Ducati Desmosedici Explained

Ducati Desmosedici
Aka:	Ducati D16
Manufacturer:	Ducati
Production:	Since 2003
Class:	MotoGP racing
Engine:	four-stroke 90° V4
Transmission:	6-speed, chain

The Ducati Desmosedici is a four-stroke V4 engine racing motorcycle made by Ducati for MotoGP racing. The series nomenclature is GP with the two-digit year appended, such as Desmosedici GP10 for 2010. In 2006 Ducati made a short production run of 1,500 street-legal variants, the Desmosedici RR.

Background

Ducati abandoned the Grand Prix racing scene at the start of the 1970s. For many years the 500 class was essentially a class for two-stroke motorcycles, an engineering technology that was far removed from the four-stroke road-going machines sold by Ducati. Technical rules changed in 2002, giving priority to four-stroke machinery and turning the 500 class of World Road Racing into the MotoGP Championship. This convinced Ducati to make a much-awaited return to the track in the new MotoGP class.Ducati history is classically based on 90° V-twin (or L-twin) engines, using desmodromic valve technology. Initially, Ducati considered the possibility of creating a MotoGP 'super-twin', taking advantage of the MotoGP regulations that give twin-cylinder machines a considerable weight reduction over four, five or six-cylinder bikes. However, analysis indicated that a twin-cylinder engine would not have been able to produce the required amount of power, without excessively increasing the number of revs. A twin would have had to rev at over 17,000 rpm, but this would require a very short stroke and a very large bore, as a result producing possible combustion problems.

The basis of the Desmosedici engine design is a V4 configuration; essentially two classic V-twins mounted side-by-side, with two-cylinder stroking at the same time (also called Twin Pulse). With four valves per cylinder, the total number of valves is sixteen – Desmosedici means desmodromic distribution with sixteen valves shortened in Italian.

Design had started in 2001, the bike was unveiled at the 2002 Italian GP at Mugello, for use in the following seasons MotoGP World Championship. Vittoriano Guareschi, the Ducati Corse test-rider, followed every phase of the Desmosedici's development process from early testing to track debut and the project's evolution. In 2007, Ducati's pilot Casey Stoner, riding a Desmosedici, obtained Ducati's first MotoGP World Championship title.

In early 2021, Ducati rider Johann Zarco set the highest trap speed record in competition practice on the Desmosedici.^[1]

GP3

While still fully committed to Superbike racing, the Ducati Marlboro Team of Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss would compete in all rounds of the 2003 MotoGP championship. The Desmosedici GP3 quickly scored a series of results with Loris Capirossi, who stepped onto the podium in the opening round of the championship in Japan and won the GP Catalunya in Barcelona. Riders Capirossi finished fourth in the final championship standings and Bayliss sixth; while Ducati finished second overall in the Manufacturers' standings.

GP4

In 2004 the Desmosedici GP4, again in the hands of Capirossi and Bayliss, underwent a series of major modifications. A large part of the season went by before the bike became competitive, but the season concluded with both riders on the podium.

GP5

The GP5 version lined up for Ducati's third season in MotoGP, with Bayliss replaced by the Spanish rider Carlos Checa. Thanks to a collaboration agreement with Bridgestone, Ducati could finally contribute to the development of new tyres and by the end of the season the Desmosedici became a competitive machine. Bridgestone found that hard tyres suited the bike more than softer tyres to create grip, allowing it to spin the rear wheel gave better control. Capirossi took two wins in the Grand Prix of Japan at Motegi and in the Malaysian GP at Sepang, while Checa scored a brace of podium finishes.

GP6

Launched at the Italian skiing resort of Madonna di Campiglio, the GP6 is a lighter and more powerful version of the GP5. Involving better aerodynamics and a better fuel tank position, most importantly, although more powerful, the engine delivery was smoothened to make the bike more rideable. This made the bike slower on top speed, but quicker into, around and out of corners.^[2]

The new rider with Capirossi was Spanish rider Sete Gibernau. After encouraging winter tests, the Desmosedici GP6 took its first win of 2006 in the opening GP at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, followed by a podium in Qatar. Capirossi led the championship for a short while, but at the start of the Grand prix de Catalunya at Barcelona, Gibernau's bike collided with Capirossi's after Gibernau braked too late and compressed his brake lever further after impacting it on the back of Capirossi's bike. Both riders ended up injured and in the hospital, with Gibernau sustaining a broken collar bone, and both missed the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen. Capirossi returned at the British Grand Prix, while Gibernau was replaced by German Alex Hofmann for the Dutch Grand Prix, the British Grand Prix, and also the Czech Grand Prix after undergoing additional surgery. With Gibernau sidelined for the final round of the season at Valencia following a collision with Casey Stoner, Ducati recalled Bayliss, who was recently crowned World Superbike champion. The race was won by Bayliss, his first MotoGP victory, with Capirossi taking second place for the first Ducati 1–2 finish.

GP7

For 2007, MotoGP rules were changed to cap motors to a maximum displacement of 800 cc. In response, Ducati built the GP7. Its specifications were: 800 cc bike, double L-Twin motor (4 Cylinder Twin Pulse).

