2018 Ducati Desmosedici GP Motorcycles were recently unveiled by the brand in Bologna. MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso were introduced to their racing partner in a Ducati factory.
As 2018 Ducati Team is now complete, they will focus on racing with their new 1000cc machines. The engine used here is good for more than 250 HP and claims 350 kmph of top speed. The bike weighs just 157 kg (dry) and rides on 17 inch front and rear Michelin rubber.
Suspension components are sourced from Ohlins while Brembo carbon front 340mm dual disc brakes are here to shed speeds like never before.
Ducati spokesman even cleared the fact that Panigale V4 has been created in sync with their new GP bike and now every rider could enjoy MotoGP style riding through their new product. Team Ducati will first leave for practice tests in Malaysia at the popular Sepang circuit.
- Engine: 1000cc, Liquid-cooled, 90° V4, four-stroke
- Evo Desmodromic DOHC, four valves per cylinder
- Maximum Power: Over 250 HP
- Maximum Speed: Over 350 kmph
- Transmission: Ducati Seamless Transmission (DST EVO), Chain final drive
- Carburation: Indirect electronic injection, four throttle bodies with injectors above and below the butterfly valves. Throttles operated by the new EVO 2 TCF (Throttle Control & Feedback) system
- Fuel: Shell Racing V-Power
- Lubricant: Shell Advance Ultra 4
- Exhaust: Akrapovic
- Final Drive: D.I.D Chain
- Frame: Aluminium alloy evo twin-spar
- Front Suspension: Öhlins inverted 48mm front fork
- Rear Suspension: Öhlins rear shock absorber
- Adjustable for pre-load, new factory evolution damping system
- Electronics: Magneti Marelli ECU programmed with Dorna Unified Software
- Tyres: Michelin 17″ front and rear
- Front Brake: Brembo, two 340mm carbon front discs with four-piston callipers
- Rear Brake: Single stainless steel rear disc with two-piston calliper
- Dry weight: 157 kg