Ducati 1000 times on the podium in World Superbike

• The Panigale V4 R scores the thousandth podium for Ducati in World Superbike in Race 1 of the Czech Round, thanks to the results of Alvaro Bautista
• The 1000-podium mark achieved by the Borgo Panigale manufacturer in WorldSBK represents a unique result, never achieved by any manufacturer in any motorcycle discipline
• Six generations of Ducati super sports bikes in 35 years of the World Championship reserved for production-based machinery: in 10 years, the Panigale family has scored 70 victories with Davies, Melandri, Bautista, Redding and Rinaldi, and 219 podiums

Most, Czech Republic / Borgo Panigale, Bologna – July 30, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Race 1 of the Czech Round is destined to be remembered for a long time by motorcycle racing enthusiasts, as Alvaro Bautista on his Ducati Panigale V4 R notched up the thousandth podium for Ducati in the Superbike World Championship.

The Spanish rider painted another masterpiece, as he achieved the important milestone for Ducati with another great victory, his seventh this season. Third, immediately after the start, Bautista made his decisive move on the two rivals ahead of him halfway through the race, passing them both on lap ten and taking the lead, where he remained until the end. Thanks to this success, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati rider continues to lead the championship with a 29-point advantage over the second.

The one thousand podiums obtained by Ducati in WorldSBK represent a unique result, never achieved by any manufacturer in any motorcycle discipline. The Borgo Panigale manufacturer has written the history of the World Championship reserved for production-based machinery, constantly playing the leading role with six generations of super sports bikes that have taken a total of 383 victories.

WorldSBK has seen Ducati present and victorious right from the very first edition in 1988, with Marco Lucchinelli on the 851 winning at Donington the first round ever raced. Only two years later, in 1990, Raymond Roche obtained Ducati’s first world title in Superbike with the 851. In the following two years, Doug Polen replicated the success and Ducati quickly became the most popular bike on the starting grids of the World Championship, winning the manufacturers’ title in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The 1994 season marked the beginning of the era of Carl Fogarty and the Ducati 916 which won for two consecutive seasons. In 1996 it was Troy Corser who gave a sixth riders title to Ducati. In 1998…