Featured In the January 2024 issue of Roadracing World:
Ducati’s MotoGP program is so strong that it’s hard to see any other brand overcoming the Italian factory’s dominance in 2024, especially since its eight-rider line-up will be stronger than ever, thanks to Marc Márquez’s arrival at Gresini Ducati.
Aprilia, Honda, KTM, and Yamaha engineers will do their best to catch up, but when we examine last season’s statistics, it’s a huge mountain to climb.
In 2023 Ducati won the Riders and Constructors Championships for the second year running, with a level of technical dominance not seen since Honda’s RC211V in 2002 and 2003. Desmosedici GP23s and GP22s won both the Sprint and Grand Prix races at 14 of 20 rounds, monopolized the GP podium at nine rounds, and scored 96% of available Constructors Championship points…
“The Safe Bet,” by MotoGP Editor Mat Oxley
Ducati totally dominated MotoGP in 2023 and despite new concession rules to help its rivals catch up, it’s difficult to see any other brand knocking the Italian factory out of the top spot in 2024, no matter how hard they try. MotoGP Editor Mat Oxley explains why in the latest issue of Roadracing World!
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