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Testing Concludes Positively For Troy Bayliss And Vittoriano Guareschi At The Mugello Track
16 May 2009
The test session that saw Troy Bayliss ride the Desmosedici GP9 together with official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi has today concluded at the Italian track of Mugello. Bayliss enjoyed his time on track and has got back into the riding, six months after his retirement from Superbike racing and having not ridden a bike since then. On leaving the Tuscan track this afternoon he declared he was satisfied with his pace after having had only three days to ride. 1m51.2, the best time registered by the Australian this week, is a very respectable time, also considering the fact that the MotoGP 800cc machine was totally new to him. Official GP test rider Vittoriano Guareschi also recorded a similar fastest time of 1m51.4 during the three useful track days.
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Troy Bayliss Begins GP9 Testing Alongside Vittoriano Guareschi At Mugello
13 May 2009
Mugello Circuit (Italy). Troy Bayliss completed his first day of testing on board the Desmosedici GP9 at Mugello today alongside regular factory test rider Vittoriano Guareschi. It was a first outing for the Australian on a MotoGP bike since the final round of 2006, when he followed up his second World Superbike title by competing in the final Grand Prix of the season at Valencia, scoring a sensational one-two for Ducati with victory ahead of his team-mate Loris Capirossi. Today was also Bayliss' first taste of an 800cc MotoGP machine and his first track action of any sort since ending the 2008 WSBK title-winning season, and his legendary racing career, with a double race victory at Portimao.
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Bayliss in Monza for the WSB and on Board the GP9
08 May 2009
Troy Bayliss returns to the track on a Ducati race bike! The Australian rider, who will follow this weekend’s Superbike action at Monza from the Ducati garage, will test the Desmosedici GP9 from May 12th to 14th at the Italian circuit of Mugello, alongside the team’s official MotoGP test rider Vittoriano Guareschi.
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The Official GSE Racing Book, Out Now!
30 January 2009
Just before Christmas we told you about the upcoming limited edition GSE Racing book, From v. The book, which offers unrivalled access into the team’s amazing success story, is out now and to thank you for your continued support of GSE Racing, we wanted you to be the first to find out. From Diggers to Ducatis includes stunning photography provided by Double Red and comment from the team’s past and present riders. It is sure to become a ‘must have’ for any motor sport fan.
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From Diggers to Ducatis - The Official GSE Racing Book
22 December 2008
In 1996, the GSE Group of construction companies introduced GSE Racing to the adrenalin-fuelled world of British Superbike Racing. In the 13 years since, GSE Racing has become the most successful team in BSB history, with 4 championships, countless race wins, and a reputation for producing world champions.
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Ducati take a break from British Superbike Championship
16 December 2008
Ducati UK will not contest the 2009 British Superbike Championship after being unable to secure a team to defend their manufactures crown. Ducati had a fantastic 2008, winning a number of titles with the 1098R: the British Superbike Championship with Airwaves Ducati and Shane Byrne; the Superbike Cup with North West 200 and John Laverty, the World Superbike Championship with Troy Bayliss and the European Superstock crown with Brendan Roberts.
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Roberts to Hit World Superbike Stage in 2009!
09 December 2008
Recently crowned FIM 1000 Superstock Cup World Champion, Brendan Roberts has confirmed to ride for the Guandalini Ducati team in World Superbikes for 2009. Roberts clinched the deal to ride alongside Jakub Smrz and under the watchful eye of ex World Superbike rider, the likeable Pierfrancesco Chili.
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Ducati Presents 2009 Model Range
04 November 2008
The new Ducati models will today make their public debut before huge crowds at the eicma show in Milan. Last night’s global preview was a great success as ducati presented the stunning new streetfighter and welcomed the new 1198 and the limited edition 1098 R ‘Bayliss’ relpica to the superbike family. The 1100 monster completes the new additions for 2009. A catwalk more familiar to the Milan fashion week, set the scene for the entrance of the 2009 new additions to the Bologna manufacturer’s range. These dream bikes are the result of Italian genius and creativity and will capture the attention of visitors to the EICMA 2008, Milan’s international motorcycle show being held at the city’s international exhibition centre in Rho, from 4th to 9th November. From here they will go on to set new standards as they arrive on the international market.
