Ducati Motor Holding 8653 225640217 2008-07-14T18:08:30Z Urbanrenewal 3542328 Quick-adding category "Texas Pacific Group" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) {{Infobox Company | company_name = Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A | company_logo = [[Image:ducatilogol.gif|200px|center]] | vector_logo = | company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ([[Borsa Italiana]]:[http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/scheda.bit?target=StrumentoMTA&isin=IT0001278081&lang=en DMH]) | genre = | foundation = [[1926]] | founder = Bruno Cavalieri Ducati<br />Adriano Ducati<br />Marcello Ducati | location = | location_city = {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bologna]] | location_country = [[Italy]] | origins = | key_people = Giampiero Paoli <span style="font-variant:small-caps">([[Chairman]])</span><br />Gabriele Del Torchio <span style="font-variant:small-caps">([[CEO]])</span><br /> | area_served = | industry = [[motorcycle]] manufacturer | products = [[motorcycle]]s | revenue = {{profit}}[[Euro|€]] 304.7 [[100000000 (number)|million]] ([[2007]])<ref name = "gljtbm">Ducati Motor Holding financial statement FY2007 (PDF) http://www.ducati.com/company/fd_eng_1042_0_relazionetrimestrale_31_12_07_en__2_.pdf</ref> | net_income = {{profit}}[[Euro|€]] 13.2 [[100000000 (number)|million]] ([[2007]])<ref name = "gljtbm"/> | num_employees = 1,142 ([[2007]])<ref name = "gljtbm"/> | parent = | divisions = | subsid = [[Ducati Corse]] ([[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike World Championship|SBK Superbike]] racing) | owner = | company_slogan = | homepage = [http://www.ducati.com www.ducati.com] | dissolved = | footnotes = }} '''Ducati Motor Holding [[S.A. (corporation)|S.p.A]]''' ([[Borsa Italiana]]:[http://www.borsaitaliana.it/bitApp/scheda.bit?target=StrumentoMTA&isin=IT0001278081&lang=en DMH]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] [[motorcycle]] manufacturer located in [[Bologna, Italy]]. [[Image:Ducati mach1 800.jpg|thumb|left|Ducati Mach 1]] From their first post-[[World War II|Second World War]] bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence in motorcycle racing and in the motorcycle industry. In the 1960s, Ducati earned its place in motorcycling history by producing the then fastest 250&nbsp;cc road bike available, the Mach 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/heritage/anni60/mach1/mach1.jhtml|title=Mach 1|publisher=ducati.com|accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sec.edgar-online.com/2004/06/30/0001156973-04-000783/section5.asp|title=DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING SPA Annual and Transition Report (foreign private issuer) (20-F) Item 4. Information on the Company|publisher=edgar-online.com|date=2004-06-30|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mecossemi.com/H4FrameSet_L.html|title=History of the Motorcycle|publisher=mecossemi.com|accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref> In the 1970s Ducati began producing large-displacement [[Ducati V-twin motorcycles|L-twin]] (i.e. a 90° V-twin) motorcycles and in 1973 released an L-twin with the trademarked [[desmodromic valve]] design. In 1985, [[Cagiva]] bought Ducati and planned to rebadge Ducati motorcycles with the lesser-known Cagiva name (at least outside of Italy). By the time the purchase was completed, Cagiva kept the "Ducati" name on its motorcycles. In 1996, [[Texas Pacific Group]] bought a 51% stake in the company for US$325 million then in 1998, bought most of the remaining 49% to become the sole owner of Ducati. In 1999, TPG issued an [[IPO]] of Ducati stock and renamed the company '''Ducati Motor Holding SpA'''. TPG sold over 65% of its shares in Ducati, leaving TPG the majority shareholder. In December 2005 Ducati returned to Italian ownership with the sale of Texas Pacific's stake (minus one share) to Investindustrial Holdings, the investment fund of Carlo and Andrea Bonomi. ==Company history== ===Ownership=== * (1950 - 1967) Government IRI management years (In 1953 split into Ducati Meccanica, and Ducati Elettronica, now called [[Ducati Energia|Ducati Energia SpA]]) * (1967 - 78) Government EFIM management (control over day-to-day factory operations) ::''(1967 - 73) Headed By '''Montano''''' ::''(1973 - 78) Headed by '''De Eccher''''' * (1978 - 85) Subsidiary of state-subsidized '''VM Group''' * (1985 - 1996) Cagiva Group ownership * (1996 - 2005) Texas-Pacific Group ownership and going public ::''Headed by CEO Federico Minoli, 1996-2001; returning for 2003-2007'' * (2005 - present) Investindustrial Holdings: Back in Italian Hands ===Beginnings=== In 1926, three brothers Adriano, Marcello and Bruno Ducati founded ''Societa Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati'' in Bologna. The company produced tubes, condensers and other radio components. The cornerstone of a new factory in ''Borgo Panigale'' was laid in 1935. During the war, the factory was a target for Allied bombing. Although badly hit more than once, production was maintained. About this time Aldo Farinelli began working with the small [[Turin]]ese firm SIATA (''Societa Italiana per Applicazioni Tecniche Auto-Aviatorie'') with the idea of developing a small engine that could be mounted on a bicycle. The noise of the engine's short stubby exhaust inspired the name "Cucciolo" (Italian: "little puppy"). Barely one month after the official liberation of Italy, SIATA announced their intention to sell Cucciolo engines to the public; it was the first new automotive design to appear in postwar Europe. The first Cucciolos were available only as a motor to be attached by the owner to a normal bicycle. Some businessmen bought the little engines in quantity, installed them in frames and offered these complete units for sale. By 1950, with 200,000 Cucciolos already sold, Ducati finally offered its own complete motorcycle based on the successful little pushrod engine. The collaboration with SIATA resulted in a well designed little 60&nbsp;cc bike. This first Ducati motorcycle weighed 98&nbsp;pounds and had a top speed of 40&nbsp;mph (64&nbsp;km/h). Its 15&nbsp;mm [[carburetor]] gave a little under 200 mpg (85&nbsp;km/L). In the 1950s, Ducati officially dropped the "Cucciolo" name, replacing it with "55M" or "65TL". The market was moving towards bigger motorcycles though, and Ducati's IRI management felt diversification was the only answer. Ducati made an impression at the early 1952 Milan Show, introducing the Ducati 65 TS cycle and the Cruiser, a four-stroke [[motor scooter]]. Despite being described as the most interesting new machine at the 1952 show, the Cruiser was not a great success. A couple thousand were made over a two year period before being withdrawn from production. In 1953, management decided to split the operation into two separate entities, '''Ducati Meccanica SpA''', and Ducati Elettronica, under separate management. (Ducati Elettronica became '''[[Ducati Energia|Ducati Energia SpA]]''' in the eighties.) Dr. Giuseppe Montano took over as head of Ducati Meccanica SpA and the old Borgo Panigale factory was modernized with government assistance. By 1954, Ducati Meccanica SpA was producing 120 bikes a day, but cheap cars were entering the market, and sales for many motorcycle manufacturers would decline. From the 1960s to the 1990s the Spanish company '''[[MotoTrans]]''' licensed Ducati engines and produced motorcycles that were recognizably Ducati derived, although incorporating many subtle differences. MotoTrans' most notable machine was the 250&nbsp;cc ''24 Horas'' (Spanish: ''24 hours''), a 285&nbsp;cc version that won the Barcelona twenty-four hour race at the [[Montjuic circuit]] for three consecutive years, 1956 to 1958. ==Motorcycle designs== [[Image:PaulSmartLE1000.jpg|thumb|right|2006 [[Ducati SportClassic|Ducati Paul Smart 1000LE]]]] Ducati is best known for high performance motorcycles characterized by large capacity four-stroke, 90-degree L-twin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/bikes/techcafe.jhtml?detail=article&value=technical&part=technical&artID=1|title=History of the Two-Valve Twin|puplisher=Ducati.