Ducati started its project to build an 800 cc MotoGP bike extremely early and according to Ducati's racing chief Filippo Preziosi, by August 2006 Ducati had already built twenty 800 cc engines with various specifications.^[3] In addition, an early version of the bike was track tested for the first time during early May 2006.^[4] Public testing with the bike began at the Brno Track, where Loris Capirossi had won the day before riding the GP6, on the 21st of August. Capirossi's lap times on the prototype GP7 were only 1.4 seconds off his track record time set on the 990 cc GP6.

Further testing of the GP7 in Motegi, Japan, revealed that the 800 cc machine could run faster laps than the higher-displacement 990 cc bikes, and held nearly a second advantage over the next fastest 800 cc bike, a Honda ridden by Dani Pedrosa.

MotoGP's 800 cc era officially began with the first race of the 2007 MotoGP season, at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. Casey Stoner won the race on the new GP7. The bike had a clear top speed advantage over the rest of the grid, due to its higher output motor. A new track record was set on the GP7. Second place contender and five time World champion, Yamaha's Valentino Rossi, realised that "unfortunately, there was too much difference between (our) bikes in the straight" and "Our Yamaha will never go as quick on a straight as the Ducati." These words turned out to be true, as the GP7 enjoyed a top speed advantage throughout the season, although the other manufacturers (Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki) closed the gap significantly by the end of the year. Stoner and his Bridgestone-shod Ducati proved to be the top combination in MotoGP and he won the world championship at Motegi, Japan, on September 23, 2007, four races before the end of the season.

GP8

An update of the GP7 design,^[5] Ducati's entry for the 2008 MotoGP World Championship was tested first in February 2007.^[4]

For purposes of avoiding chatter which was encountered on some occasions with GP7, the rigidity of the GP8's frame was altered, although further details of relevant modifications are not disclosed.^{[5] [6]} In addition, in an attempt to reduce an effect described as "pumping", some modifications to the bike's suspension geometry were made.^{[5] [6]}

As with its predecessor the GP8 contains a four-cylinder 800 cc engine with desmodromic actuation of its 16 valves. The engine has improved mid-range response and top-end power compared to that of the GP7.

Throughout 2007, Ducati tested a special fuel-saving clutch arrangement which disengaged the clutch during braking and reduced fuel consumption, however the arrangement was not incorporated in the GP8 as various advanced lubricants and fuels used with the GP8 are believed to provide comparable fuel savings, while decreasing internal engine friction and increasing maximum power.^[7]

In race trim, the bike recorded an official top speed of at the 2008 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix.^[8]

GP9

The GP9 was Ducati's entry for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship. Ducati began testing it on track prior to May 2008.^[9] On 9 June 2008, Ducati publicly rolled out the Desmosedici GP9 for testing at Circuit de Catalunya.^[10]

A distinctive feature of GP9 is its carbon fibre chassis, representing a departure from Ducati's traditional steel trellis chassis.^[11] Although carbon fibre chassis were tried in mid 1980s, currently no other MotoGP racing team uses them.^[11]

GP10

On January 15, 2010, Ducati introduced the GP10 for the 2010 MotoGP season.^[12] Development concentrated on improving engine longevity, to keep within new engine restrictions, and rideability.^[13] Most notably, the GP10 makes use of a big-bang firing order for the first time since the Desmosedici changed from the 990 cc to the 800 cc engine capacity.^[13] Ducati also redesigned the fairing, first seen at the 2009 Estoril round.^[13]

GP11

On January 12, 2011, Ducati introduced the GP11 for the 2011 MotoGP season.^[14] The bike was raced by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden.

Ducati Desmosedici GP11 Specifications^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
Engine
Engine type:	Liquid-cooled, 90-degree, V4 4-stroke with 16-valve, Desmodromic DOHC
Displacement:	800 cc
Ignition:	Magneti Marelli
Carburation	Indirect Magneti Marelli electronic injection, four throttle bodies with injectors above butterfly valves. Throttles operated by EVO TCF (Throttle control & Feedback) system
Maximum power:	>200 hp
Maximum speed:
Exhaust	Termignoni
Transmission
Type:	6-speed cassette-type gearbox, with alternative gear ratios available
Primary drive:	Gear
Clutch:	Dry multi-plate slipper clutch
Final drive:	Regina Chain
Chassis and running gear
Frame type:	Carbon fiber chassis
Front suspension:	Öhlins inverted 48 mm front forks
Rear suspension:	Öhlins rear shock absorber, adjuster for pre-load, compression and rebound damping
Front/rear wheels:	16.5 inch front and rear
Front/rear tyres:	Bridgestone
Front brake:	Brembo, two 320 mm carbon front discs with four-piston calipers
Rear Brake:	Brembo, single stainless steel rear disc with two-piston calipers
Dry Weight:	150 kg (330 lb.)
Fuel capacity:

GP12

On March 19, 2012, Ducati unveiled the GP12 for the 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season which incorporated new displacement standards of up to 1,000 cc in capacity. The bike was raced by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden.

