon, Mugello and Germany, all in the first half of the season. And in 20 of the 21 sprint races (with only Indonesia missing out), at least one Ducati finished on the podium.

Ducati was on the verge of achieving a record victory in 2024. As well as two more bikes, he currently owns a bike from Yamaha customer Pramac Team, which won the team title in 2023 and the drivers title in 2024. Ducati took a historic record of 19 wins out of a possible 20, with only Vinales’ victory for Aprilia in Austin avoiding that. In 14 of these, Ducati had three podiums, which is also a historic record, with a total of 53 podiums achieved by six different riders. Ducati riders took 16 pole positions and every sprint race had at least one Ducati rider on the podium.