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> engines featuring a [[desmodromic valve]] design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/bikes/techcafe.jhtml?detail=article&value=technical&part=technical&artID=2|title=Desmo for Dummies|puplisher=Ducati.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> Modern Ducatis remain among the dominant performance motorcycles available today partly because of the [[Desmodromic valve]] design, which is nearing its 50th year of use. [[Desmodromic]] valves are closed with a separate, dedicated cam lobe and lifter instead of the conventional valve [[spring (device)|springs]] used in most internal combustion engines. This allows the cams to have a more radical profile, thus opening and closing the valves more quickly without the risk of valve-float which is likely when using a "passive" closing mechanisms under the same conditions. While most other manufacturers utilize [[Wet clutch|wet-clutches]] (with the spinning parts bathed in oil)<ref name="Transmissions">{{cite web|url=http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/our_company/news_item.php?news_id=45|title=What is in an oil|publisher=yamaha-motor.ca|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> Ducati uses multiplate [[dry clutch]]es in many of their current motorcycles. The dry clutch eliminates the [[parasitic loss|power loss from oil viscosity]] drag on the engine even though the engagement may not be as smooth as the oil bath versions, and the clutch plates can wear more rapidly. ==Product history== The chief designer of Ducati motorcycles from the 1950s was the late [[Fabio Taglioni]] (1920-2001). He designed most Ducatis during this period, ranging from the small single cylinder machines that were successful in the Italian 'street races' up to the large capacity twins of the 80s. Ducati introduced the [[Ducati Pantah|Pantah]] in 1979; its engine was updated in the 1990s in the [[Ducati SuperSport]] (SS) series. All modern Ducati engines are derivatives of the Pantah, which uses a toothed belt to actuate the engine's valves. Taglioni used the [[Ferrari#The .22Cavallino Rampante.22|Cavallino Rampante]] (identified with the [[Ferrari]] brand) on his Ducati motorbikes, Taglioni chose this emblem of courage and daring as a sign of respect and admiration for [[Francesco Baracca]], a heroic World War I fighter pilot that died during an air raid in 1918<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/heritage/protagonisti/fabiotaglioni6.jhtml|title=Fabio Taglioni: a Legend|publisher=ducati.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> ===1950s=== {{main|Ducati Singles}} ===1960s=== {{main|Ducati Apollo}} ===1970s=== {{main|Ducati V-twin motorcycles}} In 1973, Ducati also commemorated its 1972 win at the [[Imola Circuit|Imola]] 200 with the production model green frame Ducati 750 SuperSport. (In 2006 the retro styled [[Ducati PaulSmart1000LE]], which shares styling cues with the 1973 750 SuperSport (itself a production replica of [[Paul Smart]]'s 1972 race winning [[Ducati 750 Imola Desmo|750 Imola Desmo]]) was released, as one of a [[Ducati SportClassic|SportClassic]] series representing the 750 GT, 750 Sport, and 750 SuperSport Ducati motorcycles.) ===1980s=== {{main|Ducati Quattrovalvole motorcycles}} Ducati's liquid-cooled multi-valve V twins made from 1985 on are known as ''Quattrovalvole'' ("four-valve"). These include the [[Ducati 916|916]] and [[Ducati 996|996]], [[Ducati 999|999]] and a few predecessors and derivatives. ===1990s=== In 1993, [[Miguel Angel Galuzzi]] introduced the [[Ducati Monster]],<ref name="monster">{{cite web|url=http://www.monsta.at/site_article_368.html|title=Desmo 2 Valve History|publisher=monsta.at|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> a naked bike with exposed trellis and engine. Today the Monster accounts for almost half