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Ducati’s MotoGP contingent are set to join a star-studded WorldSBK line-up at Portimao later this month, all aboard Panigale V4 R machines.
There will be two tests for the factory WorldSBK riders, one in Jerez and one in Portimao, with all 10 factory riders participating. Ducati MotoGP riders Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will also join the Portimao test, riding the Panigale V4 R bikes. This will be Marquez’s first outing on the road bike. Other MotoGP riders, including Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez, and Franco Morbidelli, will also test their Panigale V4 R bikes at Portimao. The official Aruba.it Ducati team is organizing the test, but other WorldSBK riders may also attend. The MotoGP riders will have their official outing at the Sepang shakedown test, followed by the main test in Sepang and another test in Qatar before the season-opener in March.