Ducati Desmosedici GP12 Specifications^[18] ^[19]
Engine
Engine type:	Liquid-cooled, 90-degree, V4 4-stroke with 16-valve, Desmodromic DOHC
Displacement:	1,000 cc
Ignition:	Magneti Marelli
Carburation	Indirect Magneti Marelli electronic injection, four throttle bodies with injectors above butterfly valves. Throttles operated by EVO TCF (Throttle control & Feedback) system
Maximum power:	>230 hp (2012) >250 hp (2022)
Maximum speed:
Exhaust	Termignoni
Transmission
Type:	Ducati Seamless Transmission (DST); 6-speed cassette-type gearbox, with alternative gear ratios available
Primary drive:	Gear
Clutch:	Dry multi-plate slipper clutch
Final drive:	D.I.D. Chain
Chassis and running gear
Frame type:	Aluminum chassis
Front suspension:	Öhlins inverted 48 mm front forks
Rear suspension:	Öhlins rear shock absorber, adjuster for pre-load, compression and rebound damping
Front/rear wheels:	Marchesini Magnesium 16.5 inch front and rear
Front/rear tyres:	Bridgestone
Front brake:	Brembo, two 320 mm carbon front discs with four-piston calipers
Rear Brake:	Brembo, single stainless steel rear disc with two-piston calipers
Dry Weight:	157 kg (346 lb.)
Fuel Capacity:

GP16

The Desmosedici GP16 was unveiled in February 2016. It ran the first two pre-season tests with race riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone without a livery. Ducati's MotoGP boss Gigi Dall'Igna describes the 2016 Desmosedici as an "evolution" of its recent challengers. The GP16 was still the fastest bike in a straight line with its extra power. The winglets remained from the previous year, albeit now coloured to match the predominantly white and red Desmosedici.

In the 10th round of the season in Austria, Ducati dominated all sessions. Andrea Iannone and Andrea Dovizioso qualified 1st and 3rd respectively. In the race, Ducati used their lack of wheelies and extra power to stretch out a gap to Jorge Lorenzo after some laps. The two bikes stayed together, with Dovizioso in first for most of the race. But Iannone out-braked him and took the lead into the penultimate corner of the last lap. The win was the first for Iannone in MotoGP and his first since Moto2 Italy 2012. The win was the first for Ducati (and any other manufacturer than Honda or Yamaha) since Casey Stoner won for the team in 2010 Australian Grand Prix. Dovizioso finished in 2nd place to mark the first Ducati 1–2 finish since the 2007 Australian Grand Prix.

In the 17th round of the season at the newly resurfaced Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, Dovizioso took his second pole of the year in wet conditions. At the start, he fell back to 4th while Iannone, who had qualified in 6th place, led briefly before falling to 2nd place. He stayed there till he crashed at Turn 9. That left Valentino Rossi with Dovizioso at the front and Jorge Lorenzo in a distant 3rd place. Rossi ran wide at turn 1 some laps later and fell back by around 1+ seconds per lap. 'DesmoDovi' held on for his first win with Ducati and his first win since his victory at Donington Park with the Repsol Honda Team in 2009.

Desmosedici RR

See main article: Ducati Desmosedici RR. The Desmosedici RR is a road-legal version of the Desmosedici, first delivered in early 2008.

Complete MotoGP results

Motorcycle summary

These results are accurate up to the 2023 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix.

• World Championship titles:

Riders: 3 (Casey Stoner, Francesco Bagnaia,)

Teams: 4 (Ducati Marlboro Team, Ducati Lenovo Team, Ducati Lenovo Team, Prima Pramac Racing)

Constructors: 5

• Races won: 70

2003: Capirossi 1 (1 in total)

2005: Capirossi 2 (2 in total)

2006: Capirossi 3, Bayliss 1 (4 in total)

2007: Stoner 10, Capirossi 1 (11 in total)

2008: Stoner 6 (6 in total)

2009: Stoner 4 (4 in total)

2010: Stoner 3 (3 in total)

2016: Iannone 1, Dovizioso 1 (2 in total)

2017: Dovizioso 6 (6 in total)

2018: Dovizioso 4, Lorenzo 3 (7 in total)

2019: Dovizioso 2, Petrucci 1 (3 in total)

2020: Dovizioso 1, Petrucci 1 (2 in total)

2021: Miller 2, Martín 1, Bagnaia 4 (7 in total)

2022: Bastianini 4, Bagnaia 7, Miller 1 (12 in total)

2023: Bagnaia 7, Martin 4, Bezzecchi 3, Zarco 1, Bastianini 1, Di Giannantonio 1 (17 in Total)

2023 Sprints: Martin 9, Bagnaia 4, Marquez 2, Bezzecchi 1 (16 In total)

• Poles: 71

2003: Capirossi 3 (3 in total)

2005: Capirossi 3 (3 in total)

2006: Capirossi 2, Gibernau 1 (3 in total)

2007: Stoner 5 (5 in total)

2008: Stoner 9 (9 in total)

2009: Stoner 3 (3 in total)

2010: Stoner 4 (4 in total)

2014: Dovizioso 1 (1 in total)

2015: Dovizioso 1, Iannone 1 (2 in total)

2016: Dovizioso 2, Iannone 1 (3 in total)

2018: Lorenzo 4, Dovizioso 2, Miller 1 (7 in total)

2020: Zarco 1 (1 in total)

2021: Bagnaia 6, Martín 4, Zarco 1 (11 in total)

2022: Bagnaia 5, Martín 5, Zarco 2, Di Giannantonio 1, Bastianini 1, Miller 1, Bezzecchi 1 (16 in total)

2023: Bagnaia 7, Martin 4, Bezzecchi 3, Marini 2, Marquez 1 (17 in total)

