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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Troy Bayliss to compete in the American Flat Track Grand National Series 2015 on a special bike inspired by the Ducati Scrambler | 1687 comment(s)

Just a few days after Troy Bayliss officially announced heвЂ™ll be taking part in the AMA Pro Flat Track 2015 championship, the first picture of the Ducati on which the three-times World Superbike Champion will be returning to the track has been released.

The bike is built around a Ducati twin-cylinder twin-valve air-cooled motorcycle and is specifically set up for oval track racing, being exactly what inspired the sportiest Ducati Scrambler, the Full Throttle. Like the bike thatвЂ™ll be ridden by Bayliss, the Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle features low-slung wide bars, dual tailpipes on the right-hand side and race number holders, which on TroyвЂ™s bike will be displaying the AussieвЂ™s trademark вЂ21вЂ™.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Ducati is back at the Audi City Lab showcasing two exhibits related to the themes of design and lightness | 6 comment(s)

Ducati is back at the Audi City Lab which, following its success last December, is returning to Via Montenapoleone in the centre of Milan for the city's Design Week, until 10 May.

The Audi City Lab is located in Milan's fashion district, known as the Golden Quadrilateral, which attracts the movers and shakers of the international design scene вЂ“ a prestige location for the series of events that are scheduled to take place. The themes covered will range from design and music to the future of mobility and innovation. A host of exceptional guests will be participating, including architects, designers and high-profile personalities from the various brands which make up the Audi Group вЂ“ Audi, Ducati, Lamborghini and Italdesign Giugiaro.

Monday, March 30, 2015

MotoGP: Superb double podium for Ducati Team riders in Grand Prix of Qatar... | 18 comment(s)

The Ducati Team riders, Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone, produced a couple of great races in the opening round of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship вЂ“ the Grand Prix of Qatar вЂ“ held under floodlights at the Losail International Circuit on the outskirts of Doha.

Dovizioso, who started from pole position, powered away into the lead during the opening lap, before engaging in a terrific battle with Jorge Lorenzo until lap 18, when he moved into the lead once again, this time followed by Valentino Rossi. On the twenty-first and penultimate lap Rossi was able to slip past and Dovizioso tried to attack him for the win, but had to settle for an excellent second place, just 0.174 seconds away from the top slot.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Fantastic pole position for Andrea Dovizioso in Qatar GP qualifying at Losail | 6 comment(s)

Andrea Dovizioso put in a splendid performance in qualifying for the Grand Prix of Qatar as the Ducati TeamвЂ™s Italian rider powered to pole position with a time of 1вЂ™54.113, at the same time taking the brand-new Desmosedici GP15 to its race debut in the best possible way.

Team-mate Andrea Iannone also had a really good run, and he ended the crucial fifteen minute qualifying session in fourth place with a time of 1вЂ™54.521, which was good enough for a row 2 start in SundayвЂ™s 22-lap race.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Dual education in Italy: successful start for social project of Audi subsidiary in Ducati and Lamborghini | 8 comment(s)

Ducati and Lamborghini, Italian companies part of Audi AG group, have celebrated a milestone with their joint social project вЂњDual Education System Italy,вЂќ which has been created in cooperation with the Volkswagen Workforce Foundation, the Italian Ministry for Teaching, Universities and Research, and the Ministry of Education of the region Emilia Romagna. The two companies are enabling young Italians, largely from socially disadvantaged families, to take the next important step of their dual education and training based on the German system. Following the first component of education in a college, the young people are now starting their practical training. For this purpose, Lamborghini and Ducati have set up modern training centers in their plants.

Since September 2014, Ducati and Lamborghini have been developing a new process for education and training in Italy. In cooperation with the two colleges Fioravanti Belluzzi and Aldini Valeriani in Bologna, the companies have established a two-year-joint education and training plan for 48 young people, in order to establish a dual concept between college and company. The program is primarily aimed at socially disadvantaged young people. At the start of the first practical phase at the Ducati and Lamborghini plants, the Board of Management Member for Human Resources at AUDI AG, Thomas Sigi, and the Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG, Luca de Meo, visited the new classrooms accompanied by Ducati Motor Holding CEO Claudio Domenicali and Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Troy Bayliss tours Ducati Motor Thailand factory | 5 comment(s)

Three-times World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss, made a VIP visit to the Ducati Motor Thailand factory as he returned from the first ever round of the World Superbike Championship in Buriram, Thailand.

Enjoying a return-to-action to substitute for the injured Davide Giugliano at the weekend, the 45-year Australian, accompanied by Paolo Ciabatti (Ducati Corse Sporting Director and MotoGP Project Manager), took time out after the race to make a tour of DucatiвЂ™s brand new facility with Production Manager, Surasak Lalitkaigtul, and Pierfrancesco Scalzo (Ducati Asia General Manager - Sales & Marketing).

Monday, March 23, 2015

2015 Ducati Dream Tour: five opportunities to experience an incredible weekend on two wheels | 4 comment(s)

From 23 March it is possible to book one of the five weekends presented by Ducati for 2015 via the official Ducati website.

The route has been carefully planned to experience the joy of a typical Italian landscape and atmosphere guided by Beppe Gualini (a former Dakar rider with extensive experience) and his qualified team. Along the very varied and exciting route it will be possible to enjoy the natural beauty of those charming Italian regions while riding a Ducati вЂ“ the perfect travel companion for discovering some of Italy's most enjoyable roads.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Aruba.it Racing вЂ“ Ducati Superbike Team to line up on rows two and three of the grid with Davies and Bayliss in tomorrowвЂ™s SBK races at Buriram | 5 comment(s)

This morningвЂ™s final timed practice session took place in surprisingly wet conditions. Despite rain both prior to, and during the session, several riders took to the track briefly to test out rain settings, but qualification for Superpole was of course established by times set yesterday in dry conditions. Both Davies and Bayliss thus qualified directly for Superpole 2, in third and seventh place respectively.

