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Ducati outline 2022 WorldSBK and WorldSSP plans with factory riders

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Ducati assault for 2022 WorldSBK

Factory Ducati World Superbike riders Alvaro Bautista and Michael Rinaldi were joined by World Supersport entrant Nicolò Bulega this week at Misano for the official presentation of Ducati’s attack plans for the 2022 World Superbike and Supersport Championships.

Stefano Cecconi -m CEO Aruba S.p.A. and Team Principal Aruba.it Racing – Ducati

We look at the 2022 WorldSBK season with high ambition and strong determination. The goal of our team is to always take a step forward, year after year, in terms of performance and results. This is the reason why we are proud to represent Ducati in the World Superbike Championship, feeling the presence and passion of the Ducatista people on every circuit. We have bet on Alvaro Bautista’s return and we want to fight with him a more exciting season than the 2019, which gave us great satisfactions after all. We firmly believe in Michael Rinaldi and we reckon he is ready to take that significant step forward after the steady growth he has shown so far. Moreover, as Aruba.it Racing, we will be protagonists of a new adventure with Nicolò Bulega and the Ducati Panigale V2 in the SuperSport World Championship. Another fascinating challenge that underlines our growing commitment. I would like to wish the best of luck to the riders and to all the members of our teams, whose sense of belonging makes us proud and pushes us to give more and more every year“.

Alvaro Bautista and Michael Rinaldi

Bautista delivered Ducati 11 wins in a row at the start of the 2019 season but was still pipped at the post by Jonathan Rea for the Championship. The Spaniard then headed to HRC but after a lean couple of years with Honda Bautista is now back to with the team that he experienced his most success with.

Luigi Dall’Igna – Ducati Corse General Manager

The level of WorldSBK is growing every year, as well as the competition. Obviously, this doesn’t scare us, and on the contrary, it pushes us to give more and more, work more carefully and focus on every single detail. In the 2021 World Championship, our team was the only one to have won at least one race with both riders, and this confirms the potential of the Panigale V4R. To achieve our most important goal, we rely on Alvaro Bautista’s return – who needs no introduction – and Michael Rinaldi’s desire to impress. In addition, in the 2022 season, we will also be competing in the World Supersport Championship with the Panigale V2. It’s a fascinating challenge that underlines Ducati’s deep commitment to the world of production-based racing.”

Aruba Ducati WorldSBK

Alongside Alvaro Bautista in World Superbike will be Michael Ruben Rinaldi, and the news doesn’t end there as Ducati makes their return to the World Supersport Championship for the first time in more than 15 years.

Nicolò Bulega – Ducati Panigale V2
Claudio Domenicali – Chief Executive Officer Ducati Motor Holding

We share values, skills, goals, targets with Aruba.it. Plus, we both believe in the importance of innovation and technology. Aruba.it is a strategic partner, on and off the track, and we are happy to start another season together in the WorldSBK Championship, the most important production-based racing Championship. The bikes our fans can buy are as close as possible to the bikes that race track like the Panigale V4 and, from this year, the Panigale V2 that will make its debut in the World Supersport Championship. This is our philosophy of putting racing technology at the service of our passionate and sporty customers. The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team is a perfect mix of experience and enthusiasm thanks to the return of Alvaro Bautista and the confirmation of Michael Ruben Rinaldi. I wish them and the whole team the best of luck for the 2022 season.

Nicolò Bulega – Ducati Panigale V2

Nicolò Bulega will make his debut in the World Supersport Championship, riding the Ducati Panigale V2 of the Aruba.it Racing WSSP team.

Nicolò Bulega

I’m very motivated for this new adventure. It’s a great opportunity for me and I feel I have all the requirements to do well. The tests have been very positive, I felt comfortable both with the Panigale V2 and with the team, which is very important to me. It’s going to be a tough season for sure and for this reason we need to put our heads together and try to get the most out of every single race“.

Nicolò Bulega

Ducati have only once won the World Supersport Championship, and that victory came in the series’ inaugural year back in 1997 with a 748 in the hands of Paolo Casoli.