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Perfect End to Bayliss' Career with Two SBK Wins at Portimao
03 November 2008
Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) today took part in his last ever Superbike races at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve and triumphed in both Race 1 and Race 2 on board his Ducati 1098 F08, taking in dominant style the 51st and 52nd Superbike wins of his career, his third double win of the 2008 season. Troy Bayliss, three times World Superbike champion in 2001, 2006 and 2008 today retires from Superbike racing and celebrates a career that has seen him tally up a total of 52 race wins and 26 poles over nine seasons, 11 of the race wins achieved during this 2008 season. He concludes the 2008 season with an 118-point advantage over second-placed rider Corser. Ducati, who took the manufacturers title at the last round in Magny-Cours, finish with an 83 point advantage over second-placed constructor Yamaha.
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Bayliss Winds up Superbike Career with Double Win in Portugal
03 November 2008
Troy Bayliss wound up his Superbike career, and the 2008 FIM Superbike World Championship, with a spectacular double win in the final round at the Portimao circuit in Portugal in front of 91,000 spectators. The first race was totally dominated by Bayliss, who powered into the lead at the start and was never seen again. The triple world champion’s margin over his pursuers was just over two seconds at the flag but it had been much wider throughout the race. There was a terrific scrap for the remaining podium places, the right choice of Pirelli tyre making all the difference and in the end it was Checa who came on strong to take the runner-up slot from Corser. The outcome for fourth place was also uncertain until the flag, and it eventually went to Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), making his WSBK debut. Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare) recovered well to finish fifth, ahead of another Spaniard, Gregorio Lavilla (VentAxia Honda) and Leon Haslam (HM Plant Honda). Max Neukirchner (Alstare Suzuki) crashed out while trying to reach the leading group, while Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) and Max Biaggi (Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati) both retired a few corners in after a clash.
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New Algarve Circuit Brings Curtain Down on 08 WSBK Season
27 October 2008
The final act of the 2008 HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship will be played out this coming weekend at the new Autodromo Internacional do Algarve circuit near Portimao in southern Portugal. Built in less than a year at a projected total investment cost of almost 200 million Euros, the Portimao track is currently having the finishing touches put to it as it prepares for the big inaugural event, but it promises to be one of the most spectacular circuits in Europe and is a fitting climax for this year’s championships.
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08 SBK Champion Troy Bayliss Closes his Superbike Career at Portimao
27 October 2008
The 2008 World Superbike championship comes to a close this week, and factory riders Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio travel to Portugal and the brand new Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the final round. The Ducati Xerox team commences the weekend in a relaxed state of mind, having already secured the 2008 World Superbike riders and constructors titles with Troy Bayliss and his Ducati 1098 F08, a winning race bike in its debut season. Three weeks ago at Magny-Cours, the penultimate round of the championship, Troy Bayliss triumphed to take his third World title, with his Race 2 win also providing the necessary points for Ducati to bring home their fifteenth manufacturers title since 1988.
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Bridgestone MotoGP Briefing - Valencia
24 October 2008
After 17 races, 435 racing laps over a total distance of 1,965 kilometres, the 2008 MotoGP World Championship enters its final leg this weekend in Valencia for the 18th and last round of the season. Ahead of the Valencia GP, there have been four different race winners this season with Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner strongly representing Bridgestone on the top step of the podium. A total of nine riders have scored podium results with Rizla Suzuki duo Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi, as well as Alice Team’s Toni Elias keeping the red Bridgestone podium caps a frequent sight on the rostrum during the year.
