Jorge Martín and the Desmosedici GP are World Champions for 2024 in another record-breaking season for the Italian manufacturer
BOLOGNA, ITALY – November 17, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – On Sunday in the Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona, Ducati wins MotoGP World Title for the third consecutive season with Jorge Martín aboard the Desmosedici GP24 of the Pramac Racing team.
The Spanish rider secures his first World Title in the premier class of the top international two-wheel racing competition, in a 2024 season marked by an absolute domination of the Ducati bikes and its riders with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), Marc Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) making up a dream Top-4, all Ducati, in the overall classification.
Ducati’s technical supremacy in this MotoGP season is reflected in its record numbers , which improve on those of the already sensational 2023 season. The Italian manufacturer managed the extraordinary feat of improving the all-time record for season victories (19 out of a total of 20 races), setting a new record for monopolized podiums (14) and in 6 of these Grand Prix races, Ducati’s hegemony has extended to the entire Top-5.
For Ducati, the only non-Japanese brand capable of winning a World Championship in MotoGP and the only European brand capable of achieving the milestone of 100 victories in this category, the one won together with Jorge Martín and Pramac Racing is the fourth Riders’ Title after those of Casey Stoner in 2007 and Francesco Bagnaia in 2022 and 2023
The MotoGP World Championship crowns another extraordinary racing season in which the Bologna-based manufacturer also won the Constructors’ and Teams’ Title with the Ducati Lenovo Team, the Manufacturers’ and Teams’ Title in WorldSBK with the official riders of the Aruba.it Racing Team Nicolò Bulega and Álvaro Bautista on the podium of the overall classification, and the Riders’ and Manufacturers’ Title in WorldSSP, thanks to the performances of the new World Champion Adrián Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WSSP Team) and the podium finish of Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team).
Claudio Domenicali, Ducati CEO
“The dominance expressed by Ducati with its bikes, its riders and its technicians in the 2024 MotoGP season will remain forever in the hearts of fans of this sport. I am very happy for Jorge, an incredibly talented rider who grew up with Ducati and together with us realized the dream…
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