WorldSBK Entry List

World Superbike Entry List 2022
RIDER NAT. MOTORCYCLE TEAM
1 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu TUR YZF R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK
55 Andrea Locatelli ITA YZF R1 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK
19 Alvaro Bautista ESP Panigale V4R Aruba.It Racing – Ducati
21 Michael Rinaldi ITA Panigale V4R Aruba.It Racing – Ducati
22 Alex Lowes GBR ZX-10RR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
65 Jonathan Rea GBR ZX-10RR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
45 Scott Redding GBR M1000RR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
60 Michael van der Mark NED M1000RR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
7 Iker Lecuona ESP CBR1000RR-R Team HRC
97 Xavi Vierge ESP CBR1000RR-R Team HRC
3 Kohta Nozane JPN YZF R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
31 Garrett Gerloff USA YZF R1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
47 Axel Bassani ITA Panigale V4R Motocorsa Racing
5 Philipp Öttl GER Panigale V4R Team Goeleven
44 Lucas Mahias FRA ZX-10RR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
29 Luca Bernardi SMR Panigale V4R Barni Spark Racing Team
52 Oliver König CZE ZX-10RR Orelac Racing Verdnatura
23 Christophe Ponsson FRA YZF R1 Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha
35 Hafizh Syahrin Bin Abdullah MAS CBR1000RR-R MIE Racing Honda Team
36 Leandro Mercado ARG CBR1000RR-R MIE Racing Honda Team
50 Eugene Laverty IRL M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW
76 Loris Baz FRA M1000RR Bonovo Action BMW
TBA ZX-10RR TPR Team Pedercini Racing
32 Isaac Viñales ESP YZF R1 Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team

WorldSSP Entry List


World Supersport Entry List 2022
RIDER NAT. MOTORCYCLE TEAM
24 Leonardo Taccini ITA YZF R6 Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
77 Dominique Aegerter SUI YZF R6 Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
55 Yari Montella ITA ZX-6R Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
61 Can Öncü TUR Kaasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
7 Lorenzo Baldassarri ITA YZF R6 Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team
56 Péter Sebestyén HUN YZF R6 Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team
16 Jules Cluzel FRA YZF R6 GMT94 Yamaha
94 Andy Verdoïa FRA YZF R6 GMT94 Yamaha
73 Maximilian Kofler AUT Panigale V2 CM Racing
3 Raffaele De Rosa ITA Panigale V2 Ducati Orelac Racing Verdnatura
52 Patrick Hobelsberger GER  YZF R6 Kallio Racing
88 Alessandro Zetti * ITA YZF R6 Kallio Racing
66 Niki Tuuli FIN F3 800 RR MV Agusta Reparto Corse
54 Bahattin Sofuoğlu * TUR  F3 800 RR MV Agusta Reparto Corse
28 Glenn van Straalen NED YZF R6 EAB Racing Team
25 Marcel Brenner * SUI  YZF R6 VFT Racing
9 Kyle Smith GBR YZF R6 VFT Racing
10 Unai Orradre ESP YZF R6 Yamaha MS Racing
50 Ondřej Vostatek CZE YZF R6 Yamaha MS Racing
6 Jeffrey Buis * NED ZX-6R Motozoo Racing by Puccetti
21 Benjamin Currie AUS ZX-6R Motozoo Racing by Puccetti
64 Federico Caricasulo ITA Panigale V2 Althea Racing
11 Nicolò Bulega ITA Panigale V2 Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team
32 Oliver Bayliss AUS Panigale V2 Barni Spark Racing Team
12 Filippo Fuligni * ITA Panigale V2 D34G Racing
22 Federico Fuligni * ITA Panigale V2 D34G Racing
38 Hannes Soomer EST Street Triple RS Dynavolt Triumph
62 Stefano Manzi ITA Street Triple RS Dynavolt Triumph
99 Adrian Huertas ESP ZX-6R MTM Kawasaki
69 Thomas Booth-Amos * GBR ZX-6R Prodina Racing WorldSSP

2022 WorldSBK Calendar

Date Location Classes
April 8-10 MotorLand Aragon, Spain WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
April 22-24 TT Circuit Assen, the Netherlands WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
May 20-22 Circuito Estoril, Portugal WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
June 10-12 Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”, Italy WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
July 15-17 Donington Park, UK WorldSBK/SSP
July 29-31 Autodrom Most, Czech Republic WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
September 9-11 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
September 23-25 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
October 7-9 Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal WorldSBK/SSP/SSP300
October 21-23 Circuito San Juan Villicum, Argentina WorldSBK/SSP
November 11-13 Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Indonesia WorldSBK/SSP
TBD Phillip Island, Australia WorldSBK/SSP

 

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