Ducati Desmosedici results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Tyres	Motorcycle	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points		Points		Points
						JPN	RSA	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	CZE	POR	RIO	PAC	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP3	Ducati Marlboro Team	12	Troy Bayliss	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	5	3	3	6	10	Ret	9	Ret	7					128	6th	305	3rd	225	2nd
				65		3	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	6	4	4	Ret	3	6	8	6	2	3					177	4th
						RSA	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	RIO	GER	GBR	CZE	POR	JPN	QAT	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP3	D'Antin MotoGP	11	Rubén Xaus	Ret	Ret	14	5	6	7	12	11	11	Ret	Ret	9	3	13	11	Ret					77	11th	115	8th	169	3rd
				50	Neil Hodgson	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	12	10	16	13	10	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	18	15					38	17th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP4	Ducati Marlboro Team	12	Troy Bayliss	14	Ret	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	10	9	3					71	14th	188	5th
				65	Loris Capirossi	6	12	10	8	10	8	4	Ret	7	5	7	Ret	Ret	6	3	9					117	9th
						ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GBR	GER	CZE	JPN	MAL	QAT	AUS	TUR	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP5	Ducati Marlboro Team	7	Carlos Checa	10	5	Ret	Ret	5	11	9	Ret	5	Ret	8	4	3	6	3	5	4				138	9th	295	4th	202	3rd
				23	Shinichi Itoh																DSQ					0	NC
				65	Loris Capirossi	13	9	12	7	3	12	10	10	6	9	2	1	1	10			7				157	6th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP4	D'Antin MotoGP - Pramac Team d’Antin Pramac	44	Roberto Rolfo	15	13	16	15	17	14	18	Ret	10	14	17	Ret	13	12	13	16	Ret				25	18th	25	10th
						ESP	QAT	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GBR	GER	USA	CZE	MAL	AUS	JPN	POR	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP6	Ducati Marlboro Team	12	Troy Bayliss																	1				25	19th	356	3rd	248	3rd
				15	Sete Gibernau	Ret	4	11	9	8	5	DNS			8	10		5	4	4	Ret					95	13th
				65	Loris Capirossi	1	3	6	8	2	2	DNS	15	9	5	8	1	2	7	1	12	2				229	3rd
				66	Alex Hofmann								12	13			16									7 (30)	17th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP5	Pramac d'Antin MotoGP	22	Iván Silva								16	Ret			18									0	NC	33	11th
				30		Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	17	11	17	15	14	16	Ret	17	17	Ret	14	Ret				10	20th
				66	Alex Hofmann	15	15	16	15	13	Ret	10			Ret	14		15	13	16	11	Ret				23 (30)	17th
						QAT	ESP	TUR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	POR	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP7	Pramac d'Antin	4	Alex Barros	9	11	4	14	Ret	3	8	7	7	Ret	9	9	Ret	Ret	8	5	12	7			115	10th	181	6th	394	1st
				22	Iván Silva												16									0	NC
				57	Chaz Davies											16					Ret	17	DNS			0	NC
				66	Alex Hofmann	11	DSQ	9	9	5	11	13	9	8	9	WD		11	Ret							65	13th
				72	Shinichi Itoh															15						1	26th
			Ducati Marlboro Team	27	Casey Stoner	1	5	1	1	3	4	1	1	2	5	1	1	1	3	6	1	1	2			367	1st	533	1st
				65	Loris Capirossi	Ret	12	3	6	8	7	6	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	6	5	9	1	2	11	5			166	7th
						QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	RSM	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP8	Ducati Marlboro Team	1	Casey Stoner	1	11	6	3	16	2	3	1	1	1	2	Ret	Ret	4	2	1	6	1			280	2nd	331	3rd	321	2nd
				33	Marco Melandri	11	12	13	5	15	Ret	11	16	13	Ret	16	7	9	19	13	16	16	16			51	17th
			Alice Team	24	Toni Elías	14	15	12	8	11	12	DSQ	11	12	12	7	2	3	12	16	11	15	18			92	12th	159	8th
				50	Sylvain Guintoli	15	16	14	15	13	11	13	13	10	6	12	12	11	7	14	14	13	12			67	13th
						QAT	JPN	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	USA	GER	GBR	CZE	IND	RSM	POR	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP9	Ducati Marlboro Team	27	Casey Stoner	1	4	3	5	1	3	3	4	4	14				2	1	1	DNS				220	4th	341	3rd	272	3rd
				36	Mika Kallio											Ret	8	7								17 (71)	15th
				69	Nicky Hayden	12	Ret	15	12	12	10	8	5	8	15	6	3	Ret	8	15	5	5				104	13th
			Pramac Racing	36	Mika Kallio	8	8	Ret	Ret	13	9	Ret		14	10				Ret	9	10	9				54 (71)	15th	108	8th
				44	Aleix Espargaró												13	11			11	13				16	18th
				84	Michel Fabrizio											Ret										0	NC
				88	Niccolò Canepa	17	14	16	15	9	16	14	12	12	8	12	Ret	13	13	DNS						38	16th
			Grupo Francisco Hernando Ducati Team	59	Sete Gibernau	13	Ret	11			15	13	Ret													12	19th	12	11th
Year	Tyres	Motorcycle	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points		Points		Points
