The History Of Ducati In World Super Bike Event WSBK

Ducati have participated in the World Superbike arena from 1988 to the year 2010 using the Ducati 1000cc V-twin engine which then deliver the Italian manufacturer is dominating WSBK event in the mid-1990s, preceded the first world title of Raymond Roche in 1990 and then the golden came when Ducati won four world titles from Carl Fogarty achieved in the 1994-1995 and 1998-1999 seasons. Australian rider Troy Corser then managed to become world champion WSBK season with Ducati in 1996 and Troy Bayliss who became world champion in 2001.

In the 2003 season, Ducati began to shift their focus to the MotoGP event which has just imposed a four-stroke engine. However, Ducati itself still dominate WSBK event on the 2003 season by winning 20 of 24 races WSBK (an event held twice a WSBK race session ). Neil Hodgson won the title in 2003 and was followed by James Toseland in the 2004 season by beating the Honda rider, Chris Vermeulen.

2006 season, Troy Bayliss back to the WSBK event after three years of a career in MotoGP. Once again duo back Bayliss and Ducati WSBK event dominated by winning 12 races. Furthermore, in the 2007 season, the new Ducati motorcycles 1098, Bayliss failed to defend his title and is only able to finish in the standings P4. 2008 Season 1098 motor into a modified Ducati 1098R which has dihomologasi by FIM with a new two-cylinder engine standard 1200cc. Bayliss then won the third world champion title in the 2008 season, and then retire at the end of the season after 10 seasons with Ducati racing (except in 2005 when he raced in MotoGP with Sito Pons Honda team).

Troy Bayliss Ducati WSBK race in the 2007 season.

2009 season position Bayliss in Ducati factory team was replaced by Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga who bertandem with Michel Fabrizio.Haga demonstrates the best ability while dominating season with Ducati before eventually narrowly lost 6 points in the standings of Ben Spies (Yamaha). Michel Fabrizio himself P3 finish in the drivers' standings. For the 2010 season the duo Haga and Fabrizio still survive in the factory Ducati team, but the big announcement made by Ducati on August 27, 2010 that they would no longer compete in WSBK event on the 2011 season, after 23 seasons as long as they are able to dominate WSBK winning the title with a total of 29 times (from the drivers and constructors). But Ducati itself is not entirely out of WSBK, because they still will supply the motors and engines for privateer teams.

Ducati Performance Statistics

Achievement MotoGP team

2007 - World champion Casey Stoner shared

Achievements of World Super Bike Team Ducati WSBK

1990 - World champion with Raymond Roche

1991-1992 - world champion with Doug Polen

1994-1995 - world champion Carl Fogarty with

1996 - World champion Troy Corser together

1998-1999 - world champion Carl Fogarty with

2001 - World champion Troy Bayliss along

2003 - A joint World champion Neil Hodgson

2004 - World champion James Toseland together