Ducati News Today

The Ducati we know today is famous for fabulous motorcycles but in the 1960′s and 70′s, Ducati produced a large number of industrial engines, including this 864cc diesel twin.

Ducati North America has announced 2011 motorcycle sales growth of 43 percent compared to 2010 and a record market share in all of it’s territories: US, Canada and Mexico. This result established North America as Ducati’s number one market for the first time ever.

Ducati celebrated today the start of production of a model they have high hopes for both on the street and the track.  The company has begun production of the Ducati 1199 Panigale.  All the Ducati employees got involved including the CEO, Gabriele Del Torchio.  Plant Director Silvano Fini “baptized” one of the very first bike [...]

An important single-owner collection of 100 significant Ducati motorcycles along with some from Ducati Corse itself will be auctioned off . The presentation of the renowned Saltarelli Collection will see RM’s highly-anticipated Monaco auction extended to two-days in 2012, with the motorcycles magnificently complementing the roster of blue-chip automobiles.  In addition to the Saltarelli Collection, [...]

The Ducati Test Team, directed by Technical Director Filippo Preziosi, has completed three days of testing on the Spanish circuit of  Jerez de La Frontera, with Carlos Checa and Franco Battaini followed by in the pit garage by Team Manager, Vittoriano Guareschi.

Valentino Rossi showed the Ferrari Formula 1 drivers that despite his recent slump in 2-wheel on track performance he was still a formidable talent on 4 wheels.  Rossi wiped the floor with the F1 stars in the Kart race but could do no better than 2nd in the Fiat 500 event.

Ducati has once again held its MotoGP Wrooom Press Ski Meeting.  Last year the event was the coming out party for Valentino Rossi with Ducati and the bikes were proudly on display.  After a frankly disastrous 2011 MotoGP season the team are understandably walking softly.  Let’s hope they are also carrying a big stick.  We bring you [...]

Despite an entire event ostensively all about their new Ducati GP12, Ducati Corse General Manager Felippo Preziosi went to great effort to say very little about what is expected to be an entirely new engine and chassis for Valentino Rossi’s and Nicky Hayden’s assault on the 2012 MotoGP title.

The Ducati Team riders were the stars of the first day of Wrooom 2012 at Madonna di Campiglio, with Nicky Hayden first to “take to the track” and answer questions from the international press in attendance. The American, who is recovering well enough from his injured left scapula that he has already removed his sling, [...]

Fans, snow and a brand-new 1199 Ducati Panigale Tricolore, displayed in the reception area of the Wrooom conference room at Madonna di Campiglio, welcomed the arrival of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden for the twenty-second edition of the Wrooom Press Ski Meeting.