Ducati has culminated its centenary with an unprecedented event that brought together fans, champions, legends and motorcycles in the same place. For three days, the World Ducati Week 2026held every two years at the Misano World Circuit, brings together the global community of the manufacturer based in Borgo Panigale.
The figures for World Ducati Week 2026 reflect an unprecedented edition that has broken new records: Almost 120,000 attendees (118,036), receiving fans from 94 countries on five continentswho came to enjoy under the motto “Live the Legend – Celebrate 100 Years Together” (Live the legend: let’s celebrate 100 years together).
World Ducati Week 2026: the dreamed Centennial
For an entire weekend, the past, present and future met in the same place. The protagonists of the event were the legends who wrote some of the most memorable chapters in Ducati’s history, along with the champions who today carry the colors of the Borgo Panigale brand to the top of motorcycling, bringing 37 World Championship titles to the Misano circuit.
Likewise, the fourth edition of the Lenovo Race of Champions once again offered a spectacle unparalleled in the world of international motorcycling. Ducati riders from MotoGP, WorldSBK, WorldSSP and the main national championships lined up together on the same starting grid, each on the handlebars of an exclusive Panigale V4 Tricolore customized with their own racing colours.
The victory in the 2026 edition went to Nicolò Bulega, who, after taking pole position in Saturday’s qualifying, had an impeccable race and finished ahead of Alberto Surra and Lorenzo Baldassarri. But this is just an appetizer of what happened at World Ducati Week 2026. Three days full of emotion that began on Friday with some of the most emblematic moments of each edition.
Among them the traditional parade that turned the Romagna Riviera red. Led by Claudio Domenicali and the mayor of Misano, Fabrizio Piccioni, together with Ducati management, the parade brought together the brand’s leading enthusiasts and ambassadors. For the centenary edition, the red Borgo Panigale motorcycles filled the entire 18 kilometer route from the Misano World Circuit to Samsara beach, in Riccione.
Saturday brought us one of the most emotional moments of World Ducati Week 2026. As the sun set, the Misano World Circuit was transformed into a spectacular open-air stage, where greetings from Ducati and Ducati Corse management, employees, official dealers, partners, sponsors and official clubs of the brand took place throughout a celebration presented by Francesco Pannofino.
The audience was treated to appearances by Casey Stoner, Troy Bayliss, Carl Fogarty and Loris Capirossi, who took the stage before the brand’s current champions, including Francesco Bagnaia, Marc Márquez, Álex Márquez, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Nicolò Bulega. It was a truly unique moment, with 36 riders lined up on the circuit alongside their bikes, the same year that Ducati also celebrated its 100th MotoGP victory.
What made the evening truly unforgettable was the drone and fireworks show that illuminated the Misano sky, captivating the public with a choreography dedicated to Ducati’s centenary and offering an end worthy of a milestone that has already gone down in history. As an essential part of each WDW, the DOCs (Ducati Official Clubs) were once again the protagonists, coming from all corners of the world to celebrate Ducati’s centenary together.
A total of 275 clubs from all over the world They contributed their enthusiasm, their colors and their passion, enlivening every moment of the event. The Centennial WDW also broke new records in the digital field: FantaWDW registered more than 220,000 sessionsthe web pages dedicated to the event generated more than 2 million visits and 21 million impressions on social networks. The live broadcast of the Lenovo Race of Champions was watched by 700,000 users around the world.
World Ducati Week 2026: an unprecedented program
Among the many new features, in addition to the Lenovo Race of Champions, the weekend also hosted the V4 Elite Cup, reserved for fans who compete with their own Panigale V4 motorcycles, and the Lenovo V2 Future Champ Academy – Garage 51 | DUCATI, the competition program designed to discover, develop and prepare young talents for the competitions of the future.
In the Ducati V4 Elite Cup, Denis Magalotti took victory in race 1 and Paul Buchmann won race 2, while in the Lenovo V2 Future Champ Academy – Garage 51 | DUCATI, the victories went to Jesús Torres and Andrea Migno, respectively. In the centenary year, World Ducati Week 2026 dedicated a special space to the brand’s historical legacy with the Heritage Village.