						QAT	SPA	FRA	ITA	GBR	NED	CAT	GER	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	POR	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP10	Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Team	27	Casey Stoner	Ret	5	Ret	4	5	3	3	3	2	3	Ret	5	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	2			225	4th	388	3rd	286	3rd
				69	Nicky Hayden	4	4	4	Ret	4	7	8	7	5	6	6	Ret	3	12	6	4	5	Ret			163	7th
			Pramac Racing Team	36	Mika Kallio	Ret	7	13	Ret	13	11	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	15	12	11					43	17th	109	8th
				41	Aleix Espargaró	Ret	15	9	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	9	11	10	14	Ret	8	Ret	11			65	14th
				71	Carlos Checa																	Ret	15			1	21st
			Páginas Amarillas Aspar Racing Team	40	Héctor Barberá	12	13	8	12	11	12	10	9	Ret	9	10	9	11	13	11	14	10	8			90	12th	90	9th
						QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	CZE	IND	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP11	Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP	2	Damian Cudlin																DNS					0	NC	82	7th	180	3rd
				8	Héctor Barberá	12	6	Ret	9	11	11	12	7	11	9	10	Ret	9	8	Ret		C	11			82	11th
			Pramac Racing Team	2	Damian Cudlin															Ret						0	NC	92	6th
				14	Randy de Puniet	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	14	13	DNS	12	8	14	12	10	6	C	Ret			49	16th
				50	Sylvain Guintoli									17												0	NC
				65 58^1	Loris Capirossi	Ret	11	12	Ret	9	10	DNS			12	13	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	C	9			43	17th
			Cardion AB Motoracing	17	Karel Abraham	13	7	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	12	12	11	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DNS	10	C	8			64	14th	64	9th
			Ducati Team	46	Valentino Rossi	7	5	5	3	5	6	4	6	9	6	6	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	C	Ret			139	7th	271	3rd
				69	Nicky Hayden	9	3	9	7	8	4	5	10	8	7	7	14	Ret	7	7	7	C	Ret			132	8th
						QAT	SPA	POR	FRA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	IND	CZE	RSM	ARA	JPN	MAL	AUS	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP12	Cardion AB Motoracing	2	Franco Battaini								16													0	NC	59	9th	192	3rd
				17	Karel Abraham	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	12	DNS	WD			10	8	9	Ret	9	11	10	9	7			59	14th
			Pramac Racing Team	8	Héctor Barberá	9	10	10	9	11	10	7	9	9		WD		Ret	12	10	7	12	Ret			83	11th	93	8th
				24	Toni Elías										Ret	11	11									10	24th
			Ducati Team	46	Valentino Rossi	10	9	7	2	7	9	13	6	5	Ret	7	7	2	8	7	5	7	10			163	6th	285	4th
				69	Nicky Hayden	6	8	11	6	9	7	6	10	7	6	DNS		7	Ret	8	4	8	Ret			122	9th
						QAT	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	USA	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	MAL	AUS	JPN	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP13	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	7	7	8	4	5	7	10	7	9	10	7	Ret	8	8	8	9	10	9			140	8th	266	4th	155	3rd
				69	Nicky Hayden	8	9	7	5	6	Ret	11	9	8	9	8	8	9	9	Ret	7	9	8			126	9th
			Ignite Pramac Racing Energy T.I. Pramac Racing	11	Ben Spies	10	13			DNS					DNS											9	21st	121	8th
				15	Alex de Angelis									11												5	23rd
				29	Andrea Iannone	9	10	Ret	11	13	Ret	13	DNS		11	9	11	Ret	10	Ret	8	14	Ret			57	12th
				51	Michele Pirro				8		10	14	10			12	12	10								36 (56)	13th
				68	Yonny Hernández														12	10	13	15	Ret			14 (21)	18th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro			11		7													10			20 (56)	13th	colspan="2"
						QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP14	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	5	3	9	5	8	6	8	2	8	7	6	5	4	Ret	5	4	8	4			187	5th	261	3rd	211	3rd
				35	Cal Crutchlow	6	Ret		Ret	11	Ret	Ret	9	10	8	Ret	12	9	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	5			74	13th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro			17	Ret		11	14				12							9			18	19th	colspan="2"
			Avintia Racing	8	Héctor Barberá														19	15	5	9	11			24 (26)	18th	24 (35)	10th
			Pramac Racing	29	Andrea Iannone	10	7	6	Ret	Ret	7	9	6	5	Ret	5	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	DNS	22			102	10th	155	6th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP13	Energy T.I. Pramac Racing	68	Yonny Hernández	12	13	12	14	13	10	11	19	17	Ret	Ret	11	10	15	Ret	11	7	Ret			53	15th
						QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP15	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	2	2	2	9	3	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	9	6	3	8	5	5	13	Ret	7			162	7th	350	3rd	256	3rd
				29	Andrea Iannone	3	5	4	6	5	2	4	4	5	5	4	8	7	4	Ret	3	Ret	Ret			188	5th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro						8							Ret					12			12	21st	colspan="2"
		Ducati Desmosedici GP14	Avintia Racing	8	Héctor Barberá	15	12	13	14	13	13	16	Ret	13	15	16	13	18	16	9	16	13	16			33	15th	41	9th
