Overview

• Alex Marquez will ride a factory-spec Ducati with Gresini in 2026 as recognition for his standout 2025 season.
• Ducati confirms four riders on its latest machinery next year: Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia at the factory team, plus Alex Marquez at Gresini and Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46.
• VR46 keeps its factory-supported status, ensuring di Giannantonio continues on a latest-spec bike rather than stepping back.
• Ducati will not standardise all six bikes in 2026, opting to mix latest- and previous-year specs due to production limits, contractual factors and rules that freeze engine development and require identical engines within the factory team.
• Fermin Aldeguer will remain on satellite-spec equipment next season, and Ducati is in talks with Gresini about formalising an elevated partnership through 2026.