Last Sunday, at Barcelona Solidarity Grand PrizeDucati won a new MotoGP world title, for the third consecutive season, with Jorge Martin to the handlebar Desmosedici GP24 of the team Pramac Racing. The Spanish rider has secured his first world title in the premier category of the top international two-wheeled competition.
A 2024 season marked by absolute dominance of Ducati and its riders: Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team), Marc Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) forming a dream Top-4, all Ducati, in the general classification.
New MotoGP title for the third consecutive year
Ducati’s technical supremacy this MotoGP season is reflected in its record figures, which improve those of the 2023 season. The Italian manufacturer has managed to improve the historical record of victories of the season (19 out of a total of 20 races), has established a new record of podiums monopolized by the brand (14) and in 6 of these Grand Prix, Ducati’s hegemony has extended to the entire Top-5.
For Ducati, the only non-Japanese brand capable of winning a MotoGP World Championship and the only European capable of reaching the milestone of 100 victories in this category, the one achieved together with Jorge Martín and Pramac Racing is the fourth MotoGP title after the by Casey Stoner in 2007 and Francesco Bagnaia in 2022 and 2023.
The MotoGP World Championship crowns another extraordinary season of competition in which the Bologna manufacturer has also won the Constructors’ and Teams’ titles with the Ducati Lenovo Team, the Constructors’ and the Teams’ titles in WorldSBK with the official Aruba riders. .it Racing Team Nicolò Bulega and Álvaro Bautista on the podium of the general classification, and the drivers’ and constructors’ title in WorldSSP, thanks to the performances of the new World Champion Adrián Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WSSP Team) and the podium of Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team).
Claudio DomenicaliCEO of Ducati, said: “The dominance exhibited by Ducati with its bikes, its riders and its technicians in the 2024 MotoGP season will forever remain in the hearts of fans of this sport. I am very happy for Jorge, an incredibly talented rider who grew up with Ducati and together with us realized the dream he had since he was a child. After the crazy joy of 2022 and the “victory of consciousness” of 2023, today we want to celebrate the triumph of a system: the “Ducati System”. A system inspired by the teachings of Galileo Galilei, the inventor of the scientific method and modern science.”
“A system that has led us to be the best in track competitions, and that we also apply in the research, design and development of our products, proudly carrying Made in Italy engineering throughout the world. I would like to congratulate all the Ducati riders: certainly World Champion Jorge Martín, but obviously also Pecco, who has never given up, and then Marc and Enea, who contributed to a record-breaking MotoGP season for our Company. In particular, the top 4 in the general classification expressed a technical level and a harmony with the Desmosedici GP to the limit of what is imaginable.”
Concludes: “In this scenario, Jorge and Pecco made the difference even more by starring in a duel for the title that was even more balanced than last year. Pecco won more, but Jorge was more tenacious and in the end he is the rightful Champion. The world title won by Jorge is a beautiful demonstration that love stories can end with a wonderful ending and it is difficult for me to think of a better way to celebrate the work done in recent years with Jorge and with Pramac Racing, to which I want to give thanks especially in the person of Paolo Campinoti. Thanks to all the people at Ducati and Ducati Corse who have made all this possible, being a Ducatista is increasingly a source of pride.”
For its part, Luigi Dall’IgnaDucati Corse General Manager, commented: “Winning the third consecutive drivers’ world title is fantastic. “It confirms once again the strength of the Ducati project, with the commitment and team spirit of all those, riders and Team, who have contributed to making it a winner with incredible continuity, as demonstrated by the numbers over these years.”
“In particular, another page of history is deservedly written today by Jorge Martín at the end of an incredible season, which is the essence of all the work done together. A big round of applause for Pecco Bagnaia, because his has also been an extraordinary year and the challenge on the track has improved both drivers: exactly what we believe in. Today’s victory is also, or rather above all, the best way to say goodbye to Pramac Racing, a formidable group of professionals with whom we have worked in harmony for 20 years: to each of them a very strong hug, starting with our friend Paolo Campinoti.”
He ends by saying: “2024 has been a stratospheric year for Ducati, in which we have broken the record for victories and the record for podiums, with the icing on the cake of having placed 8 Desmosedici GPs ahead of everyone in the Sprint Race in Thailand. I want to thank all the men and women of Ducati Corse who work hard and with passion every day to achieve great results like the one we celebrate today. Forza Ducati!
Finally, Jorge Martin He spoke of his victory commenting: “The dream has come true, I am World Champion! Now it is very difficult to realize that everything is true, but I am fully aware of what we have achieved because since I was a child I have pursued this goal. This is the final result of all the work done over the years, but also of the sacrifices of my family, my parents, my brother and my entire team, who have supported me unconditionally.”
“Last year I promised myself that I would try again and here I am, reaping the fruits of a lifetime dedicated to this wonderful sport. I want to thank Team Pramac and Ducati for giving me the opportunity to come to MotoGP and grow together. And in particular, a big thank you to Paolo Campinoti and Gigi Dall’Igna for their trust from day one and for providing me with all the resources I needed to become World Champion.”
Concludes: “The work we have done together with Ducati Corse in recent years has been incredible: we have won the Constructors’ Championship 4 times in a row and together we have achieved 8 victories, 32 podiums and 20 pole positions. The world title achieved together is really the best way to say goodbye.”
Ducati is preparing to celebrate the world titles achieved in 2024. The “Campioni in Festa” event will be held on Next December 3 in Bolognawhere the protagonists of this extraordinary sports season will celebrate their successes. More details about the event will be announced in the coming days. The numbers of Ducati’s dominance in the 2024 MotoGP season:
- 19 victories achieved by Ducati riders in the 2024 MotoGP World Championship, an all-time record in MotoGP.
- 14 races of the 2024 MotoGP World Championship in which the podium was made up entirely of Ducati riders, an all-time record in MotoGP.
- 53 podiums achieved by Ducati riders during the 2024 season with 6 different riders
- 16 pole positions obtained by Ducati riders during the 2024 MotoGP season
- 66 consecutive MotoGP races in which at least one Ducati rider placed in the Top 3 (all Sprint races in the 2024 season also ended with at least one Ducati rider on the podium).
- 106 MotoGP victories for Ducati, the only European motorcycle manufacturer to surpass the milestone of 100 victories.