Superpole 2: in dry conditions, the two factory riders completed a first lap on the race tyre. The times recorded saw Chaz lying third and Troy ninth in the initial stages. With the risk of rain looming over the pits, almost all riders were straight back out on track with the qualifying tyre, Chaz and Troy included. Davies completed a very fast first lap, in 1вЂ™34.087, followed by a second lap that was another three thousandths of a second quicker. A 1вЂ™34.084 thus assured the Welshman of final sixth position. Although Troy made just one flying lap with the qualifier (1вЂ™34.334), it was enough to place him in overall seventh position. The Aruba.it Racing вЂ“ Ducati Superbike Team riders will therefore line up on the second and third rows of the grid for tomorrowвЂ™s two 20-lap races.

Ducati India shifts into top gear to enter the Indian market | 5 comment(s)

Ducati has re-entered the market with an official subsidiary, Ducati India Private Limited, which is ready to provide a premium ownership experience to motorcycle enthusiasts in India. Ducati is reinforcing its commitment to the Indian market with the opening of world class dealerships in Mumbai, Delhi and Gurgaon.

Infinity has opened a Ducati dealership in Mumbai, whilst AMP has established dealerships in Delhi and Gurgaon; the latter claimed to be DucatiвЂ™s largest showroom in their global network.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Ducati Team riders continue their positive progress in Qatar: Dovizioso 1st at the end of second day of testing at Losail.

Day 2 of pre-season IRTA testing at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar again proved to be positive for the Ducati Team, as both Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone continued with set-up work on their Desmosedici GP15 bikes, always using the hardest compound tyres available for the Italian squad.

From his eighteenth lap onwards, Dovizioso, who was constantly up at the front throughout todayвЂ™s session, also experimented with a fairing that sported two aerodynamic carbon winglets, and it was on this GP15 вЂњwith wingsвЂќ that he set his best time of the day in 1'54.907 on lap 33, guaranteeing him the top slot at the end of the day.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Ducati Team riders get off to a superb start on day 1 of testing in Qatar. Iannone 1st and Dovizioso 2nd with the new Desmosedici GP15 | 15 comment(s)

Ducati Team riders get off to a superb start on day 1 of testing in Qatar. Iannone 1st and Dovizioso 2nd with the new Desmosedici GP15.

Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso were on great form today on the opening day of the three-day IRTA test taking place at the Losail circuit in Qatar. After running in the leading positions throughout the session, the two Ducati Team riders finished the day in the top two slots.

Friday, March 06, 2015

Ducati mourns the death of the great Franco Farne aged 80

The world of motorcycling and everyone linked to Ducati is grieving a sad loss. Franco Farnè (15 October 1934) has died at the age of 80; he was one of the most important personalities of the Italian motorcycle company; with passion, skill and courage, he contributed to the sporting and technical successes of Ducati.

To many fans, mechanics and riders at Ducati, Franco Farnè was known simply as Franco, a shy man who wasn't very fond of being in the public eye but who never held back when it came to taking Ducati to another victory.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The revamped Ducati Riding Experience | 6 comment(s)

The 2015 edition of the Ducati Riding Experience, the riding school that Ducati has been organising for over 10 years, is now taking enrollments.

The DRE has four distinguishing factors that put it in a class of its own:

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

New Desmosedici GP15 makes further progress on Day 2 of Sepang testing: Iannone 3rd and Dovizioso 4th

Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) made further progress today on the second day of pre-season IRTA testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, and after just two days on the new bike both men said that they were very satisfied with the progress being made.

After yesterdayвЂ™s positive track debut of the Desmosedici GP15, today both Dovizioso and Iannone concentrated on the meticulous job of perfecting settings, chassis and suspension geometry, clocking up the miles and doing numerous exits with the GP15 in order to identify the best possible set-up for the Italian manufacturerвЂ™s new MotoGP challenger.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Carlos Checa chooses the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 | 3 comment(s)

The new Multistrada 1200, presented last November at the World Ducati Premiere 2014, has won over not only the public of EICMA in Milan, but also a celebrated Ducatista: Carlos Checa. The Spaniard, who was World Champion in 2011 among the modified production bikes, riding a Ducati, expressed the desire to ride the new Italian multibike. The opportunity arose when production of the bike began, and Carlos took possession of the first model to come off the production line at the Borgo Panigale factory.

вЂњI already had the first version of the Multistrada 1200 and I saw right away that this was my ideal bike. When I saw the new model at EICMA I literally fell in love with it,вЂќ said Carlos Checa during his visit to Borgo Panigale. вЂњI realised immediately that the bike had been completely changed and had taken an important step forward in terms of technology, safety and performance. I asked if I could ride it and the moment has come at last. I've already ridden a few kilometres and that's all I needed to notice that the new Testastretta DVT engine is a good step ahead in terms of functioning regularity and performance. The new electronic system, commanded by the inertial platform, has made it possible to introduce a lot of new elements such as ABS Cornering. I also really love the new instrumentation which provides multiple possibilities for connectivity, as well as the new handlebar controls which are more ergonomic and easier to use. For certain I'll be riding a long way with my new Ducati Multistrada 1200вЂќ.

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