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When does F1 and other motorsport series start in 2024?

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season, like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

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Ducati “will never stop” its MotoGP satellite teams beating factory squad

The 2023 season saw the title battle go down to the wire between factory team Ducati rider and eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia, and Pramac’s Jorge Martin.

Motorsport

When is F1 and every other motorsport series starting in 2024?

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

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Martin: Beating Marquez in 2024 will make me one of the best in MotoGP

Martin finished runner-up in the 2023 MotoGP title race to factory team Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia, having taken the championship battle down to the wire.

Autosport

The key Ducati MotoGP figure stepping aside when it may need him most

Ducati recently announced a major shake-up of its sporting leadership. With immediate effect, Paolo Ciabatti is stepping down as sporting director of Reparto Corse, the racing arm of the brand, to lead the new off-road structure from the position of general manager. His vacancy will be filled by Mauro Grassilli,…

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The young Italian embodying his legendary MotoGP team owner

Turning up to his final debrief of the 2023 MotoGP season with a beer in hand having been caught up in a lap one collision to quite eloquently slam Marc Marquez for being “the dirtiest” rider on the field summed Marco Bezzecchi up to a tee.

Autosport

Binder 'didn't accept limitations' of KTM MotoGP bike enough in 2023

Binder scored his best championship result in MotoGP with fourth in 2023, albeit 174 points behind Francesco Bagnaia.

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Ducati’s “new history” in MotoGP began in 2015 – Tardozzi

The Italian manufacturer has now won back-to-back riders’ titles with Francesco Bagnaia in 2022 and 2023, marking the first time in its MotoGP history that this has happened.

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How a struggling MotoGP sophomore saved his career but highlighted a wider issue

Gresini Ducati rookie Fabio Di Giannantonio scored points on just six occasions in 2022. His haul at the end of that season was a slender 24, a full 87 points adrift of the next Ducati rider in the standings. His fellow rookie Marco Bezzecchi, had a higher peak too, managing a…

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Ranking the top 10 riders of the 2023 MotoGP season

The 2023 MotoGP season proved to be one of the most competitive campaigns for the series, as the championship battle between Ducati duo Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin raged until the final race of an historic campaign that also saw sprints introduced for the first time.Bagnaia ultimately won out by…

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How Bagnaia made MotoGP history in Ducati's Red Bull-esque 2023

The numbers posted by Ducati in the 2023 MotoGP season knocked down every historical wall its rivals had put up in the past. From 20 rounds, Ducati riders scored 17 wins – the most of any marque in a single campaign. It scored 17 pole positions, 43 podiums in total, managed eight…

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MotoGP Grid 2024: What is next season's rider line-up in MotoGP?

All rides are now confirmed for the 2024 MotoGP season, with seven teams changing its line-up.

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Ducati's sporting director Ciabatti steps down from MotoGP team

The 66-year-old became Ducati’s sporting director in 2014, having previously served as its MotoGP project director and its Superbike programme director before that.

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Ducati’s sporting director Ciabatti steps down from MotoGP team

The 66-year-old became Ducati’s sporting director in 2014, having previously served as its MotoGP project director and its Superbike programme director before that.

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Dall’Igna: Martin “deserves” factory Ducati MotoGP team promotion

Martin fought Francesco Bagnaia all the way to the final race of the 2023 season on his Pramac Ducati, but ended up 39 points short after a crash in the Valencia Grand Prix handed the title to the ltalian.

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Ducati Celebrates 2023 Victories With Five Panigale Race Replicas

Collectors need to know about Ducati’s 2023 lineup of limited-edition Panigale Race Replicas: Bagnaia, Bautista, Martín, Bezzecchi, and Bulega—done in both V4 and V2 flavors.

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Martin “didn’t enjoy” pressure of being a MotoGP title fighter

The Pramac Ducati rider emerged as eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia’s toughest competitor for the 2023 title, winning four grands prix and nine sprints.

Motorsport

Ducati wants to "imitate" Red Bull's 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP

Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.It capped off a season in which Ducati was ultimately guaranteed to walk away as world champion, with the top three spots in…

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Ducati wants to “imitate” Red Bull’s 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP

Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.

Autosport

Bastianini: 2024 Ducati MotoGP bike “better from the start” in Valencia test

Just two days after the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season, the first official test of 2024 took place on 28 November.

Autosport

The factors that show Marquez’s Ducati MotoGP debut was a genuine success

It’s a little after 11am on Tuesday morning of 28 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The media mass is assembled outside of the Gresini Racing garage, and has been for well over an hour – hands frozen, faces beaten by a biting wind underneath a cold and overcast sky.

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10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix

The 2023 MotoGP season came down to a dramatic finale at the Valencia Grand Prix, with Francesco Bagnaia emerging as world champion.

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"Big mistake" to hold MotoGP Valencia GP at 3pm, says Espargaro

KTM factory rider Jack Miller crashed out of the lead on lap 19, with Alex Rins, Augusto Fernandez and Enea Bastianini all ending up in the gravel in similar incidents.

The Hindu

Bagnaia in dreamland as he retains MotoGP title in style

Bagnaia retains MotoGP title with victory in Valencia; 26-yr-old Ducati rider had been assured of championship when rival Martin crashed early in race. Bagnaia rode perfect race to secure 7th win of campaign, punching air in delight as he crossed line.

Motorsport

Bagnaia: Ducati did "everything perfect" to defend MotoGP title

Bagnaia and Pramac title rival Jorge Martin came into the championship decider in Valencia split by 14 points after the latter won the sprint on Saturday.

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