Ducati Corse
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| Founded | 1954 |
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| Headquarters | Bologna, Italy |
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Key people
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General Manager: Luigi Dall'Igna Sporting Director: Paolo Ciabatti |
| Owner | Lamborghini |
| Parent | Ducati |
| Website | Ducati Corse |
| 2017 name | Ducati Team |
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| Base |
 Bologna, Italy |
| Principal | Luigi dall'Igna, General Manager Paolo Ciabatti, Project Director |
| Rider(s) | 4. Andrea Dovizioso 99.  Jorge Lorenzo |
| Motorcycle | Ducati Desmosedici GP17 |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| Riders' Championships | 1 2007:  Casey Stoner
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| 2014 name | Ducati Superbike Team |
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| Base |
Bologna, Italy |
| Team principal/s | Ernesto Marinelli, Project Director Serafino Foti, Team Manager |
| Race riders | 7 Chaz Davies 34 Davide Giugliano |
| Motorcycle | Ducati 1199 Panigale R |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Riders' Championships |
works team: 11 1990 Raymond Roche 1992 Doug Polen 1994, 1995 Carl Fogarty 1998, 1999 Carl Fogarty 2001 Troy Bayliss 2003 Neil Hodgson 2004 James Toseland 2006, 2008 Troy Bayliss customer teams: 3 1991 Doug Polen 1996 Troy Corser 2011 Carlos Checa |
Ducati Corse is the racing team division of Ducati that deals with the firm's involvement in motorcycle racing. It is directed by Claudio Domenicali and is based inside Bologna, in quartiere Borgo Panigale. More than one hundred people work in Ducati Corse (almost 10 percent of the Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. workforce). Ducati Corse currently competes in MotoGP, the Superbike World Championship and other national championships. Between 1998 and 2004 the racing division existed as a subsidiary company named Ducati Corse S.r.l. and fully owned by Ducati Motor Holding. To date, Ducati has one MotoGP world championship for both rider and manufacturer, with Casey Stoner in 2007. In addition Ducati has won multiple Superbike world championships, with Carl Fogarty (four titles) and Troy Bayliss (three titles) being the most successful riders.
The company is split into four departments.
Technical research and development is composed of two teams responsible for the design and development of the motorcycles that compete in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.
The sporting activities department is responsible for the factory teams that take part in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.
The commercial activities department is responsible for providing private teams with motorcycles and spare parts. It also provides consultancy services and technical assistance to Ducati privateers take part in the Superbike World Championship and in national Superbike championships. From 2004 Ducati Corse also supports a satellite team in MotoGP, supplying bikes and technical support.
The marketing and communication department's goal is to increase and manage the Ducati brand image in racing. It is also responsible for Ducati Corse official merchandising line.
When the MotoGP technical rules changed in the 2002 season, giving priority to four-stroke machinery, Ducati decided to enter Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
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