Francesco Bagnaia’s 2025 MotoGP season was a disaster that even Ducati didn’t expect.
After dominating the championship with the GP24 in 2024, the GP25 was a comeback for the Borgo Panigale outfit. even if, Ducati He still dominated the season, with Marc Marquez winning 11 Grands Prix and 14 Sprints.
The problem was that Marquez was the only rider to get a consistent performance from GP25. Across from the Ducati garage, Bagnaya Was struggling to get a feel for the front end.
In the year He won just two races in 2025 and finished fifth behind teammate Alex Marquez, Marco Bezecchi and Pedro Acosta. The Italian’s struggles were well documented as he constantly complained about the bike and demanded changes.
Bagnaia gave an ultimatum to Ducati To give him GP24 parts. They obliged, and he went on to win at Motegi, failing to finish the final five races of the season in the same machine.
Luigi Daligna says Ducati are ‘fed up’ with Bagnaia. And the lack of results in 2025. Marquez scored just two points in his absence from the factory team after an injury in Indonesia ruled him out of the last four races.
Luigi Daleigna says Ducati has not put Francesco Bagnaia in the right ‘conditions’ to be at his best in 2025.
Bagnaya admitted that he had made a ‘big mistake’ In the year In the first half of 2025, his results dried up after the summer break without scoring seven podiums, scoring just one podium – the one he won at Motegi.
to speak La Gazzetta dello SportDucati boss Dale Igna looks back on the 2025 season and admits the team just didn’t have what it takes to do Bagnaia.
Reviewing the season as a whole: “It’s been an amazing year without a doubt, I’d say the last few years have all been amazing.
This year all our riders managed to reach the podium, and four of them won the race. This is indeed an amazing year.
Speaking about Bagnaia, Dale Igna admitted that not everything went smoothly: “We couldn’t get Pecon to play well. Sometimes things don’t go the way you want them to.
However, the Ducati engineer did not let the situation negatively affect his season: “No one does everything right all the time. The overall result is absolutely positive.”
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Could Francesco Bagnaia now have the tools to win again in 2026?
Bagnaia has had internal ‘discussions’ with Ducati And he understood that GP25 is not the only problem in 2025. He took responsibility for the poor results and wanted to start again in the winter.
When Ducati releases the GP26 in 2026, the Italian will be refreshed and hope the bike will be more suited to his riding style. Judging by preseason testing, so far, that may be the case.
Bagnaya was relieved to improve his speed for one round In Sepang. The 29-year-old was faster than team-mate Marquez in the race simulations during testing.
It seems to feel much better on the bike, and according to Manuel Poggali, Bagnaia has focused more on improving the GP26. The Italian is desperate to improve his fortunes and correct the mistakes of 2025.
