Ducati General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna revealed the manufacturer’s intention to reduce its factory bike output for the 2025 MotoGP season.
For both the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Ducati has deployed eight bikes on the MotoGP grid, four of which are to-year specifications.
During the last race weekend in Assen, Pramac Racing ended its 19-year affiliation with Ducati in favour of a new multi-year partnership with Yamaha from 2025.
As a result, Ducati’s bikes on the grid will be reduced to six, with the remaining manufacturers – KTM, Honda, Aprilia, and now Yamaha – all having four bikes at its disposal.
Dall’Igna disclosed to Sky Italy that next year Ducati plans to have three GP25’s available, with the remaining three riders riding the incumbent GP24’s.
“We want to make three official bikes and three bikes from the previous year,” Dall’Igna said. “I think it’s the best and it’s our goal.
“We are not ready to make any announcements yet, but they will be coming soon.
“We have certainly managed to deploy eight bikes on the track without harming anyone but doing a great job.”
Though not confirmed, reports suggest that VR46 Ducati will get factory support after Pramac’s agreement ends.
Earlier this season it was revealed Fermin Aldeguer would be moving up to the sport’s pinnacle with Ducati but it has not been revealed which team that will be.
“You will soon know everything.”
Ducati will look to extend Fabio Di Giannantonio’s stay with the Ducati umbrella, but he publicly stated that he has options with other manufacturers on the grid for 2025.
The 25-year-old previously won the Qatar Grand Prix with Gresini in 2023 before being offered a lifeline with the VR46 Ducati, despite not having any affiliation with the Valentino Rossi Academy programme.
Following a strong showing in Assen last weekend, the Italian is a distant second in the championship on riders on the year-old spec Ducati. He is one of two riders to have finished in the top 10 on every Sunday race this season.
“Diggia is a great rider, he won with Ducati and is having a great season,” he said.
“Together with Marc he is the one who best interprets the GP23 and our goal is for him to continue with us, although it will be difficult.”
