A new and historic chapter opens for Ducati – the red from Borgo Panigale enters the world of motocross.
Nine-time MX World Champion, Antonio Cairoli, will join Ducati as a high-performance test rider for the new racing program.
Ducati has also signed a multi-year agreement with Maddii Racing, one of the most experienced teams in the motocross paddock, which will be the reference structure for MX racing activities and will participate in the 2024 Italian Motocross Championship with Alessandro Lupino, eight-time Italian Champion and winner of the 2021 MXoN, also hired by Ducati as a racing and test rider.
This is a multi-year project that foresees the creation of a complete range of off-road engines and motorcycles. The models will gradually become part of a family of motorcycles bearing the Ducati brand, starting with motocross.
The focus of Ducati’s off-road project is a combination of extreme lightweight design, top-of-the-line components, and engines characterized by a very broad power delivery curve. This is achieved thanks to the use of the Desmodromic system, used in all the company’s sport bikes from MotoGP. Ducati is, in fact, the only company in the world that uses the same valve return system in its high-performance production bikes as it does in its competition prototypes.
Entering the specialized off-road sector represents a very important and challenging strategic choice for Ducati, made possible thanks to the excellent results achieved in recent years. A decision that confirms the desire to expand the brand’s presence in currently unexplored territories. New young riders will be able to approach the Borgo Panigale brand and thus join the great community of Ducatisti.
Performance is one of the three fundamental values of the brand, along with style and sophistication.