of the company's worldwide sales. The Monster, which has been out since 1994, has undergone the most changes of any motorcycle that Ducati has ever produced. After more than a decade of manufacturing, Ducati continues to create innovative changes to this classic motorcycle. In 1993 , [[Pierre Terblanche]] , Massimo Bordi and Claudio Domenicali designed the [[Ducati Supermono]] . A 550cc single cylinder light weight “Catalog Racer”. Only 67 were built between 1993-1997. In 1995, the company introduced the [[Ducati 916]]<ref name="Ducati916">{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/heritage/anni90/916sbk95/916sbk95.jhtml|title=Ducati Official History (The 916)|publisher=Ducati Motor Holdings|accessdate=2008-06-22}} </ref> model designed by [[Massimo Tamburini]], a water-cooled version that allowed for higher output levels and a striking new bodywork that featured aggressive lines, a underseat exhaust, and a single-sided swingarm. Ducati has since ceased production of what many called the bike of the 1990s, supplanting it (and its progeny, the 996 and 998) with the [[Ducati 749|749]] and [[Ducati 999|999]]. ===Current lineup=== [[Image:2007DucatiHyperMotard-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ducati Hypermotard]]]] For the 2008 model year, Ducati lineup is as follows: ; [[Ducati Monster|Monster]] * 695 * [[Ducati Monster 696|696]] * S2R 1000 * S4R Testastretta * S4R S Testastretta * S4R S Testastretta Tri-Colore ; [[Ducati Multistrada|Multistrada]] * 1100 * 1100 S [[Image:2007Ducati1098-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ducati 1098|Ducati 1098 S Tricolore]]]] ; [[Ducati SportClassic|SportClassic]] * GT 1000 * Sport 1000 monoposto * Sport 1000 biposto * Sport 1000 S biposto ; [[Superbike]] * [[Ducati 848|848]] * [[Ducati 1098|1098]] [[Image:2007DucatiDesmosediciRR-001.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ducati Desmosedici#Desmosedici RR|Ducati Desmosedici RR]]]] ; Other * [[Ducati Hypermotard|Hypermotard]] * [[Ducati Desmosedici#Desmosedici RR|Desmosedici RR]] ;Engines * '''Desmodue''': Desmo two valve air cooled, 40° included valve angle, (800SS, Multistrada 620, Monster 620 695 696 803 992) * '''Desmodue Double Spark''': Desmo two valve , air cooled, 40° included valve angle, (1000DS, Multistrada 1000, 1000S, Monster S2R 1000, SportClassic GT 1000, Sport 1000, 1000S, Hypermotard 1100, 1100S) * '''Desmotre Double Spark''': Desmo three valve, liquid cooled, 40° included valve angle, (ST3) * '''Desmoquattro Testastretta''': Desmo four valve, liquid cooled, 25° included valve angle, (999, 749, Monster S4R, S4RS) ; Motors introduced for 2007+ * '''Testastretta Evoluzione''': Desmo four valve, liquid cooled, 25° included valve angle, (848/1098) ==Motorcycle design history== [[Image:2007DucatiSR4-001.jpg|thumb|left|2007 [[Ducati Monster|Ducati Monster S4Rs Testastretta]]]] Ducati (in its various incarnations) has produced several styles of motorcycle engines, including varying the number of cylinders, type of valve actuation and fuel delivery. Ducati is best known for its "L-Twin" motor which is the powerplant in the majority of Ducati-marqued motorcycles. Ducati has also manufactured engines with one, two, three or four cylinders; operated by pull rod valves and push rod valves; single, double and triple overhead camshafts; [[two stroke]] and even at one stage manufactured a stationary diesel engine, many of which were used as emergency pumps (eg for fire fighting). Currently, Ducati makes no other engines except for its motorcycles. On current Ducati motors except for the Desmosedici, the valves are actuated by a standard valve cam shaft which is rotated by a [[timing belt]] driven by the motor directly. The teeth on the belt keep the [[camshaft]] drive pulleys indexed. On older Ducati motors, prior to 1981, drive was by solid shaft that transferred to the camshaft through bevel-cut gears. This method of valve actuation was used on many of Ducati's older [[single cylinder]] motorcycles - the shaft tube is