Ducati has unveiled its 2026 MotoGP campaign in Madonna di Campiglio, revealing a striking centenary livery as the Ducati Lenovo Team sets its sights on new records in the year marking 100 years since the company’s founding.
The Desmosedici GP machines that Marc Márquez and Francesco Bagnaia will race this season were presented at Palacampiglio as part of the Campioni in Pista event.
The new bikes wear a matt Rosso Centenario finish with twin white stripes, a deep red inspired by Ducati’s early racing heritage and its first complete motorcycle, the Ducati 60 of 1949.
The launch follows another dominant season for the Ducati Lenovo Team, which claimed the triple crown for the third time in its history and recorded 13 victories for the second year running.
That success lifted Ducati to 99 MotoGP wins in total, alongside a record 545 points scored by Márquez and a sixth consecutive constructors’ title.
With nine world titles between them, the pairing of Márquez and Bagnaia needs little introduction, combining experience, resilience, and raw speed.
Márquez returns aiming to build on one of the most remarkable comebacks in modern MotoGP, while Bagnaia enters 2026 determined to reassert himself after a challenging campaign.
Claudio Domenicali, chief executive of Ducati Motor Holding, said the team enters the centenary season with confidence and ambition.
“With Marc and Pecco, we have two extraordinary Champions, driven by extremely strong motivations and objectives, ready to seek new confirmations and important answers,” he said.
Also present at the launch was Luigi Dall’Igna, who described 2026 as a unique season ahead of major regulation changes in 2027.
Racing remains central to Ducati’s identity, with the Desmosedici GP representing what the team sees as the peak of its technical vision.
The MotoGP season begins with official testing at Sepang in Malaysia from 3 to 5 February, ahead of the opening race in Thailand on 1 March.
Before leaving the Dolomites, the Ducati Lenovo Team riders are also meeting fans in Madonna di Campiglio town centre, underlining the close bond between the brand and its supporters.
As Ducati celebrates a century of racing heritage, the goal for 2026 is clear, to turn that history into new victories on the world’s biggest motorcycling stage.
