Nicolo Bulega is not Ducati’s «first choice» for MotoGP 2027
Nicolo Bulega’s path to MotoGP once appeared clearly mapped out, but it is now increasingly likely that the current World Superbike Championship leader may have to wait longer, with a 2027 move now in doubt. MotoGP is set for a major technical overhaul next year, with new regulations stipulating 850cc engines, reduced aerodynamics, a ban on ride-height devices […]
How Ducati superbike star Nicolo Bulega fared in his first two MotoGP races
Fresh off finishing runner-up in the 2025 World Superbike Championship, Nicolo Bulega got an early opportunity to sample MotoGP machinery as he joined the factory Ducati team for the Portuguese and Valencia grands prix. Substituting for world champion Marc Marquez, whose season was curtailed by an arm injury in Indonesia, Bulega finished both races in […]
Nicolo Bulega will replace Marc Marquez at Ducati for final two MotoGP races
World Superbike star Nicolo Bulega will replace Marc Marquez for the rest of the 2025 MotoGP campaign, Ducati has confirmed. This year’s MotoGP champion has been sidelined since fracturing his shoulder at the Indonesian Grand Prix at the start of October and it was announced shortly afterwards that he would skip the rest of the […]
Ducati considers handing Nicolo Bulega MotoGP debut, replacing Marc Marquez at Portimao
With Marc Marquez unlikely to return at the Portuguese Grand Prix in three weeks, Ducati is considering giving its World Superbike Championship rider Nicolo Bulega a chance in the MotoGP. Bulega signed a two-season contract with Ducati in May this year as a WSBK rider and MotoGP tester, leveraging his experience with Pirelli tyres, which […]
Bagnaia favours Bulega over Iannone for MotoGP debut with VR46
Defending MotoGP World Champion Francesco Bagnaia has thrown his support behind WorldSBK standout Nicolo Bulega as his candidate to replace Fabio di Giannantonio at VR46 Racing for the final two events of the 2024 MotoGP season. The satellite squad is presently mulling options as it prepares to lose di Giannantonio for the concluding Malaysian and […]