Bologna and Piazza Maggiore flip purple to have a good time Ducati’s good season: Bagnaia and Bautista “Campioni in Piazza²”
Many followers in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna for “Campioni in Piazza²”, the occasion with which Ducati celebrated its unforgettable racing season and the conquest of all of the World Titles in each MotoGP and WorldSBK
The town of Bologna, the Motor Valley and all of Italy have a good time the successes of Ducati, an organization strongly rooted within the territory and on the identical time an expression of “Made in Italy” that wins on the planet
Two restricted version Panigale V4 have been offered, paying homage to the triumphs of Francesco Bagnaia and Álvaro Bautista with livery impressed by the bikes of the World Champions and devoted elements
Bologna, 16 December 2022 – The streets of Bologna and its central sq., Piazza Maggiore, have been colored in Ducati Purple for the celebrations of an unforgettable 2022 racing yr, which noticed the Ducati Corse heroes conquer the Riders’, Constructors’ and Groups titles in the identical season in each main bike world championships: MotoGP and WorldSBK. An unprecedented triumph for the Borgo Panigale bike producer, which on this approach wished to share this unimaginable pleasure with the Ducatisti and with the territory during which the corporate has at all times had its roots.
Francesco Bagnaia and Álvaro Bautista have been clearly the celebs of the night. From the stage in Piazza Maggiore, the World Champions acquired a tidal wave of affection from Ducatisti fans from everywhere in the world, who couldn’t fail to overlook this historic second of celebration, regardless of the rain and the chilly temperatures. The town of Bologna, the Emilia-Romagna area and all of Italy celebrated along with Ducati the successes of an organization that attracts power each day from its historical past, effectively rooted in Borgo Panigale, and on the identical time is honoured to be ambassador of “Made in Italy” everywhere in the world.
The celebratory occasion obtained underway at round 8.00 pm CET on Thursday 15 December with a DJ-set by Fresco, a DJ and file producer recognized for his collaborations with Italian singer Jovanotti, interspersed with the irresistible comedy of Giuseppe Giacobazzi from Romagna, entertaining followers of all ages who had flocked to Piazza Maggiore.
The important thing a part of the night began to the sound of Federico Poggipollini’s guitar and the off-screen voice of essentially the most well-known Italian voice actor Luca Ward, who through the occasion turned the protagonist of some of the thrilling passages, reciting a textual content during which the basic levels of the historical past of the Bologna-based producer on the planet of racing competitors have been retraced.
The presentation of “Campioni in Piazza²” was entrusted to the journalist and nice motorsport fanatic Barbara Pedrotti, who started a spherical of interviews by inviting the Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali and the representatives of the territorial establishments, the President of the Emilia-Romagna Area Stefano Bonaccini and the Mayor of Bologna Matteo Lepore, onto the stage. Each figures underlined the significance of an occasion like this for town and the added worth provided by the collaboration with Ducati with a view to synergy with your complete Emilia-Romagna Motor Valley.
The Ducati occasion continued with a speech by Ducati Corse Common Supervisor Luigi Dall’Igna, who retraced the decisive moments of the season. From the stage, the viewers was additionally greeted by all the opposite faces who greatest characterize the successes of the Bologna-based producer and who fans have now discovered to acknowledge within the footage from the pits of circuits: Ducati Corse Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati Corse Technical Director Davide Barana, MotoGP Staff Supervisor Davide Tardozzi, Staff Principal Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Stefano Cecconi and WorldSBK Staff Supervisor Serafino Foti.
The climax of the night got here when the voice of MotoGP on Italian TV Guido Meda referred to as the 2 most awaited names on stage: the 2022 WorldSBK World Champion Álvaro Bautista and the 2022 MotoGP World Champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia , who have been welcomed with nice enthusiasm by the general public in Piazza Maggiore. The celebration of the successes of Bagnaia and Bautista was shared with the opposite Ducati riders current on the occasion: Axel Bassani, Enea Bastianini, Marco Bezzecchi, Chaz Davies, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Luca Marini, Michele Pirro and Michael Ruben Rinaldi.
On stage, to have a good time the shared ardour for sport and to pay their respects to the Ducati Champions, have been additionally representatives of native and nationwide sporting realities Lorenzo De Silvestri (Bologna Calcio soccer participant), Pietro Aradori (Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna participant) and Sabrina Cinili (captain of the Virtus Bologna ladies’s basketball workforce), along with the coach of the Italian nationwide biking workforce Daniele Bennati.
In the course of the “Campioni in Piazza²” occasion, an enormous shock was additionally unveiled for all essentially the most passionate Ducatisti. To pay homage to the world titles of Bagnaia and Bautista, Ducati has in reality created two particular sequence of Panigale V4 in restricted and numbered editions, with liveries impressed respectively by the Desmosedici GP22 and the Panigale V4 R of the World Champions and with devoted elements.
These collector’s bikes are characterised by having the liveries of Pecco Bagnaia #63 and Álvaro Bautista #19 and every bike is made distinctive by having the unique signature of the rider on the gas tank, protected with a layer of clear varnish. Of their manufacturing numbers, the 2 bikes have a good time the yr Ducati was based, 1926. Every sequence will in reality encompass solely 260 items.
Panigale V4 Bagnaia 2022 World Champion Duplicate and Panigale V4 Bautista 2022 World Champion Duplicate have been exhibited to the general public in Piazza del Nettuno, flanked by the Desmosedici GP22 and the Panigale V4 R World Champion bikes and a Lamborghini Huracán STO, specifically created for the event in Ducati Corse colors.
In the course of the press convention that preceded the occasion, the documentary “Nuvola Rossa: Bagnaia & Ducati’s Good Comb1nation” was additionally offered, a brief movie that illustrates essentially the most vital and thrilling moments of the final three races of the MotoGP championship. The 20-minute documentary can be revealed on Ducati’s official YouTube channel and on Ducati.com on 16 December at 12.00 PM CET.
The press convention was additionally a chance to formally announce the dates for the presentation of the 2 official Ducati groups in MotoGP and WorldSBK for the 2023 season. “Campioni in Pista” (Champions on the Ski Monitor) can be held from twenty second to twenty fourth January 2023 within the distinctive location of Madonna di Campiglio; throughout this occasion, organized in collaboration with Trentino Advertising and marketing and Madonna di Campiglio Vacationer Board, Ducati will current the Ducati Lenovo Staff and the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati workforce collectively for the primary time.
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