The exhibition “100 years, 100 stories, a legend” and the Ducati Heritage Contest, which awarded motorcycles that stood out for their state of conservation, originality and historical importance, told the story of this route over the course of a century. First place was occupied by Piero Guerrini with his Ducati 996 SPS Factory Replica from 1999. The Ducati World space also attracted a large influx of public.
This offered fans the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Ducati universe by discovering the entire range of motorcycles up close, exploring their features and innovations and participating in talks and meetings with the engineers, designers and experts responsible for their design and development. The Superleggera V4 Centenario and the Colezzione 100 drew special attention, motorcycles destined to become collector’s items.
Attention was also focused on the future, with the world premiere of the new Desmo450 SM, the first Supermotard from the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. Even the youngest visitors had their own space at World Ducati Week thanks to the Ducati First Experience: more than 240 riding sessions gave children the opportunity to enjoy their first contact with the world of two wheels in a safe environment and under the supervision of qualified instructors.
Meetings and autograph sessions with Ducati riders, driving courses, road tests, Lamborghini “Hot Laps” and test drives, together with discussions with Borgo Panigale engineers and designers, gave participants the opportunity to discover the Ducati brand far beyond the circuit.
The program was further enriched by stunt shows by Emilio Zamora, spectacular freestyle motocross performances by Massimo Bianconcini, Corey Creed and Diego Manenti riding the new Desmo450 MX, the “Sound Experience” by Garvan Acoustic Wellness and an augmented reality experience powered by the Lenovo ThinkStation P8 workstation, which allowed visitors to configure a scale Multistrada V4 S 1:1 as they explored the customization options offered by the Ducati Factory Made program.
World Ducati Week 2026 and its social commitment
World Ducati Week is organized with a firm commitment to social responsibility, environmental sustainability and the promotion of the Ducati brand. A part of the fee paid by participants to use the equipment and helmet storage service inside the paddock is donated to the “CHIAMA chiAMA” Center against Violence, managed by the MondoDonna Onlus Association, a women’s organization and anti-violence center dedicated to fighting all forms of gender violence.
Many companies decided to actively participate in World Ducati Week 2026. In addition to Lenovo, main partner of the Lenovo Race of Champions and the Lenovo V2 Future Champ Academy – Garage 51 | DUCATI, Ducati thanks MotoProtection and GoPro, along with the partners behind Ducati brand products: Safilo, Piquadro, PittaRosso, Locman, Italpreziosi, Poste Italiane, Depot, Quad Lock and Grani&Partners.
Joining them were Ducati’s long-standing technical suppliers who support the development of its production motorcycles – Shell, Termignoni, Pirelli, Akrapovič, WRS, Bosch, Brembo and STM – as well as Tech Village partners: Givi, Dainese, Arai, Ilmberger Carbon Parts, Nolan, NGK and Spidi, all of whom contributed to improving the participants’ experience throughout the weekend.
Partners for the 2026 edition also included Contadi Castaldi, Cuisine Barista, Teckell, Summertrade (food and beverage supplier), DHL (logistics partner), Edelweiss Bike Travel (travel partner), along with 3DBeta and Andreani, who lent their support to Ducati Service activities.
World Ducati Week 2026 in figures
- A total attendance of 118,036 people was recorded over three days
- Participants from 94 countries on five continents
- 275 official Ducati clubs present
- 95,000 photographs taken by event photographers and 105 hours of recorded video material
- 37 world championship titles represented by Ducati riders, both current and retired, who participated in the WDW
- 16 drivers competed on the Panigale V4 Tricolore, Lenovo Race of Champions edition
- An 18 km parade of Ducati motorcycles that extended from the Misano World Circuit to Samsara beach, in Riccione, along the roads of the Riviera
- 110 hours of entertainment, performances, interviews, DJ sets and live shows
- 75 Ducati executives and managers, from Borgo Panigale and Ducati subsidiaries around the world, who served the food and cooked during the Rustida
- 584 content published on social networks
- 240 driving sessions for children as part of the Ducati First Experience
- 2 million visits to the pages dedicated to WDW on the Ducati website since ticket sales opened
- More than 20 million impressions on Ducati social media channels
- More than 700,000 viewers followed the live broadcast of the Lenovo Race of Champions on the Ducati YouTube channel
- 220,000 FantaWDW sessions
