Winning Ducati: 400 Victories in the Superbike World Championship

• Bautista’s hat-trick at Assen’s “Cathedral of Speed” earns the Bologna-based manufacturer the historic milestone of 400 victories in the Superbike World Championship
• The total number of wins obtained by Ducati in WorldSBK is more than double that of the second-placed manufacturer in this classification: an extraordinary result that is added to the more than one thousand podiums conquered by the Red bikes from Borgo Panigale in this competition
• Six generations of Ducati super sports bikes always protagonists over 35 seasons of the World Championship reserved for production-based motorcycles

BORGO PANIGALE, BOLOGNA, ITALY  –  April 28, 2023 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Ducati continues to write new records in the Superbike World Championship. The fantastic hat-trick obtained at Assen by the reigning World Champion Alvaro Bautista earned the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer its 400th victory in the premier category reserved for production-based bikes, in which Ducati has participated ever since the first race season in 1988. Ducati riders have obtained more than double the number of victories that of the second-placed manufacturer in this ranking.

Six generations of Ducati super sports bikes have contributed to writing the history of modern-day motorcycle racing, notching up a series of extraordinary achievements. The milestone of 400 victories can be added to the over 1,000 podiums (a result never achieved by any manufacturer in any motorcycle racing discipline), the 15 Riders’ World Titles and the 18 Manufacturers’ World Titles. These figures alone describe the technological leadership and winning attitude of a company that works every day to excel in the world of racing and subsequently to transfer the expertise acquired to its street bike production for Ducatisti enthusiasts.

The rider who scored victory #400 was Alvaro Bautista, who with the Assen hat-trick reached 40 WorldSBK wins with Ducati and increased his lead over second place in the standings to 56 points. The Spaniard is the face on the front page of a milestone achieved thanks to the talent of Champions who have entered the hearts of fans, including Carl Fogarty with his 55 victories, Troy Bayliss with 52, Chaz Davies with 28, Doug Polen with 26, Raymond Roche with 23, and 26 other riders who have contributed to this outstanding achievement.

The triumphs of these champions have been accompanied and made possible by models that have indelibly marked the history…