Ducati loved top-of-the-line seasons in MotoGP historical past this 12 months, however an rising rival seems to pose a much bigger menace within the 2026 season.
Now, within the penultimate 12 months of the 1000cc rule cycle that can go down within the historical past books, Ducati continues to dominate MotoGP.
Statistically, Ducati had its second-best 12 months ever within the premier class, successful 17 of the 22 Grands Prix held, reaching a podium end fee of 97% and sweeping all three championships.
A lot of that success was resulting from Marc Márquez, who gained 11 Grands Prix and 14 Sprints, securing his seventh MotoGP title.
His destiny was in distinction to teammate Pecco Bagnaia, who had his worst 12 months with Ducati’s manufacturing unit crew.
Unstable and missing confidence within the entrance finish of his GP25, Bagnaia gained simply two races in 2025 and ended the season in fifth place within the standings, 257 factors behind Marquez.
This, mixed with the growing problem from Aprilia and specifically Marco Bezzecchi, has led to questions on whether or not Ducati will proceed to dominate in 2026.
Nonetheless, even with all this taken under consideration, Ducati would nonetheless have gained the title in 2025 even with Marc Marquez, as he took three wins and completed second in Gresini’s GP24.
Will Ducati actually lose in 2026?
Within the newest Conflict MotoGP podcast, the crew seems to be again at Ducati’s 2025 season whereas questioning options that Ducati’s dominance is in jeopardy.
Obtain the Crash MotoGP Podcast right here
“What all three (manufacturing unit) riders agreed on is that the efficiency is there,” mentioned Crash MotoGP editor Peter McLaren.
“Fabio Di Giannantonio, his frustration has been in not with the ability to preserve it inside that interval nearly day-after-day. However when he does, he says it is an awesome bike. And that is what Marc has been capable of do. He is capable of preserve that bike reaching his objectives each time, regardless of how the circumstances change.”
“He is stored it inside that efficiency window and it is proper there. When he is inside that window, he can dominate. If there are components that Ducati is perhaps specializing in on the 2020 bike, it could possibly be an excellent transfer for his or her future.”
“If they will see in the midst of the 12 months that Marc is dominant right here, we’ll test all of the bins and perhaps be capable to allocate a bit extra sources to the 2027 bike. In the event that they had been a lot nearer, we would not be capable to do this.
“Different factories must make troublesome choices if they’re to take part. Do they do the whole lot of their energy to win the championship within the final 12 months of the 1000cc period, or at what level do they are saying sufficient is sufficient and look to 2027? Ducati is in an expensive place with dominance and depth.”
