A new chapter gets underway in the history of Ducati, in its second year of presence in the Motocross world championship. The Borgo Panigale-based company will join forces with Louis Vosters' team.
Building on his decades of experience in the MXGP paddock, which he entered first as a sponsor and then by creating his own racing structure in 2015, the entrepreneur from the Netherlands will run the three official Desmo450 MX bikes entrusted to 31-year-old Swiss Jeremy Seewer, already on the podium on two occasions in 2025, and new entry riders Andrea Bonacorsi and Calvin Vlaanderen.
European champion of EMX125 in 2020 and of EMX250 in 2023, a year in which he achieved a top 3 in the Motocross of Nations on his debut in the 450 class, the Italian finished his first full year in MXGP in 8th place, earning his first podium in the premier class with the Dutch team of all,
The 29-year-old South African, on the other hand, can boast the victory in a Grand Prix in MX2 in 2018, one in MXGP in 2022, a Dutch title in the 500 class in the same year and a Motocross of Nations win with the Dutch team in 2019, riding a 250.
"We are delighted to announce this important agreement with Louis Vosters' team, undoubtedly one of the most professional in the MXGP paddock. We have shared a long-term project with Louis and we are confident that, thanks to the close cooperation between our two teams, we will soon be able to achieve the ambitious goals we have set ourselves. We are also pleased to welcome Andrea and Calvin to Ducati, who, together with Jeremy, will do their utmost to bring the Ducati' name to the top in the world of motocross," were the words of Paolo Ciabatti, general manager of Ducati Corse Off-Road
"It's truly a dream come true to start this new chapter with such an iconic brand as Ducati, leading the new factory team in the MXGP class. Their passion, technology and unmistakable racing DNA perfectly align with my own vision of motocross at the highest level. We've entered a long-term collaboration built on trust, determination, and a shared desire to win. We share the same racing spirit, and together with Ducati's technical team, and out people in the paddock, I'm confident we can make great progress and fight at teh front of the MXGP World Championship in the seasons ahead," was the team patron's comment.