Ducati

Danilo Petrucci has made a solid if unspectacular start to his factory Ducati team career, with sixth-place finishes in the opening three rounds.

Ever the realist, Andrea Dovizioso surely never imagined he would leave Austin leading the MotoGP World Championship.

Combined results from the BSB Oulton Park test

Oulton Park BSB Test

Oulton Park BSB Test – Session 2

Josh Brookes AUS Be Wiser Ducati 1m 35.952s Danny Buchan GBR FS-3 Racing Kawasaki 1m 36.372s Tommy Bridewell GBR Oxford

Alvaro Bautista believes “the most important thing” from his debut day at Imola has been getting to grips with his first experience of wet weather riding the Aruba.it Racing Ducati V4 R.

After the disappointment of a DNF due to wing damage in Qatar, MotoGP rookie Francesco Bagnaia has made strides up the results sheets, with a 14th in Argentina being followed by ninth place at COTA.

The Paul Bird Motorsport-run Be Wiser Ducati team has apologised to Josh Brookes after mechanical issues consigned him to a double DNF in the opening round of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone, with the eagerly-anticipated debut of the new Ducati Panigale V4 failing

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Josh Brookes made an auspicious start to life as a Be Wiser Ducati rider by topping the timesheets in first free practice for the opening round of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. 

Josh Brookes AUS Be Wiser Ducati 54.196s Josh Elliot GBR OMG Racing Suzuki 54.209s Jason O’Halloran AUS McAMS Yamaha 54.235

- Valentino Rossi casts his eye over the early MotoGP world title race and sees Alex Rins as a strong candidate with Marc Marquez remaining favourite despite his off in Texas (Marca)

Josh Brookes says he’s optimistic heading into the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike championship opener having switched to the Be Wiser Ducati squad this winter as he gets to grips with the new V4 R.

It's no secret that Jack Miller has his sights set on securing a factory Ducati team ride for the 2020 MotoGP season.

Danilo Petrucci admitted to feeling mixed emotions in the wake of the Grand Prix of the Americas in Texas, where he scored a third consecutive top six finish in the opening to his first season with the factory Ducati squad.

Andrea Dovizioso has stated he and Ducati “have to be happy” with the outcome of Sunday’s MotoGP encounter in Austin, which resulted in the Italian leaving the USA at the head of what he believes will be a four-way fight for the 2019 title.

Scott Redding believes his Bennetts British Superbike championship debut will require “more balls than skill at times” on the Silverstone national circuit layout as he takes on his maiden campaign in Superbike racing.

Jack Miller returned to the MotoGP podium for the first time since his wet 2016 Assen victory, courtesy of third place in Sunday's Austin round at COTA. The result marked the Australian's debut rostrum for Pramac Ducati and first in the dry since Valencia 2014 in the Moto3 class.

Alvaro Bautista says recovering from a tough start to his Assen race weekend to take a double victory was a relief but was surprised to see Jonathan Rea battling for the lead on the opening lap of race two.

Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a double podium at Assen having felt he maximised the potential with his factory Kawasaki ZX-10RR despite losing further ground to Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike championship.

Full warm-up results at the Americas MotoGP Marc Marquez has retained his place at the top of the times during the warm-up session ahead of the Americas MotoGP, while chief title rival Andrea Dovizios

Full Assen World Superbike race two results Alvaro Bautista continued his relentless march towards the 2019 World Superbike Championship title as he consolidated his new record for consecutive wins by escaping

Full race two results for the fourth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Assen, the Netherlands.