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Superb win by Andrea Dovizioso at Losail with Mission Winnow Ducati team

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Operating profit margin confirmed at 7% for Ducati in 2018
Mar 15, 2019 - 1:20 AM
Operating profit margin confirmed at 7% for Ducati in 2018 • 53,004 motorcycles delivered, € 699 million revenue and € 49 million operating profit, equal to an operating margin of 7% • Claudio Domenicali, CEO Ducati Motor Holding: "Our operating profit is confirmed at the end of 2018 and Ducati will continue to build on fascinating new products." • Oliver Stein, CFO Ducati Motor Holding: "Concentrating on high margin motorcycles maintains our qualitative operating margin level." Borgo Panigale (Bologna) / Ingolstadt 14 March 2019 – The end of 2018 shows Ducati to have consolidated the growth trend... Read more...

The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team on the starting blocks in Thailand for SBK Round 2
Mar 15, 2019 - 1:14 AM
The Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team on the starting blocks in Thailand for Round 2 of the Superbike World Championship After rewriting history at Phillip Island, with a triumphant debut for Álvaro Bautista and the new Panigale V4 R, the Aruba.it Racing - Ducati team will be back in action this weekend at the Buriram circuit in Thailand for the second round of the Superbike World Championship scheduled for 15-17 March. Due to its particular layout and the torrid heat present in south-east Asia, the Buriram track undoubtedly represents a tougher proving-ground for the two men in the Italian squad, Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies. For the Spanish rider it will however not be a brand-new circuit, as the 34-year-old already... Read more...

Great new courses and experiences from Ducati Riding Academy
Mar 15, 2019 - 1:11 AM
Great new courses and experiences from Ducati Riding Academy • DRE Road Academy is a new format suitable for riders of every skill level • Enrolment also open for the firmly established DRE Racetrack and DRE Enduro courses • Not-to-be-missed travel experiences offer the chance to tour on your favourite Ducati Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 11 March 2019 – Enrolment has reopened at the Ducati Riding Academy. Providing courses and experiences since 2003, the Academy has let more than 10,000 motorcyclists from all over the world hone their riding skills on a Ducati. The big change for... Read more...

Qatar GP: superb win by Andrea Dovizioso at Losail with Mission Winnow Ducati team
Mar 15, 2019 - 1:06 AM
Qatar GP: superb win by Andrea Dovizioso at Losail with the Mission Winnow Ducati team, 6th place for Danilo Petrucci Andrea Dovizioso seized a spectacular win in the Qatar GP, the opening round of the 2019 MotoGP World Championship, on the Mission Winnow Ducati team's Desmosedici. The Italian thus repeated the result achieved last year, once again beating Marc Marquez to the finish line for just 23 thousandths of a second. For Dovizioso, who scored five consecutive podiums at the Losail track, it's the 12th win with Ducati. Starting from first row, Dovizioso led the race from the very beginning, battling with Marquez and Rins, then tried to pull away from the pack in the last few laps. Marquez tried a move at the... Read more...

DSC Ducati Factory Tour - 21st March 2019
Feb 07, 2019 - 6:00 PM
DSC Ducati Factory Tour - 21st March 2019 All, We are organising an exclusive DSC trip to the Ducati Factory in Bologna, Italy on Thursday 21st March 2019. We will fly into Bologna airport and go to the Factory where we will have lunch in the staff canteen. We will then have a tour of the factory and the museum. After a quick trip to the Factory Store, where all DSC members get extra discount, we will then head to a local restaurant for some genuine Italian food. You then have the choice of flying back home, making this a cheap single day trip (just the cost of a return flight) or you can stay the night in Bologna and take in the local sights before returning the next day (or stay longer!) at your... Read more...

Bautista and Davies wrap up two further days of testing at Portimão
Jan 29, 2019 - 1:44 AM
Bautista and Davies wrap up two further days of testing at Portimão with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies, the two Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team riders, have concluded two days of winter testing at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit in Portimão. After last weeks’ test at Jerez, this one in Portugal gave a further opportunity to the team, engineers and riders to gather as much data as possible for the development of the brand-new Panigale V4 R, the four-cylinder machine that this year will be making its track debut in the Superbike World Championship. As it is a totally new project, the riders were not on a quest for outright performance, but instead they concentrated on... Read more...

MIG-RR: the new Ducati E-MBT arrives in dealerships
Jan 29, 2019 - 1:36 AM
MIG-RR: the new Ducati E-MBT arrives in dealerships • Exclusive pedal-assist mountain bike can now be ordered from www.ducati.com or Ducati dealerships throughout Europe • The MIG-RR was co-developed by Ducati and Thok Ebikes, with design and graphics by Aldo Drudi's D-Perf and support from the Ducati Style Center • A cutting-edge E-MTB able to meet the needs of even the most expert riders Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 28 January 2019 – The Ducati MIG-RR, the new E-MTB first presented by the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer at EICMA 2018 last November, is now arriving in dealerships. As of... Read more...

Production of the Diavel 1260 begins in Bologna
Jan 29, 2019 - 1:03 AM
Production of the Diavel 1260 begins in Bologna • The first Ducati Diavel 1260 rolls off the production line at Borgo Panigale • Eagerly awaited new bike to arrive at UK dealerships in early March Borgo Panigale, Bologna, 21 January 2019 – The Borgo Panigale plant has begun producing the new Diavel 1260. The first bike rolled off the line on Monday 21 January and, as is the tradition, was greeted by the entire factory with a toast and an official speech by CEO Claudio Domenicali and Production Manager Silvano Fini. The success of the new power cruiser, begun with its official debut at EICMA 2018, underscores the high... Read more...

Ducati presents, together with Audi and Ford, car-to-bike communication tech at CES
Jan 10, 2019 - 11:59 PM
Ducati presents, together with Audi and Ford, car-to-bike communication technology at CES in Las Vegas • Ducati continues safety-related research and experimentation • Multistrada 1260 used in the first American demonstration of the ConVeX (Connected Vehicle to Everything) project at Consumer Electronics Show® 2019 • Ducati, Audi AG, and Ford Motor Company together to set new bike safety standards Borgo Panigale, Bologna, 8 January 2019 – Ducati continues its safety-focused research by taking part - together with Audi and Ford - in the first US demonstration of a communication system that interlinks... Read more...

Ducati presents exciting new motorcycles for EICMA 2018
Nov 07, 2018 - 12:07 AM
Ducati presents exciting new motorcycles for EICMA 2018 • Ducati presents the 2019 range in Milan: nine bikes, including three completely new motorcycles, new versions and a first-time enduro e-mtb • The three all-new motorcycles unveiled by Ducati in the run up to EICMA 2018 were: Panigale V4 R, Diavel 1260 and Hypermotard 950 • Streamed worldwide and broadcast live on SKY, the Ducati World Première 2019 was followed by hundreds of thousands of people Milan, 4 November 2018 – The Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer has just presented - from a spectacular stage - the bikes that will soon enthral... Read more...