Aviobike WRS to Debut Ducati Panigale V4 in 2025 FIM EWC 

Iconic Italian Partnership Aims for Glory with Promising Rider Lineup and Cutting-Edge Ducati Technology.

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Long-standing entrant Aviobike will bring the iconic Ducati make to the FIM Endurance World Championship’s Superstock category in 2025 through a partnership with another Italian firm, WRS. 

Giovanni Baggi, Team Manager of Aviobike WRS, has selected a promising quartet of riders to go for glory in the Dunlop-equipped FIM Endurance World Cup.    

Joining Luca Bernardi, a 25-year-old from San Marino who raced for Aviobike in last season’s EWC, are three EWC rookies. Italian Matteo Ferrari, 28, won the 2019 MotoE World Championship. Alberto Butti, 31, raced in his native Campionato Italiano Velocità in 2024, while Japan’s Akito Haga, 23, is the eldest son of World Superbike legend Noriyuki Haga.   

WRS, a leading producer of motorcycle windscreens, will provide technical support and “strategic partnerships with the aim of best preparing the new bike”, according to a team statement, while “Aviobike, with its many years of experience in the EWC championship, will handle team management and race strategies”.  

The new alliance is the “result of a synergistic collaboration between Nicolas Zavoli of the Italian company WRS, specializing in the production and marketing of high-performance components, and the Aviobike team of Giovanni Baggi, who has been involved in the EWC for years”.

Nicolas Zavoli, WRS CEO, said: “We will be the first, and for now the only ones, to race the new Ducati V4 in the EWC, a bike that represents the highest point of technological evolution of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. A new challenge, perfectly in line with our company philosophy: made in Italy, performance, and reliability, three concepts that identify WRS. This project particularly excites me. Having met Giovanni and listened to many anecdotes and experiences from years of competition, I realised that they are all crazy! So I thought to myself we’ve got to experience this. We will commit to supporting the project with maximum effort. I want to thank the entire Ducati Corse family for their support, we will strive to bring you unforgettable moments. I can’t wait to be in Le Mans in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators and I am sure that with a high-performance bike, talented riders, and a team of passionate people, we can be competitive right from the start.”

Giovanni Baggi said: “I am honoured to embark on this new challenge with Nicolas Zavoli of WRS. Despite many years spent in racing, first as a rider and then as a team manager, thanks to this new project I still feel butterflies in my stomach. The 2025 season will mark a new chapter in my great passion for racing: Aviobike, with the support of WRS, will bring the new Ducati V4 to the Superstock class in the Endurance World Championship, a championship that has given me great satisfaction. Thanks to my long experience, I think I have conveyed a lot of enthusiasm to the people who will carry out the project with me. Endless races, commitment, and perseverance make this championship something unique. I am sure that the team created between Aviobike, WRS, the high-level technical partners, and our riders will give us great satisfaction. A special thanks to all the sponsors who support us in this wonderful project.”

Competing with a Ducati Panigale V4, the Aviobike WRS will make its EWC debut in the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, France, from 17-20 April.