Ducati has launched its new MotoGP Desmosedici GP25, which former world champion Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will race this season. Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna, Davide Tardozzi and Claudio Domenicali attended the unveiling alongside Marquez and Bagnaia. It marks a major change for Marquez, who ends his ten-year partnership with Honda in 2023. He earned a place at Ducati in 2024 after a strong season with Gresini Racing, taking three Grand Prix wins and finishing third in the championship on a one-year-old Desmosedici. The move sees Marquez join the MotoGP leadership team as he aims to achieve even greater success.
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Francesco Bagnaia: This will be the fifth season with Ducati Lenovo Racing and we have proven that we are a close-knit working team. 2024 does not bring me the greatest joy (I mean the title), but I will return with the number 63, but after a hard struggle I achieved several records. I learned a lot, I tried to make the best of every situation and the feeling on the bike was immediately positive in the first test after the Barcelona Grand Prix. I have a new teammate, a strong and competitive rider, and together we can push the development of the bike to the next level. It will be a difficult task and I will try to leave nothing to chance and face the season with the same spirit as before.
Marc Márquez: “I’m very happy to be here wearing the official colors of the Ducati Lenovo Team. It’s great to be here today at Madonna di Campiglio to start the new MotoGP season, which marks what I consider to be the best season of my career. The start of an important challenge. Over the winter I was able to relax a bit but also have time to train hard and now I’m ready for a challenging and exciting new year. I’m really looking forward to continuing what we did last year. Month in Montmeló Work started on the testing phase and getting back on the bike in Sepang and Buriram.
“My first short-term goal is to enjoy riding because I know if I can do that, everything else will follow. As I’ve said many times, when you’re in a regular team, you The goal can only be to be competitive in every race, to fight for podiums and wins and to try to be a protagonist in the World Championship so far in the days that I have been able to share with the team. It was great to see the working atmosphere and I can’t wait to attend the Desmosedici GP again. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Claudio. Domenicali, Gigi Dall’Igna, Mauro Grassilli and Davide Tardozzi for their trust and the wonderful and warm welcome they gave me so we can have a lot of fun this season.”
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Marc Marquez has made his official Ducati debut in full racing gear, after debuting in a simple red suit at the Barcelona test in November. However, his long-term sponsor Red Bull is absent due to a conflict with the Ducati Monster Energy partnership.
Marquez joins defending champion Francesco Bagnaia in Ducati’s powerful “dream team”. Bagnaia is determined to regain the title after losing to Jorge Martin in 2024 and has built a strong team around him. The rivalry between Marquez and Bagnaia is expected to be a key story of the 2025 MotoGP season.
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