Luigi Daleigna wants to agree Marc Marquez’s new Ducati contract before the start of the 2026 MotoGP season, but the Spaniard is not the only rider on the Italian’s radar.
Ducati General manager Dale Igna For 2027 and beyond, the Borgo Panigale brand has decisions regarding the future of its entire driver roster. Only Gresini rider Fermin Aldeguerre has a factory Ducati contract beyond the end of 2026 among the brand’s pilots.
The Aldeger factory Ducati contract for Bologna Bullets contains options to extend the contract until 2028. However, team duo Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia, as well as VR46 star Fabio Di Gianntonio, will be free agents at the end of the upcoming season.
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Luigi Daleigna says Ducati is ‘definite’ about signing Moto2 star David Alonso.
It is said that Marquez is set to sign a two-year contract with Ducati.This will lead the team to the 2027 MotoGP regulations. Dale Igna expects a “very complicated” race to sign another rider he would like to see ride Desmosedici in the future.
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Moto2 Feeling David Alonso The Ducati boss has drawn Dalig’s attention because he thinks the 19-year-old has proven himself to be a “great rider”. The Colombians took over Moto3 In the year He won the 2024 title and his first intermediate Grand Prix in 2025 as a rookie.
“David Alonso is a very good rider,” said Dali Igna. reaping. “(He’s) a great guy, intelligent, decent in my opinion, and although I think he’s going to be very complicated, he’s definitely one of the riders I want to meet.”
Honda and VR46 are considering signing David Alonso for the 2027 MotoGP season.
Alonso His rookie year in Moto2 resulted in one win and five podiums in 22 races, finishing ninth in the standings.
The Colombian’s running craft is normally his greatest strength, however, and he picks opponents at will whenever he feels it’s time to strike. But Dall’Igna could face competition from Ducati’s rival brands in MotoGP if they try to sign Alonso for 2027.
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According to recent reports. Honda are considering signing Alonso for the 2027 MotoGP season.As the Japanese workers see the Colombian as a teammate for KTM Pedro Acosta. Joan Mir and Luca Marini are out of contract with Honda after 2026.
Also according to reports Valentino Rossi sees Alonso as a plan B if he can’t sign the VR46 Acosta For the 2027 MotoGP season. VR46 is currently led by Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli, who is out of contract with the Rossi team at the end of 2026.
Dale Igna wants to see Acosta at DucatiAlso, and recently named the KTM star as the current MotoGP rider, in the dream three-man 2026 line-up with Marquez and Bagnaia. In fact, Acosta and Alonso could be riding Ducatis in 2027.
