Ducati extends Gresini MotoGP contract until 2026

Gresini team to keep Desmosedicis until t💝he end of the 1000cc MotoGP er🌌a.

Gigi Dall’Igna, Fermin Aldeguer, Nadia Padovini
Gigi Dall’Igna, Fermin Aldeguer, Nadia Padovini

Ducati not only completed its reduced 2025 MotoG🔴P line-up with confirmation of Feཧrmin Aldeguer to Gresini, but also announced a new two-year deal with the satellite team.

Title runner-up on Honda machinery with Sete Gibernau and Marco Melandri in the early years of the ‘MotoGP’ era, Gresini later became♕ Aprilia’s factory team from 2015 to 2021.

Fausto Gresini tragically died from Covid complications in February of 2021, but his team forged on with a new satellite Ducati agreement and tookᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ an emotional victo🌱ry in the opening round of 2022.

Bastianini took three further wins on his way to third in the world champio🃏nship. Fabio di Giannantonio then added a fifth Desmosedici victory for Gresini 𝐆at Qatar last year.

The arrival of Marc Marquez alongside younger brother fꦍor 2024 kept the team firmly in the limelight.

While the #93 will leave and replace Bastianini in the factory team next year, 💞when VR46 also takeℱs over from Pramac as Ducati’s official satellite team, Gresini has been boosted by an extended deal to run Desmosedicis until the end of the 1000cc era.

“We’re very happy to extend ou🀅r partnership with the Gresini family untꦺil 2026,” said Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna.

“The teaꦦm led by Nadia Padovani has managed to achieve great goals in recent years while showing all its strength and professionalism.”

“Team Gresini Racing🧜 also brought several riders – s🧔ome of them very young – to winning ways.

“This is why we’re sure that this is the ideal squad to welcome Fer𓆏mín Aldeguer and to accompany him in his MotoGP debut season.

“I’d like to thank once again Nadia and tꦑhe whole Gresini family. Looking forward to more exciting times together!”

Alex Marquez (con꧒tracted to Gresini) and ♏Aldeguer (contracted to Ducati) will form Gresini's line-up for the next two years.

MotoGP will then s💛witch to new 850cc engines from 2027.

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