Ducati had a successful 2023 on the race track, earning world championship titles for Nicolo Bulega, Alvaro Bautista and Francesco Bagnaia. To celebrate this success, this brand from Bologna has produced a limited edition racing replica motorbike.
Reporting from Visordown, there are a total of five replicas: four Ducati Panigale V4 Ss and one Panigale V2.
V2 is dedicated to Nicolo Bulega’s victory in the World Supersport Championship, where he won 16 races on his way to the championship title.
Four V4s are dedicated to 2023 WorldSBK Champion Alvaro Bautista, 2023 MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia, 2023 MotoGP runner-up Jorge Martin, and Marco Bezzecchi, who finished third in the 2023 MotoGP rider standings.
Italian Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia celebrates on the podium after winning the Valencia MotoGP Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste, on November 26 2023. JOSE JORDAN / AFP Each bike displays the livery used by each rider in 2023, or at least one of the liveries used. The Bagnaia and Bautista replicas feature the yellow paint scheme used by each rider at Misano.
These motorbikes are produced in limited numbers, each dedicated to a particular racer’s racing number. For example, only 263 units of the Bagnaia edition were produced, 219 units of the Bautista, 189 units of the Martin, 72 units of the Bezzecchi and 111 units of the Bulega V2.
Each V4 comes with the lacquer-protected autograph of the racer it is dedicated to, as well as special seats and other unique components. These components include a billet aluminum steering plate with laser engraving of the model name and a special key that triggers a special animation for the dashboard when starting the motor.