Gresini became the second MotoGP squad to unveil its war colours for the 2023 season on Saturday morning, with the customer Ducati outfit running a largely unchanged predominantly blue scheme.
Its premier class rider line-up of fresh signing Alex Marquez as well as Fabio Di Gianantonio – who enters his sophomore campaign in the class – were on hand to present the livery from the the Italian organisation’s home country, Gresini heading into its second year as an independent team since splitting from Aprilia at the end of 2021.
Its 2022-specification Desmosedici’s have kept the calm blue base colour the team debuted last year, though this time around features a different red pattern, with the wavy striping seen in ’22 replaced with a more aggressive and racier vertical layout across the side of the machine – a pattern also reflected on the riders leathers.
Expectations will be high for Gresini’s second year as a Ducati-affiliated team, with the operation coming off the back of a successful ’22 term that saw it score a total of four wins across the year courtesy of now-factory Ducati rider Enea Bastianini, the Italian also securing an impressive third overall in the riders standings.
Di Gianantonio also showed good progression throughout the season, with his main highlight coming with a maiden premier class pole position at his home race at Mugello in Italy.
