Luigi D’Aligna has revealed the rider who will complete his dream 2026 line-up if MotoGP allows Ducati to run a third bike alongside Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia.
Dale Igna He gave the final opinion on each driver Ducati In the year He signed after taking over as general manager of the Italian factory in 2013. Andrea Iannone was the first Ducati signing of the Daligin era when he joined in 2015. Marquez After joining in 2025, it will mark the last.
Bagnaya In the year He joined the factory Ducati team in 2021 and immediately emerged as a title contender after Casey Stoner won it all in 2007, before claiming the 2022 and 2023 championships for the Bulls of Bologna’s first crowns.
Ducati also has factory contracted riders in the VR46 and Gresini in Fabio Di Giannantonio and Fermin Aldeguerre respectively. But if MotoGP allows Ducati to run a third entry outside the Borgo Pangale family, the rider at the top of Daliegna’s shopping list.
Who would win as teammates, Francesco Bagnaia or Pedro Acosta?
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Luigi Daleigna named Pedro Acosta as his dream signing for a three-bike Ducati entry.
Dale named Igna Pedro Acosta of KTM The 21-year-old believes he has the potential to make history in MotoGP as he dreams of signing for a three-bike Ducati entry. The claim comes amid reports. Ducati is keen to join KTM’s Pilot Acosta in 2027..
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Acosta stands out for Dall’Igna as the most promising rider outside the Ducati family on the 2026 MotoGP grid. In the year The Spaniard picked up the 2023 Moto2 title as the 2021 Moto3 starter before joining KTM in 2025 before moving into MotoGP with Tech3 in 2024.
“I want to see Pedro Acosta in a Ducati,” Daliagna said. Engine footprint. He is one of the young riders who can write pages in motorcycle history.
Pedro Acosta finished 19 points ahead of Francesco Bagna in 2025.
Acosta is on Ducati’s radar for the 2027 season as the Spaniard is out of contract with KTM this year, with Marquez and Bagnaia at Borgo Pangale. It is widely expected Marquez is now set to sign a new contract with Ducati. Until 2028.
Is there a better rider to sign for Ducati?
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Questions remain over Bagnaia’s future with Ducati after falling to fifth place in the 2025 riders’ championship with a deficit of 257 points, with Marquez missing the last four rounds through injury. Acosta finished fourth in the 2025 standings, 19 points behind Bagnaia.
Acosta had a strong finish last season, with four of his five podiums coming after the summer break. Bagnaia has taken seven of the eight podiums before the summer break, and has finished just one of the last seven grands prix – that coming when he won from pole in Japan.
