Francesco Bagnaia clearly felt that the Ducati GP25 motorcycle was a step in the wrong direction. He won 11 Grands Prix at GP24, missing out on the title in third place.
The rate of the Bagnaia platform on the bike in 2024 was exactly 80%, but last year it dropped to 36.3%. His only wins in Austin, when Mark Marquez It was broken, and Japan, when even his supremacy Ducati was confused.
The problem is b Bagnaya It means that Marquez was dominant on the same machines. The Spaniard won 11 of 18 races before his season-ending injury.
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Accordingly Luigi Daligna There was little incentive to make fundamental changes to the bike for 2026. In fact, doing so may have troubled Marquez, who is the brand’s most valuable asset.
Ducati adjusts ‘specifications’ of bikes with Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez
In an interview with SportsDall’Igna was asked if Ducati was making ‘two different bikes’ for their riders this year.
VR46 rider Franco Morbidelli is expected to compete with GP24 Instead of the cumbersome GP25. Bagnaya may choose his two-year-old bike.
But this is not the policy in the Ducati factory team. Instead, they just adjust the ‘specific specifications’ of the two bikes to suit the riders.
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Bagnaya tested the first version of the 2026 bike. Last year in Valencia, but the upcoming event in Sepang (February 3-6) provides a clearer picture.
“There are no two different bikes,” says Daleignan. The GP26 is similar, albeit with specific specifications tailored to each rider’s needs. We are ready and able to do it.
Luigi Dall’Igna chooses between Ducati GP24 and GP25
Dall’Igna maintains that the Ducati GP25 is the best bike he has built. Marquez and Bagnaia have combined for 13 of their 22 wins.
However, in the hands of Bagnaia, Jorge Martin and Inea Bastianini, the GP24 won 16 out of 20 races. Ducati’s advantage over competing manufacturers was huge; Only Aprilia denied them a clean sweep.
But Daleignan dismissed the idea that the Bologna outfit had peaked in 2024. In fact, GP26 says it will set a new benchmark based on previous indicators.
Founded in 1926 Ducati They are celebrating their centenary this year which makes the World Championship even more meaningful.
Dall’Igna said: “The number 24 bike had a big advantage over the rest of the grid and was very dominant. But, in my view, GP25 was better, and the aim is for GP26 to overtake.”
“On paper, it should be; the numbers suggest that much, although we’ll have to go to Sepang to test it and decide which ideas are confirmed and which are discarded. For now, I’ll just say I really like the design and the centenary colors.”