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Bayliss Triumphs to Take Third WSB Title
06 October 2008
By taking a third place finish in Race 1 and a fantastic race 2 win today at the "Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours", Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) has this weekend been crowned with a remarkable third World Superbike title, powering his Ducati 1098 F08 to victory and snatching the title after round thirteen, despite there being one more round still to race at Portimao (Portugal). With a total of 410 championship points, and having achieved nine race wins and sixteen podium finishes during the season, the Australian legend Bayliss has ridden the Ducati 1098 F08 factory machine into the record books, a winning bike in its debut season, a feat previously accomplished by Carl Fogarty with the 916 in 1994, and with the 996 in 1998 and by Neil Hodgson in 2003 with the 999.
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Haga Grabs First Superpole of the Year at Magny-Cours
05 October 2008
Noriyuki Haga’s exceptional end-of-season run of form continues at Magny-Cours this weekend as the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB rider powered to the Superpole for tomorrow’s French Round races with a new best lap of 1 minute 38.444 seconds. For the Japanese rider, who notched up a double win here last year and another double two weeks ago at Vallelunga, it was his first pole of the season and his sixth overall. The one-lap dash was a hard-fought affair, with the top 4 ending up in the space of three-tenths of a second and four different bikes on the front row from Yamaha, Suzuki, Ducati and Honda. Lining up alongside Haga will be Fonsi Nieto (Suzuki Alstare), the Spaniard producing his best performance of the year, followed by championship leader Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) and Carlos Checa (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda).
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Bayliss on Front Row of Magney-Cours Showdown
05 October 2008
In a Superpole session that remained surprisingly dry this afternoon at Magny-Cours, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) was satisfied to conclude proceedings with a place on the front row of the grid for tomorrow's crucial races. Bayliss registered the third fastest lap of the afternoon, just behind pole-sitter Haga and second placed man Nieto. Michel Fabrizio will line up at the front of the third row, in ninth place on tomorrow's grid. Riders were unable to improve this morning on the times they set in first qualifying yesterday, due to a track that was part dry and part very wet. This meant that Ducati Xerox riders Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio both qualified for Superpole with the times they set yesterday, that is in second and fifteenth place respectively.
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Bayliss First in Wet Qualifying
04 October 2008
The Superbike riders were today faced with cold, wet conditions at Magny-Cours that meant they only completed a handful of laps in the first qualifying session. With a track temperature of just 16 degrees, Ducati Xerox factory riders Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio exited in the dry at the start of the afternoon's session but only had time to make six or seven laps before a persistent rain prevented further exits, thus cutting the session short. Despite the lack of track time, Troy Bayliss and his Ducati F08 recorded the second fastest time of the session while his team-mate Michel Fabrizio concluded the day in fifteenth position.
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Fight for Supremacy & SBK Title Continues at Magney-Cours
01 October 2008
Magny-Cours (France) Tuesday 30th September: After the emotional rollercoaster that was the last Superbike round at Vallelunga, Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) move on now to the "Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours" in France for the penultimate round of the championship, with the winners of both the rider's and manufacturer's titles still to be decided. In a spectacular second race at Vallelunga, Bayliss fell on the final lap, thus failing to take the title at the first opportunity he had had. As a result, his 101 point advantage over Corser has fallen to 79 points, with everything still to play for at the coming weekend's race.
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Bayliss Homes in on Third World Superbike Title at Vallelunga
18 September 2008
This coming weekend will be the second time the Superbike World Championship makes its appearance at the Autodromo ‘Piero Taruffi’ di Vallelunga following the success of the inaugural 2007 event. Whereas last year three riders were still in with a realistic shout at the title, this time round the title run-in looks a little more clear-cut, with Ducati Xerox’s Australian rider Troy Bayliss in with a good chance of taking his third world crown this weekend.
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Ducati Xerox Looks Ahead to 3rd Round at Vallelunga
17 September 2008
The Ducati Xerox Team return home, satisfied with the results of the last round at Donington Park, and head now for a weekend's racing at the Vallelunga circuit in Rome, a "home" race, especially for factory rider Michel Fabrizio who was born and raised just a few kilometres from the track. Having already raced at Monza and Misano this season, Vallelunga is the third Italian appointment on the Superbike calendar for the Ducati Xerox riders Troy Bayliss and Michel Fabrizio.
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