The agreement signed with Dorna Sports, organiser and promoter of the most important international two-wheel racing championships, lasts until 2026 and will therefore cover four editions of the MotoE World Cup.
The announcement of the agreement was made during a joint press conference in the press room of the Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli"; on the eve of the Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the third to last round of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship.
This is a historic step for the Borgo Panigale motorcycle manufacturer which, following its custom of using racing competition as a laboratory for technologies and solutions that then become reality for all motorcyclists, enters the world of electric bikes starting from the sportiest sector, that of the electric class of the MotoGP World Championship.
The goal is to develop expertise and technologies in a constantly evolving world such as the electric one, through an experience familiar to the company like that of racing competition.
Ducati forms part of the Volkswagen Group, which has made electric mobility an essential element of its 2030 "New Auto" strategy, represents the best prerequisite for an extraordinary exchange of expertise in the field of electric powertrains.
Domenicali (left) and Ezpeleta at the press conference.
Ducati Motor Holding CEO Claudio Domenicali said the company was proud of this agreement because it represented a historic moment for Ducati.
"Ducati is always projected towards the future and every time it enters a new world, it does so to create the best performing product possible," he said.
Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta said the organisation was proud to announce Ducati as the new, single manufacturer for the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup.
"With their incredible racing history, it is an honour to welcome this commitment from one of the best-known manufacturers in the paddock and to take on this new challenge together," he said.
