18 riders on Ducati V21L electrical prototypes • Whole Bike

2023 MotoE World Championship Offered at Vallelunga

The MotoE Championship takes on world title standing and can see 18 riders on Ducati “V21L” electrical prototypes compete on the monitor in eight Grands Prix with two races each Saturday

Claudio Domenicali and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Ducati and Dorna Sports activities attended the presentation occasion
The world championship will start on Might 13 with the French Grand Prix on the Le Mans monitor

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), March 17, 2023 – The 2023 MotoE World Championship reserved for electrical motorbikes through which Ducati is concerned as the only provider with the “V21L” prototype has been formally introduced on the Vallelunga circuit outdoors Rome. Claudio Domenicali, Ducati CEO with Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna Sports activities CEO and the representatives of the principle companions introduced to the press the fifth version of the “zero emissions championship”, which for the primary time may have world title standing.

Claudio Domenicali, CEO Ducati: “The choice to take part within the MotoE World Championship as the only provider of the bikes is a cornerstone of the Ducati technique. The truth is, electrification, along with the introduction of carbon impartial fuels for inner combustion engines (e-fuel), can be mandatory to cut back Ducati’s carbon footprint and permit us to realize our long-term sustainability objectives. Nonetheless, each true Ducati is above all emotion, so it is vitally vital to handle this transition very carefully, taking care to keep up the sporty character and fun-to-ride traits of each Borgo Panigale bike. With the V21L we needed to problem the bounds of the sector by aiming to create essentially the most performing electrical motorbike ever made for the monitor. Above all, we needed to develop the Firm’s inner experience to be prepared when battery know-how, specifically weight, will make it attainable to create an electrical avenue motorbike with all of the traits that distinguish a Ducati. Having 18 riders with completely different wants and using kinds on the monitor on the similar time represents an excellent alternative for Ducati to check what may turn out to be the character of a future electrical Ducati. The primary checks in Jerez went very properly. Regardless of unfavorable climate, the suggestions on the bike from the riders and groups was superb, with the brand new unofficial circuit report. Ducati has by no means constructed such numerous prototypes and this too represents a problem inside a problem for us.”

After the primary official checks at Jerez at first of March, the collection will once more see all of the riders testing at Barcelona on April 3-5 to formally get the world championship underway on Might 13 with the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The calendar then contains Mugello (June 10), Sachsenring (June 17) and Assen (June 24). After the summer season break, the Ducati MotoE bikes can be again on monitor at Silverstone on August 5, earlier than tackling the three remaining Grands Prix on the Crimson Bull Ring (August 19), Catalunya (September 2) and Misano (September 9).

A brand new format is envisaged for qualifying whereas the groups will have the ability to depend on a totally new construction within the paddock. The format will see two free follow classes on Friday morning, adopted by two qualifying classes within the afternoon. The 2 races can be held on Saturday, the primary on the finish of MotoGP qualifying and the second after the Dash Race, one other function launched within the 2023 season.

The 18 riders, supported by 9 groups, can be racing on the “V21L” prototype, designed and constructed by Ducati with a growth course of lasting simply over a yr and with the contribution of take a look at riders Michele Pirro, Chaz Davies and Alex De Angelis, who at Vallelunga did some demonstration laps on the Ducati electrical motorcycle. For the Borgo Panigale producer, this mission happened to develop experience for its future, sustaining the method that has at all times fuelled Ducati’s DNA: experimenting with technological options on the planet of racing and dealing in order that all the pieces developed on this space can then find yourself on the bikes destined for fanatics from all around the world.

“V21L” is the MotoGP of electrical bikes, it combines the digital applied sciences and chassis dimensions developed by Ducati Corse with a design course of and mission administration typical of a avenue motorbike such because the Panigale V4. It’s the union of the most effective experience of the 2 worlds, racing and manufacturing, a prototype with which Ducati experiments in a world but to be found, that of electrical sport bikes. The Ducati “V21L” prototype has a complete weight of 496 lbs (26.5 lbs lower than the minimal necessities imposed by Dorna and the FIM for a motorbike able to finishing race distance) and has most energy and torque values respectively of 150 hp and 103.3 ft-lbs, which on a circuit like Mugello allowed it to achieve a pace of 170.9 mph.