Official: Enea Bastianini joins factory Ducati MotoGP team for 2023

official: enea bastianini joins factory ducati motogp team for 2023

Ducati announces that Enea Bastianini has been chosen, over Jorge Martin, to join Francesco Bagnaia at its factory MotoGP team for 2023.

Bastianini, who has won three races this season on a year-old GP21 for the Gresini team, takes the place of Jack Miller, who is already confirmed as joining KTM.

Martin will now remain at the satellite Pramac team, alongside Johann Zarco, on the latest factory machinery.

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