Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.
It capped off a season in which Ducati was ultimately guaranteed to walk away as world champion, with the top three spots in the riders’ standings belonging to its runners (Bagnaia, Pramac’s Jorge Martin and VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi).
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Ducati scored an all-time record 17 grands prix victories spread across six of its riders (Bagnaia, Martin, Bezzecchi, Johann Zarco, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Enea Bastianini), 17 pole positions, 44 total podiums, nine podium lockouts, the constructors’ championship and the teams’ title with Pramac.
In F1, Red Bull won all but one grand prix in 2023, won the drivers’ championship with Max Verstappen, the constructors’ title and were 1-2 in the standings in a year of record-breaking domination.
Speaking to Sky Sports Italy after Bagnaia’s title win, Dall’Igna says this is an “example” for Ducati to aim for next.
“Every victory must be celebrated, feeling all the satisfaction for what has been done,” Dall’Igna said.
Source: Autosport