				63	Mike Di Meglio	19	Ret	18	22	Ret	16	14	18	Ret	17	18	14	13	20	15	20	18	Ret			8	24th
			Pramac Racing Octo Pramac Racing	9	Danilo Petrucci	12	10	11	12	10	9	9	11	9	10	10	2	6	Ret	Ret	12	6	10			113	10th	169	6th
				68	Yonny Hernández	10	Ret	Ret	10	8	10	Ret	14	12	12	11	Ret	Ret	10	14	17	12	13			56	14th
						QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	CZE	RSM	ARA	MAL	JPN	AUS	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP16	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	2	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	7	Ret	3	2	Ret	6	6	11	2	4	1	7			171	5th	296	3rd	261	3rd
				8	Héctor Barberá														17	Ret						0 (102)	10th
				29	Andrea Iannone	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	3	Ret	5	5	1	8	Ret					Ret	3			112	9th
				51	Michele Pirro													7	12							13 (36)	19th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro						10				12											10 (36)	19th	colspan="2"
		Ducati Desmosedici GP15	Octo Pramac Yakhnich	9	Danilo Petrucci	DNS				7	8	9	Ret	Ret	11	7	9	11	17	8	9	10	12			75	14th	161	6th
				45	Scott Redding	10	Ret	6	19	Ret	Ret	16	3	4	8	15	17	15	19	9	7	15	14			74	15th
				51	Michele Pirro		12	8	16																	12 (36)	19th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP14	Avintia Racing	7	Mike Jones															16	15					1	27th	139	9th
				8	Héctor Barberá	9	5	9	10	8	12	11	6	9	DSQ	5	14	13	13			4	11			102	10th
				12	Javier Forés													Ret								0	NC
				51	Michele Pirro							15	Ret													1 (36)	19th
				76	Loris Baz	Ret	Ret	15	13	12	Ret			17	13	14	DNS		18	16	Ret	13	18			35	20th
			Aspar MotoGP Team	50	Eugene Laverty	12	4	12	9	11	13	13	7	11	18	6	12	14	14	Ret	14	12	16			77	13th	97	10th
				68	Yonny Hernández	Ret	Ret	14	15	Ret	16	17	Ret	18	17	11	11	16	16	12	13	Ret	Ret			20	22nd
						QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP17	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	2	Ret	6	5	4	1	1	5	8	6	1	1	3	7	1	13	1	Ret			261	2nd	398	3rd	310	3rd
				99	Jorge Lorenzo	11	Ret	9	3	6	8	4	15	11	15	4	5	Ret	3	6	15	2	Ret			137	7th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro						9							5					9			25	23rd	colspan="2"
			Octo Pramac Racing	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	3	Ret	2	12	7	Ret	Ret	2	20	3	21	6	13			124	8th	188	5th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP16		45	Scott Redding	7	8	12	11	Ret	12	13	Ret	20	16	12	8	7	14	16	11	13	Ret			64	14th
			Reale Avintia Racing	8	Héctor Barberá	13	13	14	12	Ret	14	9	16	DSQ	20	17	14	Ret	18	14	20	14	15			28	22nd	73	11th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP15		15	Loris Baz	12	11	Ret	13	9	18	12	8	19	Ret	9	15	16	21	10	18	Ret	16			45	18th
			Pull&Bear Aspar Team	17	Karel Abraham	14	10	Ret	15	Ret	16	14	7	17	13	14	13	17	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	14			32	20th	107	9th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP16		19	Álvaro Bautista	Ret	4	15	Ret	Ret	5	7	Ret	6	Ret	8	10	12	8	Ret	17	11	Ret			75
						QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP18	Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro						DNS							15						4		14	22nd	335	2nd
			Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	1	6	5	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	4	7	1	3	C	1	2	2	18	3	6	1		245	2nd	392		2nd
				51	Michele Pirro																		Ret			0 (14)	22nd
				99	Jorge Lorenzo	Ret	15	11	Ret	6	1	1	7	6	2	1	C	18	Ret	DNS	DNS		WD	12		134	9th
				19	Álvaro Bautista																	4				13 (105)	12th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP17	Ángel Nieto Team			13	16	15	8	Ret	9	9	9	5	9	10	C	9	Ret	8	5		7	Ret		92 (105)	12th	104		8th
				17	Karel Abraham																	11				12	23rd
		Ducati Desmosedici GP16				15	20	Ret	18	17	Ret	13	Ret	18	18	21	C	20	15	17	Ret		Ret	14
				7	Mike Jones																	18				0	NC
			Reale Avintia Racing	23	Christophe Ponsson													23								0	NC	37		12th
				81	Jordi Torres														20	19	17	17	DNS	14		1	28th
				10	Xavier Siméon	21	21	20	17	18	17	Ret	Ret	19	20	Ret	C									1	27th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP17														Ret	19	18	16	15	17	DNS
				53	Tito Rabat	11	7	8	14	Ret	13	Ret	16	13	Ret	11	C									35	19th
			Alma Pramac Racing	43	Jack Miller	10	4	9	6	4	Ret	Ret	10	14	12	18	C	18	9	10	Ret	7	8	Ret		91	13th	235		5th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP18		9	Danilo Petrucci	5	10	12	4	2	7	8	Ret	4	6	5	C	11	7	9	9	12	9	Ret		144	8th
						QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP19	Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	1	3	4	4	2	3	Ret	4	5	2	1	Ret	6	2	4	3	7	3	4		269	2nd	445	2nd	318	3rd
				9	Danilo Petrucci	6	6	6	5	3	1	3	6	4	8	9	7	10	12	9	9	Ret	9	Ret		176	6th
