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Althea Racing today took the opportunity to officially present its 2012 World Superbike outfit and champion riders to sponsors and members of the press.

Ducati Australia is excited to announce that registrations are now open for all its customers, owners and passionate fans to their hospitality facility at the Phillip Island Round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship on 24-26 February.

After a stunning debut in the newly created World Superbike Championship with Marco Lucchinelli, Ducati hired Frenchman Raymond Roche for its second assault on the title in 1989. Unlike the first year, Ducati contested all the rounds and Roche arrived at Sydney’s Oran Park on the blood red Ducati 888 ready to do battle with [...]

When Ducati announced the Panigale as the name for their new 1199 Superbike, they also announced that they had no plans to race the über performance focussed model in the World Superbike Championship next year, instead deciding to persist with the 1198R for another year. The smarty pants amongst you might have wondered if the [...]

Newly crowned 2011 World Supersport champion Chaz Davies will move up to the World Superbike class next year as the the ParkinGO team trades in its Yamaha R6 for the Ducati 1198R.

Having re-signed 2011 World Superbike Champion, Carlos Checa, just hours before his contract was due to expire, Althea Racing has now confirmed their relationship with the Spaniard and announced that he will have a team mate in FIM Superstock champion Davide Giugliano.

Carlos Checa and the Althea Racing team, World Superbike Champions 2011, closed the season in the best possible way today with a spectacular win in Race 1, Carlos’ 15th victory of this more than impressive year. The winning team will stay together as, despite rumors to the contrary, the Spaniard will stay with Althea and [...]

The final round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship got underway today at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao. Team Althea Racing and rider Carlos Checa are already World Champions but come here to Portugal to finish the season in the best possible way. Davide Giugliano, Superstock 1000 champion with Althea, participates as a [...]

The Althea Ducati squad, still on an emotional high after such a successful 2011, hope to close the season in similar style and all three riders, Carlos Checa, Davide Giugliano and Lorenzo Baroni, will be aiming for the top at the closing round of the respective championships, taking place at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in [...]

With victory in Race 1 of the French round of the World Superbike Championship at Magny-Cours, Carlos Checa celebrated his first World Championship title and brought Ducati’s list of Riders’ titles to an incredible 14. Completing the historic day for Ducati, the Italian brand also secured their 17th Manufacturers’ World Superbike Championship in addition to [...]