Aruba.it Racing Ducati Launches 2025 WorldSBK Campaign

The Aruba.it Racing Ducati team is determined to make a significant impact as they strive to reclaim the WorldSBK championship title.

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The Aruba.it Racing Ducati team has officially launched its 2025 World Superbike (WorldSBK) season, with Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega aiming to return Ducati to the top of the standings in the production-based racing series.

The team’s launch event was held alongside the unveiling of Ducati’s new factory MXGP team, also sponsored by Aruba.it and managed by the Italian Maddii Racing outfit. The motocross team will see Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini take on the MXGP World Championship aboard the factory Desmo450 MX machines.

While Ducati’s MXGP venture is an exciting new chapter, in WorldSBK, the Bologna-based manufacturer is focused on reclaiming the riders’ championship, which it lost in 2024 to BMW’s Toprak Razgatlioglu.

“A new season is beginning in WorldSBK with the same goal as always for the Aruba.it Racing Ducati Team: to fight for the riders’ world title that we did not win last year and try to bring it back to Borgo Panigale,” said Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna.

“This is our mission, and we will give everything to achieve the goal. It is a tough challenge, we are aware of the level of our rivals, but we know what to do, we have already demonstrated it in the past.

“We know perfectly the potential of our riders, Bautista and Bulega, who have been World Champions in several categories and who in 2024 fought for the World Championship until the end and were competitive in almost every race with the Panigale V4 R.”

For Alvaro Bautista, the goal is clear: to reclaim the title he last won in 2023.

“I am very motivated for this season, which will be my fifth with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, the fourth in a row. Last year was more difficult than expected, but we still got positive results, finishing third in the world championship standings. It’s clear that expectations are higher this season, and if I’ve decided to continue racing, it’s because I feel I’m still physically and mentally competitive. We will try to find a good feeling right away and have fun. I thank the Aruba Racing team and Ducati for their support and commitment. I will do everything possible to reciprocate this trust by obtaining excellent results.”

Meanwhile, Nicolo Bulega enters his second year in WorldSBK with higher expectations after an impressive rookie campaign.

“I am thrilled to start my second year with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team. I can say that I am very confident about what we did last season. 2024 has been very positive, and an excellent feeling has been created within the team. We start immediately in Australia, where last year I scored my first win on debut, so expectations are undoubtedly high. The first goal is to come home from Phillip Island with even better memories.”

The 2025 WorldSBK season kicks off at Phillip Island, Australia, on March 22-23, with Ducati determined to make a strong statement as it seeks to reclaim the championship crown.