Ducati thrills the Unipol Area in Bologna with “Campioni in Festa” celebration
1000’s of followers within the Unipol Area in Bologna for the occasion with which Ducati celebrated its domination within the racing world, licensed by triumphs in MotoGP, WorldSBK and WorldSSP
The town of Bologna, the Motor Valley and lovers from throughout Italy have a good time the successes of Ducati, an organization rooted within the territory and on the identical time an expression of “Made in Italy” that wins on this planet
An unique collection made of 5 limited-edition Panigale bikes pays homage to Ducati Corse’s record-breaking season with particular liveries impressed by these of the Ducati Champions and devoted parts
Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna, Italy), 16 December 2023 – There was the ambiance of the particular events and a full home of followers within the Unipol Area (Bologna, Italy) for “Campioni in Festa”, the occasion to have a good time Ducati’s domination on this planet of racing in 2023, with triumphs in MotoGP, WorldSBK and WorldSSP.
The Unipol Area and the streets across the famend sports activities corridor in Bologna have been colored crimson to welcome the followers and the celebs of the night: the Ducati Champions. The three 2023 World Champions took to the stage, Francesco Bagnaia (MotoGP World Champion with the Desmosedici GP of the Ducati Lenovo Group), Álvaro Bautista (WorldSBK Champion with the Panigale V4 R of the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Group) and Nicolò Bulega (WorldSSP Champion with the Panigale V2 of Group Aruba.it Racing WSSP). With them there have been the opposite two Ducati riders on the rostrum of the MotoGP 2023 season, Jorge Martín (Pramac Racing Group) and Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Racing Group), finishing an distinctive line-up, able to conveying the superiority of the Ducati riders and bikes in the primary two-wheel world racing competitions.
The 5 “Campioni in Festa” acquired a wave of affection from Ducatisti lovers from all around the world, who couldn’t miss out on this historic second of celebration. The town of Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna area with the Motor Valley celebrated along with Ducati the successes of a Firm that pulls energy on daily basis from its historical past, strongly rooted in Borgo Panigale, and on the identical time is honoured to be an ambassador of “Made in Italy” all around the world.
The “Campioni in Festa” present opened at 9.00 pm on Friday 15 December to the tune of Rockin’1000 music band, who for the event introduced Power100, a collection of 100 musicians from its worldwide group to the stage. A few of the most iconic rock songs in historical past accompanied the second of the present devoted to the overview of the unforgettable 2023 racing season.
The internet hosting of the night was entrusted to Barbara Pedrotti and Gianluca Gazzoli, italian TV hosts with nice motorbike ardour. The primary protagonist to take the stage on the Unipol Area was Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali, adopted by Ducati Corse Basic Supervisor Luigi Dall’Igna. Each spoke to the general public concerning the magical second that the Bologna-based motorbike producer is experiencing, highlighting the information achieved from each a company and sporting viewpoint and on the identical time making it clear that the will to develop and enhance has no limits.
The fruits of the occasion was the celebration of the 5 heroes of the 2023 season. This phase was opened by the victories obtained from Ducati within the World Championships for production-derived bikes with Nicolò Bulega, who achieved his first world championship success in Supersport, and Álvaro Bautista, who completely dominated WorldSBK 2023. For Bautista and Bulega, the “Campioni in Festa” celebration was additionally their first look as teammates, provided that the 2 will share the storage of Group Aruba.it Racing – Ducati in 2024.
The entry of Guido Meda, the unmistakable voice of MotoGP on Sky Italy, heralded the second reserved for the celebration of the outcomes achieved in an important worldwide racing competitors, through which Ducati received the World Constructors’ Title with 5 races to spare and monopolized the rostrum within the total classification. The heat of the individuals on the Unipol Area manifested itself in applause and chants for the presence of Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Racing Group) and Jorge Martín (Pramac Racing Group), which turned one massive shout of pleasure when it was the flip of welcoming the two-time MotoGP World Champion Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia to the stage. The three 2023 World Champions – Bagnaia, Bautista and Bulega – took to the stage on their respective motorbikes, making the gang of lovers really feel the roar of the quickest motorbikes on this planet up shut.
Lastly, the Bologna-based producer devoted a second of the present to the longer term and a historic new chapter on this planet of racing competitors: its entry into motocross, which can take form with the debut within the 2024 Italian Motocross Championship. On the stage of the Unipol Area have been the subsequent rider of Ducati group Alessandro Lupino, eight-time Italian Champion and winner of the 2021 Motocross of Nations, and nine-time MX World Champion Antonio Cairoli, who joined Ducati as high-performance take a look at rider for the brand new racing program. Lupino and Cairoli joined the 5 Ducati Champions, Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Group), Domenicali, Dall’Igna, and all the important thing individuals of Ducati Corse’s successes for last greetings and the much-awaited image on stage.
After having retraced the feelings of this dream yr, the time for music and enjoyable started within the Unipol Area with the DJ Set of an distinctive worldwide visitor like Martin Solveig, the composer of quite a few nice home music hits. The general public was thus in a position to have enjoyable till the tip of the occasion.
In the course of the press convention previewing the “Campioni in Festa” occasion a massive shock was additionally revealed. To pay homage to the record-breaking 2023 racing season, Ducati has created an unique collection of bikes for collectors: 5 Ducati Panigale in a restricted and numbered version with a particular livery impressed by that of the Ducati Champions and devoted parts.
The Panigale 2023 Reproduction bikes are made much more distinctive by the rider’s unique autograph utilized to the tank, protected with a layer of clear varnish. The variety of models of every restricted collection celebrates the variety of the rider to whom it’s devoted: the Panigale V4 Bagnaia 2023 World Champion Reproduction, characterised by the livery in Giallo Ducati (Ducati Yellow) utilized by the Ducati Lenovo Group at Misano, will probably be produced in 263 models, the Panigale V4 Bautista 2023 World Champion Reproduction (additionally in Giallo Ducati) will probably be produced in 219 models, the Panigale V2 Bulega 2023 World Champion Reproduction will probably be produced in 111 models, the Panigale V4 Martín 2023 Racing Reproduction will probably be produced in 189 models, whereas the Panigale V4 Bezzecchi 2023 Racing Reproduction will probably be produced in 72 models.
The press convention was additionally a chance to announce the date of the presentation of the official Ducati Corse groups for the 2024 season. From 21 to 23 January 2024 the second version of “Campioni in Pista” will probably be staged in Madonna di Campiglio (Italy), an occasion organized in collaboration with Trentino Advertising and the Madonna di Campiglio Vacationer Board. On the Trentino snows Ducati will current the Ducati Lenovo Group, the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati group and the group that may take part within the Italian Motocross Championship 2024.
One other chance to have a good time this season’s successes is obtainable by the particular version t-shirts, which replicate these worn by the Ducati Lenovo Group within the Valencia storage for the celebrations of Bagnaia’s second MotoGP title and by the Aruba.it Racing Group – Ducati within the Jerez storage for the celebrations of Bautista’s WorldSBK title defence. The 2 t-shirts can be found on the Ducati e-shop and can arrive in dealerships shortly.
