MotoGp, an official Ducati for Fabio Di Giannantonio
The words of Fabio Di Giannantonio
A young Italian rider, fast and really consistent. Thus begins to take shape the line up of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team for the biennium 2025 – 2026. Fabio Di Giannantonio will in fact be a Ducati rider, with an official bike, within the project of the Tavullia-based team for the next two seasons of the MotoGP championship.
Another important piece for an increasingly solid synergy between the VR46 Racing Team and the Borgo Panigale manufacturer after the confirmation of an agreement as Factory Supported Team. Satisfaction and injection of confidence for Fabio, who landed in the team last year in an almost rocambolic way, and able to amaze for consistency and professionalism;. In 2025 – 2026, he will be on track with an official Ducati to get higher and higher. Currently eighth overall (with 104 points) and nine times in the top ten GP finish this year, Fabio is aiming for his first podium in 2024. It would be the third in his young career in the premier class.
Feliccismo Fabio Di Giannantonio: “Nine months ago I found myself without a bike to continue my dream and today I sign a contract with two of the most important entities in MotoGP, è hard to believe. I am very happy to be able to continue this fantastic journey together with the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team and Ducati Corse for the next two seasons. I arrived here almost by chance, I felt immediately at home and with the team we are doing really well. I want to thank Vale, Uccio, Pablo, the whole team, Ducati and my staff, we left no stone unturned. We open a new understanding, I can’t wait. It will beò on track for two years with the official Ducati, we can and must aim to achieve ambitious results. È a great project, where I feel 100% involved and we can fight for the top step of the podium. We keep working, we grow weekend after weekend: this è an’additional confidence boost to always give our best”.
Alessio Salucci also commented: "The 2025 – 2026 biennium of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team begins to take shape. After the ’announcement of the partnership with Ducati last week, today we can confirm that Fabio, thanks to the ’agreement signed directly with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, will wear the team’s fluorescent yellow for the next two seasons. I can not hide the satisfaction, è arrived on tiptoe, is working so hard, è always lì with the strongest and deserves to reap many satisfactions. È a very important moment for the future of the team, the relationship with Ducati è always stronger and we can only thank Pertamina Lubricants and all our partners who support us and continue to believe in this ambitious project”.
He was echoed by Luigi Dall’Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse: "We are really happy to have Fabio Di Giannantonio among our Ducati riders for the next two years. Diggia has always shown great confidence in our project and his dedication and talent have led him to grow steadily in MotoGP. We are confident that together with the VR46 Racing Team and having an official Desmosedici GP he will haveà even more opportunities to bring out his full potential. Welcome officially to the Ducati family, Fabio!".
