It’s “not not possible” that present World SBK factors chief Nicolo Brega strikes to MotoGP subsequent season with out Ducati.
Brega joined Ducati’s manufacturing racing venture within the World Supersport class in 2022, the primary 12 months of the following technology guidelines that allowed Ducati to enter this class with the Panigale V2.
A 12 months later, Brega moved to Supersport after a Grand Prix profession that noticed him rating two podiums within the Moto3 class and no podiums within the Moto2 class, profitable the Supersport title and gaining promotion to World Superbike with Ducati’s manufacturing unit staff.
In two full seasons within the highest class of manufacturing racing, Brega completed second within the championship in each occasions. He positioned second behind Toprak Razgatrioglu in each competitions. Within the course of, he secured a switch from Pramac Yamaha to MotoGP in 2025.
Brega has not misplaced to any rider apart from Razgatlioglu in a dry race in 2025, and began this season with two races unbeaten. The Italian is subsequently theoretically set to comply with Razgatlioglu into MotoGP subsequent season, particularly provided that he joined Ducati’s MotoGP take a look at staff this 12 months alongside Michele Pirro.
Nonetheless, Brega’s place in subsequent season’s MotoGP isn’t assured and he must wait till the state of affairs is finalized among the many championship’s present high riders earlier than making a transfer.
“Now we have to attend till the large names formally announce their intentions and as soon as the staff chief is in place, the staff will take into consideration their teammates,” Brega supervisor Alberto Martinelli stated in an interview with Italian bike journal Moto.it.
Martinelli admitted that whereas Ducati is Brega’s precedence for a transfer to MotoGP, it’s “not not possible” for him to return to the Grand Prix paddock with one other model.
“It is troublesome, however not not possible,” Martinelli stated.
“At Ducati, we all know that our precedence is to be collectively in MotoGP as effectively, however it’s going to take two years to get married and if we don’t obtain a proposal in time, we will resume contact with different groups.
“We do not know what Borgo Panigale’s priorities are or what the agreements are with the satellite tv for pc groups, so all we will do is wait, however we do not intend to take action indefinitely.”
Martinelli added that Brega stays targeted on profitable the World Superbike title above all else this 12 months.
“Nicolo (Bulega) is knowledgeable and has nice decision-making potential,” Martinelli stated.
“He is aware of that profitable the World Superbike Championship is an accomplishment that places him among the many high riders in motorcycling.”
Brega began the 2026 WorldSBK season with six consecutive wins at Phillip Island after which Portimao. His profitable streak spanned 10 races till Race 2 in Estoril final October.
