Ducati Extends Siemens Partnership to 202

Ducati Corse renews its technical partnership with Siemens through 2027 as digital design and 3D printing become central to MotoGP development.

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Ducati Corse has confirmed that it will continue working with Siemens Digital Industries Software through at least the end of 2027, extending a collaboration that has become central to the team’s engineering and race-weekend development processes.

The renewed agreement reflects how deeply digital tools and rapid manufacturing have become embedded in modern MotoGP operations. What was once a long, linear development cycle is now increasingly a continuous loop, design, simulation, production, testing, and revision, often compressed into the space of a single race weekend.

From Concept to Component in Days or Hours

By integrating Siemens’ Xcelerator software platform into its workflow, Ducati has significantly shortened the time needed to design and validate new components. In particular, the use of Fibersim has transformed how the team develops carbon-fibre parts such as aerodynamic elements and structural components.

Design cycles that previously took weeks can now be completed in days, allowing engineers to respond immediately to on-track data, rider feedback, and changing conditions.

That speed matters in a championship where fractions of a second determine outcomes.

According to Ducati’s technical leadership, the ability to design parts remotely, transmit them digitally, and produce them on-site using 3D printing during a race weekend has changed how the team approaches development. Instead of waiting for test sessions or off-season windows, Ducati can experiment and adapt while the championship is actively underway.

Aerodynamics Drives the Pace of Innovation

The increasing importance of aerodynamics in MotoGP has only accelerated this shift. Winglets, diffusers, and airflow control surfaces are now among the most frequently modified parts on a modern MotoGP bike.

These components are also among the most complex to design and manufacture, often requiring multiple iterations to find the optimal balance between downforce, drag, cooling, and stability.

Digital modelling combined with additive manufacturing allows Ducati to trial multiple versions of a component across a single event, something that would have been unthinkable under traditional development timelines.

Preparing for the 2027 Reset

The partnership extension also arrives at a strategic moment. Major technical regulation changes are scheduled for MotoGP in 2027, forcing manufacturers to rethink engine concepts, aerodynamics, and packaging from the ground up.

As teams begin laying the groundwork for that transition, the ability to prototype, simulate, and manufacture rapidly will become a competitive differentiator rather than just an advantage.

With pre-season testing time strictly limited and track days tightly controlled, digital workflows increasingly replace physical testing as the primary development environment.

Additive Manufacturing as a Competitive Tool

Ducati has been exploring additive manufacturing for several seasons, previously partnering with industrial 3D printing specialists to integrate advanced materials and printing techniques into race operations.

Elite motorsport now treats this approach as standard practice. Formula 1 has already embedded additive manufacturing into its future technical regulations, and MotoGP is moving in the same direction as digital tools reshape how teams design and refine race bikes.

More Than a Sponsorship

The Ducati–Siemens partnership is less about branding and more about infrastructure. It represents a shift in how racing teams think about engineering, from building parts to building systems that can design parts faster than competitors.

As testing becomes more restricted, regulations tighten, and performance margins shrink, teams now increasingly fight the real race before the bike ever turns a wheel.

And for Ducati, that race now runs through software as much as it does through asphalt.