WSBK | Aruba.it renews with Ducati and also lands in MotoGP

The two official Ducati Panigale V4 Rs will wear the Aruba.it colors in the Superbike World Championship for another two years: a collaboration that began in 2015, when the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team became the official team of the Borgo Panigale house in world championship for series-derived motorcycles, and which will certainly continue until it celebrates its 10th anniversary in the WorldSBK 2024 season.

Furthermore, starting this year, the partnership between Aruba.it and Ducati will further strengthen. Aruba.it will in fact be the title sponsor of the Desmosedici GP with which Michele Pirro, Ducati test rider, will compete in three stages of the MotoGP World Championship as wild card: the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello (27-29 May), the Grand Prix de Catalunya at Montmeló (3-5 June) and the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera in Misano (2-4 September).

“The relationship with Ducati is a strong bond that is not only expressed on the circuits of the Superbike world championship but which extends to a fruitful collaboration between the two companies. We are proud to be able to represent Ducati on circuits around the world and to have renewed the an agreement that will allow us to do so at least until the end of the 2024 season “, said Stefano Cecconi, CEO of Aruba SpA and team principal of Aruba.it Racing Ducati.

“And starting this year, participating as a wild card in three events of the MotoGP world championship is a reason for further satisfaction and underlines the deep bond with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. It will not be just a new showcase for Aruba.it, but a another fascinating challenge that we will play with the same commitment and professionalism that has distinguished us in World Superbike up to now “, he added.

“We are really satisfied with the partnership that has binded us for eight years to Aruba.it, a company that represents, like Ducati, an Italian excellence marked by innovation. The extension of the agreement until 2024 confirms the quality of a collaboration that has grown year after year, both from a corporate and a sporting point of view “, said Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati.

“This season, to the great commitment made in the World Superbike championship, we add the new challenge of the SuperSport World Championship and the satisfaction of seeing a Ducati racing also in MotoGP with the colors of the Aruba.it Racing team, which are now identified by all fans like the natural ones for the official Panigale V4 Rs engaged in the series derivatives championship “, he added.