Ducati: a new electric phase, the supply of motorcycles for the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup

A new chapter in the history of Ducati. An agreement signed between the Emilian brand and Dorna Sports, the organizer and promoter of the most famous two-wheeled competitions by 2023 to 2026 the official supply of motorcycles for the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup.

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Coverage of four seasons and at the same time a new learning path for the Borgo Panigale brand. An interesting new phase, turning attention towards the electricity sector starting from competitions.
The announcement of the agreement came during a press conference in the press room of Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli". The “Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna” MotoGP Grand Prix is ​​scheduled for the weekend, the third to last stage of the 2021 MotoGP Championship. Furthermore, during 2022, various events and moments of sharing will allow interested parties to gradually discover the development of the project.
There are also interesting developments ahead. Bearing in mind that in the electrical sector attention is paid to aspects such as autonomy, the shape and weight of the batteries, as well as the diffusion of charging facilities, the experience in the MotoE World Cup will allow Ducati to have valuable information in the field of research and development, in relation to technological evolution itself. According to the indications, the aim is to develop a Ducati-branded electric vehicle, once the technological part has been optimised.

The acquisition of new skills and technologies, through experience in competitions, has long allowed production to evolve. A consolidated approach in the tradition of this brand since its history Ducati 851 equipped with a two-cylinder water-cooled engine, equipped with innovative four-valve twin-cam heads and powered by electronic injection, defined on the basis of the knowledge acquired with the racing Ducati 748 IE, fielded in the endurance races at Le Castellet in 1986.
A constant transfer of skills, given Ducati's participation in the Superbike World Championship since the first edition in 1988, as well as its presence in MotoGP, currently being the only non-Japanese manufacturer to have won the championship.
An experience also demonstrated by the most recent production, ranging from aerodynamics, to electronics and to the propulsion part, such as the V4 engine of the Ducati Panigale technically derived from the heart introduced on the Desmosedici GP in 2015, looking at the bore and stroke measurements and the counter-rotating crankshaft. From the engine of the Panigale V4 the new is in turn derived V4 Grandtourism that animates it Multistrada V4.

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