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Positive End to Three-Day Test in Mugello with Gibernau
5 Days ago
The three-day test session at the Tuscan track of Mugello has concluded in a positive fashion for Sete Gibernau. The Spanish rider has clocked up a great deal of kilometres on track (around 800kms in total) first with the GP9, then with the GP8, finishing with a final exit on the GP9 for a back to back comparison. In this, only his second test session after nearly two years away from the tracks, Gibernau has proved that he still has the speed and is also more than competent in providing the Ducati Corse engineers with useful feedback for the development of the Desmosedici.
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First Outing for Gibernau with Vittoriano in Mugello Ducati Test
18 June 2008
A three-day session for the Ducati Test Team began today at Mugello, where factory test rider Vittoriano Guareschi was joined for the first time by Sete Gibernau. Gibernau clocked up twenty laps with the Desmosedici GP9, recording a best time of 1'53.7 before the session was interrupted by rain. Despite a long absence from the sport and the opportunity to complete only a handful of laps today, the Spaniard's first contact with the GP9 was a positive one.
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Positive Debut for Desmosedici GP9 with Casey Stoner
10 June 2008
The day following the Grand Prix of Catalunya gave the MotoGP riders the chance to start a two-day test, with the Ducati Marlboro Team bringing forward a first outing for the Desmosedici GP9 - which was originally scheduled for Casey Stoner tomorrow. With uncertain weather forecasts for tomorrow, Stoner and test riders Vittoriano Guareschi and Niccolò Canepa put the machine through its paces, whilst Marco Melandri spent the day focusing on his GP8 and will test it tomorrow. It was a positive debut for the machine in the hands of the World Champion, so much so that the Australian set the best time of the day with a 1'41.533 on qualifying tyres.
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Fogarty Joins Ducati TT Parade on a Desmosedici RR
29 May 2008
Ducati legend Carl Fogarty will join Ducati’s 50th anniversary TT celebrations and ride a Desmosedici RR in the Ducati parade lap at this year’s Isle of Man TT. Isle of Man and Ducati hero Carl Fogarty has been lined up to ride one of the most exclusive and incredible motorcycles of modern times, the Ducati Desmosedici RR. The RR is a road-going replica of the Ducati Corse Grand Prix racing Desmosedici GP6 and has been kindly loaned by Winchester Ducati dealer – Moto Rapido. The 200hp Desmosedici owned by Steve Moore of Moto Rapido is only one of a handful currently in the country, however despite its exclusivity (one of only 175 expected in the UK) and its price tag (£40,000)’Wilf’ as he is also known, regularly commutes to work on this MotoGP replica.
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Tourist Trophy 2008
23 May 2008
On the 6th June Ducati celebrates the 30th anniversary of Mike Hailwood’s legendary win and the 50th anniversary of its participation in the TT. The 2008 Tourist Trophy road race takes place from 24th May to 7th June, around the Isle of Man and this year’s event will be a special opportunity for race fans to celebrate this anniversary with Ducati. One of the prime reasons for celebration is undoubtedly the 30th anniversary of the 2nd June 1978, the date of Mike Hailwood’s unforgettable race to victory on a Ducati 900. It was as an incredible achievement as it was unexpected, as Hailwood came out of retirement and stunned the world of motorcycling by beating the odds-on favourite Phil Read on his Honda to complete a fairytale return to racing and the Isle of Man TT.
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Ducati Sweeps the Board at Awards Ceremony
14 May 2008
More than 35,000 readers of the major Italian bike magazine Motociclismo voted for their Bike of the Year 2008 and gave a huge vote of confidence towards Ducati giving them their best ever result in the Sport Bike catergory, best in Supermotard and a major result in the Naked Bike categories. Choosing from 280 models split into 12 categories, including 125cc, Cruiser, Naked, Dual, Enduro, Supermotard, Touring, Sport Bike, Sport Touring, and three scooter categories, the public’s favourite and most eagerly awaited award was for best Sport Bike. For the first time ever in the history of such awards presented by motorcycle magazines, a single manufacturer – Ducati – had recorded an unprecedented clean sweep of votes and claimed the first three places.
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Schumacher Gets Back On The Desmosedici
03 April 2008
Italian test rider Vittoriano Guareschi was unfortunate enough to suffer a fall during day two of a three day test session for the Ducati Corse Development Team at the Mugello Circuit and, although it didn't leave him seriously injured, a bad knock to his coccyx meant that he was unable to ride comfortably. This allowed the seven times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher to climb back on board the Desmosedici GP8.
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Ducati Dealers Launch 2008 Model Range
03 March 2008
Ducati dealers across the UK will launch Ducati’s 2008 Model year range on the weekend of the 15th and 16th March. The Open Weekend will give the Ducati dealer network the opportunity to proudly present the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the UK and the strongest Ducati model range to date. Visitors will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win 2 tickets for a hospitality package at a round of the 2008 British Superbike Championship.
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See The Very First UK Desmosedici RR At Ducati Glasgow
27 January 2008
The first lucky customer to receive their Desmosedici RR Grand Prix Replica in the UK, has allowed Ducati Glasgow to display his new pride and joy in their showroom over the weekend of the 26th and 27th of January 2008. The Ducati-mad Scotsman Scott Charles has finally taken delivery of his stunning Desmosedici RR nearly 6 years after ordering a bike that to begin with was only a dream. However he has been rewarded for his patience by receiving the first bike in the UK. The 36 year old engineer from Leven, Fife, first ordered the Desmosedici after reading about Ducati’s plans to go MotoGP racing and guessed that Ducati would produce a road going version before too long.
