Ducati Team wins 2020 Constructors’ World Champion
The Portuguese GP closed the veil of the 2020 FIM MotoGP World Championship with many memorable moments. The events at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao were truly spectacular for Ducati Team as the team managed to carve yet another historical moment after 13 years. Ducati’s last victory was in 2007, where the Bologna-based manufacturer had won its second Constructors’ World Title in the Premier Class in the final round of the 2020 season today. Thanks to Jack Miller’s (Pramac Racing Team) second place taken on the last lap, the Borgo Panigale manufacturer was able to end on top of the standings with 221 points a difficult season, made even more challenging by the Covid-19 emergency.
It certainly wasn’t an easy race today starting from twelfth on the grid. But I’m happy because we managed to make a good comeback and finish ahead of some of our direct rivals in the Championship, reaching fourth place in the standings. It was our main goal. It was my last race with Ducati. In the last four years, we have been able to do something extraordinary. I never thought I would be so excited to see the joy that our results have been able to produce in our fans! It’s the magic of our sport, and I’m happy to have experienced it! After these eight seasons, there have been wonderful relationships within my team, which I will surely miss very much!
I would have liked to have ended my adventure in Ducati with a better result. Unfortunately, today was a tough race. I want to thank all the people who work in Ducati. First of all to my team, because during these six seasons on the Desmosedici GP bike I have been able to achieve several successes and two victories in MotoGP! I’m happy to have been part of Ducati in these six years of my career”.
“Winning the Constructors’ World Title is very rewarding. Especially after a year so complicated that has forced us to overcome obstacles and situations we had never experienced before. It has been a bizarre season. But working together our engineers and all the Ducati riders have managed to make the Desmosedici GP competitive on all the circuits on the Championship calendar, taking it on the podium on eight occasions, including two wins.
Thanks to Andrea Dovizioso, Danilo Petrucci, Jack Miller, Pecco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco for allowing us to add a second Constructors’ World Title to our MotoGP history. And thanks also to the entire Ducati Corse department for once again demonstrating that with passion, dedication and determination, you can achieve important results like this. I take this opportunity to wish Andrea and Danilo good luck for what the future holds. They have been with us for many years, and together we have lived great moments, thanks for everything”.
“Winning the Constructors’ World Title is certainly an important goal for Ducati. It demonstrates the goodness of the technological innovations that have been developed in recent years and that today are on the Desmosedici GP. It has certainly been a difficult season. Especially after the introduction of the new rear tyre and the impossibility to do tests during the year that would have allowed us to study better its behaviour. Despite this, the Desmosedici GP has been a competitive bike on almost every track. Therefore, we are satisfied with the results obtained in 2020. It has allowed us to reach our second Constructors’ World Title in MotoGP. Thanks to all the Ducati Corse staff, riders and teams, that with their work and commitment have allowed us to achieve this important victory”.