			Ducati Test Team	51	Michele Pirro						7							Ret						Ret		9	22nd	colspan="2"
			Alma Pramac Racing Pramac Racing	43	Jack Miller	Ret	4	3	Ret	4	Ret	5	9	6	3	Ret	8	9	3	14	10	3	8	3		165	8th	219	6th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP18		63		Ret	14	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	17	12	7	11	Ret	16	11	13	4	12	DNS		54	15th
			Reale Avintia Racing	17	Karel Abraham	18	Ret	16	16	DSQ	14	Ret	17	15	19	15	15	17	18	19	18	14	17	14		9	24th	32	11th
				53	Tito Rabat	19	Ret	15	15	Ret	Ret	9	16	11	16	Ret	16	13	15	17	DNS	Ret		11		23	20th
Year	Tyres	Motorcycle	Team	No.	Rider	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points		Points		Points
						SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR
		Ducati Desmosedici GP20	Ducati Team	04	Andrea Dovizioso	3	6	11	1	5	7	8	Ret	4	7	13	8	8	6							135	4th	213	4th	221	1st
				9	Danilo Petrucci	9	Ret	12	7	11	16	10	8	1	15	10	10	15	16							78	12th
			Pramac Racing	43	Jack Miller	4	Ret	9	3	2	8	Ret	5	Ret	9	Ret	6	2	2							132	7th	183	5th
				51	Michele Pirro				12	20																4	23rd
				63	Francesco Bagnaia	7	Ret	DNS			2	Ret	6	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret							47	16th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP19	Reale Avintia Racing Hublot Reale Avintia Esponsorama Racing	5	Johann Zarco	11	9	3	Ret	14	15	11	Ret	5	10	5	9	Ret	10							77	13th	87	10th
				53	Tito Rabat	14	11	16	16	21	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	20	14	Ret	17	18							10	22nd
						QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP21	Ducati Lenovo Team	43	Jack Miller	9	9	Ret	1	1	6	3	6	Ret	Ret	11	4	5	5	7	Ret	3	3			181	4th	433	1st	357	1st
				63	Francesco Bagnaia	3	6	2	2	4	Ret	7	5	6	11	2	14	1	1	3	Ret	1	1			252	2nd
				51	Michele Pirro														11		12					9 (12)	23rd	colspan="2"
			Pramac Racing								13															3 (12)	23rd	288	4th
				5	Johann Zarco	2	2	Ret	8	2	4	2	8	4	6	Ret	11	17	12	Ret	5	5	6			173	5th
				53	Tito Rabat				18	15																1	27th
				89	Jorge Martín	15	3	DNS				14	12	Ret	1	3	Ret	9	Ret	5	Ret	7	2			111	9th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP19	Esponsorama Racing	10	Luca Marini	16	18	12	15	12	17	12	15	18	14	5	15	20	19	14	9	12	17			41	19th	143	8th
				23	Enea Bastianini	10	11	9	Ret	14	Ret	10	16	15	12	Ret	12	6	3	6	3	9	8			102	11th
						QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP22	Ducati Lenovo Team	43	Jack Miller	Ret	4	14	3	Ret	5	2	15	14	3	6	3	3	18	5	1	2	Ret	6	Ret	189	5th	454	1st	448	1st
				63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ret	15	5	5	8	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	1	1	2	Ret	3	3	1	9	265	1st
			Aruba.it Racing	51	Michele Pirro								18	16					Ret							0	27th	colspan="2"
			Pramac Racing Prima Pramac Racing	5	Johann Zarco	8	3	Ret	9	2	Ret	5	4	3	2	13	Ret	5	Ret	8	11	4	8	9	Ret	166	8th	318	4th
				89	Jorge Martín	Ret	Ret	2	8	Ret	22	Ret	13	2	6	7	5	10	9	6	3	9	7	Ret	3	152	9th
			Mooney VR46 Racing Team	10	Luca Marini	13	14	11	17	12	16	9	6	6	5	17	12	4	4	7	6	23	6	Ret	7	120	12th	231	8th
		Ducati Desmosedici GP21		72	Marco Bezzecchi	Ret	20	9	Ret	15	9	12	5	Ret	11	2	10	9	17	10	10	16	4	4	11	111	14th
			Gresini Racing MotoGP	23	Enea Bastianini	1	11	10	1	Ret	8	1	Ret	Ret	10	11	4	Ret	2	1	9	6	5	2	8	219	3rd	243	7th
				49		17	18	Ret	21	Ret	18	13	11	Ret	8	14	22	11	20	19	17	18	20	Ret	15	24	20th
						POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL
		Ducati Desmosedici GP23	Ducati Lenovo Team	1	Francesco Bagnaia	1^1	16^6	Ret^1	1^2	Ret^3	1^1	2^2	1^2	2	1^1	DNS^2	3^3	Ret^2	2^3	1^8	2	2^7	3^3	2^5	1^5	467	1st	561	2nd	700	1st
				9	Danilo Petrucci					11																5	28th
				23	Enea Bastianini	DNS			DNS		9^9	8	Ret^8	Ret	10	DNS^9				8^7	10	13	1^4	8	Ret	84	15th
				51	Michele Pirro			11										16	16							5 (5)	27th
			Aruba.it Racing								16						Ret									0 (5)		rowspan="2" colspan="2"
				19	Álvaro Bautista																		17			31st	0
			Prima Pramac Racing	5	Johann Zarco	4^8	2	7	Ret^8	3^6	3^4	3^5	Ret	9^4	13	4^7	10	6	NC^5	Ret	1	10^9	12^8	12	2^9	225	5th	653	1st
				89	Jorge Martín	Ret^2	5^8	Ret^3	4^4	2^1	2^3	1^1	5^6	6^6	7^3	3^5	1^1	2^1	1^1	Ret^1	5	1^1	4^2	10^1	Ret^1	428	2nd
		Ducati Desmosedici GP22	Gresini Racing MotoGP	49		Ret	10	9	12	8	14	9	Ret	13	17	10	17	Ret	8^8	4^6	3	9	9	1^2	4^6	151	12th	328	6th
				73	Álex Márquez	5^9	3^5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7^8	6^9	Ret^1	5^4	6	11^9	DNS		DNS	9	Ret^8	2^1	6^4	6^8	177	9th
			Mooney VR46 Racing Team	10	Luca Marini	Ret	8^3	2^7	6	Ret^4	4^5	5^4	7	7	4	11	9^7	DNS		Ret^2	12	7^3	10^9	3^3	9	201	8th	530	3rd
				72	Marco Bezzecchi	3	1^2	6^6	Ret^9	1^7	8^2	4^7	2^1	Ret^2	3	12^8	2^2	1^5	4^6	5^3	6	4^6	6^7	13	Ret^7	329	3rd