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Stoner & Melandri Unveil Desmosedici GP8
14 January 2008
Day one at Wrooom - MotoGP Press Ski Meeting 2008 was action-packed with a press conference attended by reigning World Champion, Casey Stoner, and his new team mate, Marco Melandri, wearing the official Ducati Marlboro Team gear for the first time. The Ducati Desmosedici GP8 launch was set in the breathtaking scenery of Madonna di Campiglio in the Trento Dolomites. The two riders ceremoniously broke an ice sculpture to reveal the new bike in its 2008 livery and tomorrow, Ducati Corse CEO and General Director Ducati Motor Holding, Claudio Domenicali, will talk to the press about the bike's technical innovations.
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Casey Stoner And Marco Melandri Unveil The Desmosedici GP8
09 January 2008
MotoGP Press Ski Meeting 2008 was action-packed with a press conference attended by reigning World Champion, Casey Stoner, and his new team mate, Marco Melandri, wearing the official Ducati Marlboro Team gear for the first time. The Ducati Desmosedici GP8 launch was set in the breathtaking scenery of Madonna di Campiglio in the Trento Dolomites.
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Stoner’s Winning MotoGP Bike & Production Ducati Desmosedici RR Star At NEC
03 November 2007
Ducati has confirmed that they will have Casey Stoner’s World Championship winning MotoGP bike on display at this year’s International Motorcycle Show. Alongside Casey Stoner’s all conquering Ducati GP7 will be the World’s first MotoGP Replica for the road - the Desmosedici RR.
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Ducati UK Lead The Way
13 October 2007
2007 is proving to be a year to remember for Ducati UK, the fully owned UK subsidiary of Ducati Motor Holdings. Celebrations on the race track through a first ever MotoGP World Championship win by Casey Stoner has been echoed by success on the road with the launch of numerous new products becoming instant sales hits throughout the world and no more so than in the UK.
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Ducati Desmosedici RR Total Production Run Limited To 1500
10 October 2007
The Desmosedici RR – the ultimate expression of Ducati Corse’s racing experience and technology transferred to a road bike – has become the new benchmark for performance, components and style for the entire sector. Since the RR’s launch in June 2006 on the eve of the Italian GP at Mugello and the possibility to reserve the bike in Ducati Stores throughout the world, the hundreds of requests received mean that the bike has become an immediate commercial success. Production of the first true MotoGP replica will begin in a few days time.
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Ducati Desmosedici GP7 Unveiled At Madonna Di Campiglio
02 February 2007
The Dolomite mountain scenery of Madonna di Campiglio formed the spectacular backdrop for the official launch of the new Ducati Desmosedici GP7 today. The wraps were pulled off the all-new Italian bike by Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner, the two Ducati Marlboro Team factory riders who will spearhead the Italian manufacturer's attack in the first year of the new 800cc category.
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Marlboro Ducati Capirossi Completes His Maiden Test With The Desmosedici GP7
21 August 2006
The day after his superb win at Brno, Loris Capirossi makes his track debut with the new 800cc Ducati Desmosedici. Sete Gibernau, also present in the pit garage, had to sit out and watch. In the wake of Loris Capirossi's fifth win in MotoGP - and his second of the year - at the Brno track on Sunday, the Ducati pit garage was today the scene for more frenetic activity as the Italian team geared up for another important day of action at the Czech Republic circuit.
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Hollywood Gets A Taste Of Ducati Marlboro Desmosedici Two-Seater
23 July 2006
A little bit of Hollywood came to Laguna Seca today, former GP winner Randy Mamola giving a group of celebrities from TV, film and athletics the time of their lives aboard the Ducati Team Desmosedici two-seater. Actress Catherine Bell, from ‘Bruce Almighty' and TV series JAG, perfectly summed up the giddy emotions inspired by the two-seater when she said. "Oh my God, that was awesome, just insane. It was the most terrifying thing but at the same time it was the safest I've ever felt on a motorcycle, if that makes sense!"
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GP5 Auction Capirossi's MotoGP-Winning Desmosedici To Be Auctioned
06 July 2006
The GP5 with which Loris won last year's GP of Malaysia will go to auction in Monterey during the weekend of the US GP at Laguna Seca. The feeling of elation amongst all of the Ducati team and fans when Loris Capirossi won the race at the Sepang circuit last September will likely be experienced by the winning bidder for the same Desmosedici GP5 that the Italian rode to victory in that race, when it is auctioned off at the 2nd Monterey Classic Bike Auction.
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Ducati Corse To Appear At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
05 July 2006
The 2006 Goodwood Festival of Speed will see Ducati represented by two fabulous machines with world famous riders on board. The Ducati Corse Moto GP Team will be bringing their two-seater MotoGP bike based on the Desmosedici GP6. It will be ridden ‘up the hill' by GP legend Randy Mamola. The bike is very similar to those ridden by Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau, but with two seats offering VIPs at selected events a unique, once in a lifetime experience of riding pillion with GP winner Randy Mamola as their pilot.
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Dr Costa Rides The Desmosdici Two-seater
18 June 2006
Dr Claudio Costa, a crucial member of the MotoGP community and a paddock personality since the 1970s, today got a first-hand taste of the performance of the latest MotoGP bikes. The Italian doctor, who runs the Clinica Mobile which looks after all aspects of riders' health, rode one lap of Catalunya aboard the Ducati Marlboro Team two-seater behind former GP winner Randy Mamola. Costa ended the outing with his hands trembling and described his ride with his usual philosopher's turn of phrase.
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