A historic day for Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team: Alvaro Bautista is the new world Superbike Championship. Espanyol has had a stellar season with 14 wins in 33 games Compete and finish on the podium 29 times.
Bautista crosses the checkered flag in second at the end of the second race at Pirelli Indonesia Position; solid lead built in first 34 games makes start possible Celebrations.
It’s an amazing milestone for Alvaro, who is writing a new page in motorcycle history today: After John Talavera riders Kocinski and Max Biaggi celebrate world title with third place finish MotoGP (2006, 125 class) and WorldSBK paddock champion.
Aruba.it Racing dream come true – Ducati team representing Borgo since 2015 The Panigale is at the pinnacle of production bikes.
The partnership between Aruba and Ducati has grown into a strong business over the years Relationships, not only on Superbike.
Additionally, contracts at Aruba and Ducati have been extended to 2024 marks the 10th year of the collaboration.
Ducati’s history and his 15th drivers’ title: from Raymond Roche at Driving a Ducati 851 from 1990 until Carlos Checa’s successful 2011 season with a Ducati 1098R. After eleven years of waiting, Alvaro Bautista from Aruba.it Racing and his Ducati Panigale V4 – Team Ducati brought Borgo Panigale back to the top of the WorldSBK podium.
Stefano Cecconi (Team Principal Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
“It is not easy to describe the satisfaction of this result. I am happy for Alvaro, for the team, and for all the guys who work for Aruba and for Ducati, both on track and at Borgo Panigale. It is thanks to their commitment that today we can celebrate this extraordinary milestone and for me, it is a privilege to be their representative. We achieved the result we set in 2015 and I am glad we hit this target beating a very high-level competition: Johnny, who dominated for 6 years, and Toprak, the reigning Champion who also during this weekend proved his level. Now it is not the time to lower our guard though, because our next goal is to win the manufacturer title, as the collaboration between Aruba and Ducati goes beyond the business partnership. We share values, expectations, research, innovation, and many more key factors that lead to results year after year. We go to Australia with enthusiasm and with the ambition of conquering the “team” title too, to close an amazing season in the best way”.
Claudio Domenicali (CEO Ducati)
“Today Ducati is on top of the world in Superbike too, with an incredible title won by Alvaro Bautista. Together with the MotoGP title, this triumph marks a historical result and the peak of an unforgettable and magical season, that will last forever in the story of our company and in the heart of all the Ducatisti. It never happened before to win both titles in the same year, MotoGP and SBK. It is the fitting reward for the maximum effort we put in both championships, underlying Ducati’s sporting vocation. We have been in this championship since its first edition in 1988 and year after year we have become established as the winning team in this category.
Consistency in results, the innovative footprint of our partner Aruba.it. Alvaro’s high determination and maturity, an extraordinary technological the potential of Panigale V4R: thanks to all these ingredients we have been able to hit the target of our15th Championship and to bring back to Borgo Panigale the rider title. Those results also add value to the sharing of knowledge that goes to the races world to product development, in order to provide the highest technology and offer the best emotions to our fan, passionates, and customer too.
Thanks to Alvaro and to everyone who contributed to achieving this memorable result, starting from Stefano Cecconi, Aruba CEO and Aruba.it Racing-Ducati Team Principal, who has worked side by side with us with a huge passion for 8 years. (mettere fan o passionate è brutto secondo me in inglese ma vedi tu). Thanks also to Gigi and Paolo, Serafino and Daniele. Thanks to all the girls and the boys of Ducati Corse and Ducati R&D, who are always ready to implement in the production everything that is needed for the races, as in the case of the brand new Panigale V4R, that will be the baseline for the SBK 2023 bike”.
Alvaro Bautista
“Here we are. I am very happy. After two difficult years, many people had put their trust in me: Stefano, Serafino, Claudio, Gigi, Paolo. I had a second chance of trying again after 2019. I have tried to be the best possible rider. I have worked hard. And I think I have won against rivals like Toprak and Johnny, who set the bar high with incredible performances during the season. Now it is time to celebrate. It is time to recognize what we have achieved. I want to thank Aruba.it and Ducati, and all my team. Thank you.”
Michael Rinaldi
“This is a day to remember. An incredible milestone for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team, for Alvaro, for Ducati. I am proud to be part of this adventure that started years ago with a success conquered together. First, I want to congratulate Alvaro, who held a fantastic season. But I have to thank Stefano, Claudio, Gigi, Serafino, Paolo, the whole Aruba team, and the team working at Borgo Panigale. They are the ones who work every day to provide our riders with a competitive bike and incredible support. They are part of this victory”