Notes:* Season still in progress.
¹ Being his final MotoGP race, Capirossi switched numbers for Valencia as a memorial to his fallen countryman Marco Simoncelli, killed at Sepang, by racing with No. 58 that Simoncelli used, instead of his normal No. 65.^[20] He was still shown as No. 65 in official timing documentation.^[21]

See also

• KTM RC16
• Aprilia RS-GP
• Honda RC213V
• Suzuki GSX-RR
• Yamaha YZR-M1

External links

• Ducati.com – The official manufacturer's website. Current model info, including online information, history, manuals and race team info (Italian/English)
• Ducati GP6 Racing – official site for the Desmosedici GP6 race bike with team info

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oxley . Mat . The 225mph MotoGP bike: how fast is too fast? . Motorsport.com . 30 March 2021 . Motorsport Network . 22 April 2021.
2. News: Ducati's Desmosedici GP6 Sees the Light . Businessweek.com . Motorsport.com . January 20, 2006 . 2008-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081001122221/http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jan2006/bw20060120_220492.htm . October 1, 2008 .
3. Web site: Ducati: We've built 20 800cc engines! | MOTOGP Features . Crash.net . 2008-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201124224/http://www.crash.net/feature_view~cid~6~id~10177.htm . 2008-12-01 .
4. News: MotoGP News: Ducati's new bike testing since February . Autosport.com . 2008-10-27.
5. Web site: Ducati explains the GP8. | MOTOGP News | Crash.Net . 9 January 2008 . Crash.net . 2008-10-27.
6. News: MotoGP News: New Ducati an evolution of 2007 bike . Autosport.com . 2008-10-27.
7. News: Ducati stop work on 'fuel saving' clutch . Autosport.
8. Web site: Rossi smashes losing streak in China. 4 May 2008.
9. Web site: Suppo confirms Desmosedici GP9 has already been tested | The Official MotoGP Website . MotoGP.com . 16 May 2008 . 2008-10-27.
10. Web site: MotoGP World Exclusive: Ducati roll out 2009 prototype - Motorcycle Sport . Motorcyclenews.com . 2008-10-27.
11. News: MotoGP News: Ducati test carbon chassis at Barcelona . Autosport.com . 2008-10-27.
12. Web site: Korzeniewski . Jeremy . Ducati unveils Desmosedici GP10 MotoGP bike in Italy . Autoblog.com . 2010-01-15 . 2011-01-13.
13. Web site: Ducati Desmosedici GP10 unveiled | The Official MotoGP Website . Motogp.com . 2010-01-13 . 2010-05-01.
14. Web site: Rossi's Desmosedici GP11 unveiled | The Official MotoGP Website . Motogp.com . 2011-01-13 .
15. Web site: 2011 Ducati Desmosedici GP11 VR2 @ Top Speed. 14 May 2012.
16. Web site: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 - Christmas Comes Late in Italy. 12 January 2011.
17. Web site: Ducati Desmosedici GP11 | Tech Specs. 20 February 2011.
18. Web site: Desmosedici GP | Ducati Lenovo Team MotoGP.
19. Web site: Ducati Desmosedici GP12 Technical Specifications and Development Video. 19 March 2012.
20. News: Loris Capirossi to race Marco Simoncelli's number 58 in Valencia. 3 November 2011. 4 November 2011. Motor Cycle News. Bauer Media Group. Matthew. Birt.
21. Web site: GP Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana: MotoGP Combined Free Practice Times. motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 4 November 2011. 4 November 2011.