visible on the outside of the cylinder. Ducati is also famous for using the [[desmodromic]] valve system championed by engineer and designer [[Fabio Taglioni]] though they have also used engines that use valve springs to close their valves. In the early days, Ducati reserved the [[desmodromic]] valve heads for its higher performance bikes and its race bikes. These valves do not suffer from [[valve float]] at high engine speeds, thus a [[desmodromic]] engine is capable of far higher revolutions than a similarly configured engine with traditional spring-valve heads. In the 1960s and -70s Ducati produced a wide range of small two-stroke bikes, mainly sub-100&nbsp;cc capacities. Large quantities of some models were exported to the U.S. Ducati has produced the following motorcycle engine types: * Single cylinder, **bevel actuated, spring valved: 98&nbsp;cc, 100&nbsp;cc, 125&nbsp;cc, 160&nbsp;cc, 175&nbsp;cc, 200&nbsp;cc, 239&nbsp;cc, 250&nbsp;cc, 350&nbsp;cc, 450&nbsp;cc **bevel actuated, [[desmodromic]] valved : 239&nbsp;cc, 250&nbsp;cc, 350&nbsp;cc and 450&nbsp;cc **belt actuated, desmodromic valved : 549/572 cc [[Ducati_Supermono|Supermono]], only 65 made. * Two cylinder, **bevel actuated, spring valved (L-Twin): 750&nbsp;cc, 860&nbsp;cc **bevel actuated, desmo valved (L-Twin): 750&nbsp;cc, 860&nbsp;cc **chain actuated, spring valved (parallel twin): 350&nbsp;cc, 500&nbsp;cc (GTL) **chain actuated, desmo valved (parallel twin): 500&nbsp;cc (500SD) **belt actuated, desmo valved (L-Twin): Almost all motors since 1986. * Four cylinder, **gear actuated, desmo valved (L-quattro): (Desmosedici) ** bevel actuated, spring valved (L-4): Prototype [[Ducati Apollo|Apollo]], only two made. ==Ducati products other than motorcycles== [[Ducati Meccanica]] (as the company was previously known) has its marque on non-motorcycle products as well. In the 1930s and 40s, Ducati manufactured radios, cameras, and electrical products such as a razor. The [[Ducati Sogno]] was a [[half-frame]] [[Leica Camera|Leica]]-like camera which is now a very rare collectors' item. Ducati and [[Bianchi (bicycle manufacturer)]] have developed and launched a new line of racing bicycles.<ref>http://www.bianchiducati.com/</ref> Currently, there are four Ducati companies: Ducati Motor Holding (the subject of this article), [[Ducati Corse]] (which runs the Ducati racing program and is wholly owned by Ducati Motor Holding), Ducati Energia, a designer and manufacturer of electrical and electronic components and systems and Ducati Sistemi, a subsidiary of Ducati Energia. All are located in [[Borgo Panigale]] in Bologna, Italy. Ducati Motor Holding often uses electrical components and subsystems from Ducati Energia. ==Merchandising== Ducati has a wide range of accessories, lifestyle products and co-branded merchandise bearing their logos and designs. ==Racing History== [[Image:2006Ducati999R-001.jpg|thumb|right|2006 [[Ducati 999|Ducati 999R Xerox]]]] [[Image:2006Ducati999R-002.jpg|thumb|right|2006 [[Ducati 999|Ducati 999R Xerox]]]] {{see also|Ducati Corse}} ===MotoGP World Championship=== Ducati rejoined [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] in {{MGP|2003}}, after a 30 year absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ducati.com/racing/index_motogp.jhtml|title=2003 Ducati MotoGP Team|publisher=ducati.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> On September 23, 2007 Casey Stoner clinched his and Ducati's first Grand Prix World Championship. When Ducati re-joined MotoGP in {{MGP|2003}}, MotoGP had changed its rules to allow four-stroke 990&nbsp;cc engines to race. At the time Ducati was the fastest bike. In {{MGP|2007}}, MotoGP reduced the engine size to 800&nbsp;cc, and Ducati continued to be the fastest bike with a bike that was markedly faster than its rivals as was displayed by Casey Stoner on tracks with long straights. For the {{MGP|2008}}, [[Ducati Corse|Ducati Marlboro Team]] will campaign their [[Ducati Desmosedici#GP8|Desmosedici GP8]] with [[Casey Stoner]] and [[Marco Melandri]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Evan|url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Jul/e/n070722k.htm|title=Melandri To Marlboro Ducati|publisher=superbikeplanet.com|date=2007-07-22|accessdate=0228-01-25}}</ref> Ducati also supplies bikes to [[Pramac d'Antin]] which for {{MGP|2008}} has been renamed the Alice Team, who are running the [[Ducati Desmosedici#GP8|Desmosedici GP8]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01112007/23/pramac-d-antin-becomes-alice-team.html|title=Pramac d'Antin MotoGP becomes Alice Team |publisher=eurosport.yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Year ! Champion ! Motorcycle |- | {{MGP|2007}} | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Stoner]] | [[Ducati Desmosedici#GP7|Ducati Desmosedici GP7]] |} ===Superbike World Championship (SBK)=== For {{SBK|2008}}, Ducati will race a homologated version of the [[Ducati 1098|1098R]]. The [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]], the sanctioning body for the [[Superbike World Championship]], has raised the displacement limit for two cylinder engines to 1,200&nbsp;cc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsbk.com/details.php?newsid=1793&lang=eng|title=Changes to the Technical Rules for 2008|publisher=worldsbk.com|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> In {{SBK|2007}}, Ducati raced their 999F07 which is a homologated racing version of the [[Ducati 999|999R]] because maximum displacement for two cylinder engines was limited to 1,000&nbsp;cc. The company has won twelve [[List of Superbike World champions|rider's world championships]] since the championship's inception in 1988. It has been argued that Ducati has amassed more wins than any other manufacturer because the rules are deliberately set to favour their bikes through manufacturer lobbying; this, of course, is a matter of dispute.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/ktms-rc8-superbike-has-ducatis-1098s-and-the-2009-world-superbike-crow/9016/|title=KTM's RC8 superbike targets Ducatis 1098S|publisher=gizmag.com|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year ! Champion ! Motorcycle |- | {{SBK|1990}} | {{flagicon|FRA}}&thinsp;[[Raymond Roche]] | [[Ducati 851]] |- | {{SBK|1991}} | {{flagicon|USA}}&thinsp;[[Doug Polen]] | [[Ducati 888]] |- | {{SBK|1992}} | {{flagicon|USA}}&thinsp;Doug Polen | Ducati 888 |- | {{SBK|1994}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;[[Carl Fogarty]] | [[Ducati 916]] |- | {{SBK|1995}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;Carl Fogarty | Ducati 916 |- | {{SBK|1996}} | {{flagicon|AUS}}&thinsp;[[Troy Corser]] | Ducati 916 |- | {{SBK|1998}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;Carl Fogarty | Ducati 916 |- | {{SBK|1999}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;Carl Fogarty | [[Ducati 996]] |- | {{SBK|2001}} | {{flagicon|AUS}}&thinsp;[[Troy Bayliss]] | [[Ducati 996|Ducati 996R]] |- | {{SBK|2003}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;[[Neil Hodgson]] | [[Ducati 999|Ducati 999F03]] |- | {{SBK|2004}} | {{flagicon|UK}}&thinsp;[[James Toseland]] | [[Ducati 999|Ducati 999F04]] |- | {{SBK|2006}} | {{flagicon|AUS}}&thinsp;[[Troy Bayliss]] | [[Ducati 999|Ducati 999F06]] |} Ducati has also won fourteen [[List of Superbike World champions#Manufacturers|manufacturer world championships]] for years 1991–1996, 1998–2004, and 2006. ===AMA Superbike Championship=== In the [[AMA Superbike Championship]], Ducati has had its share of success, with [[Doug Polen]] winning the title in 1993 and [[Troy Corser]] the following year in 1994. Ducati has entered a bike in every AMA Superbike season since 1986, but withdrew from the series after the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Minoli|first=Federico|url=http://blog.ducati.com/post/65/ama-next-year|title=AMA Next Year|publisher=ducati.com|date=2006-08-22|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Evan|url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Mar/e/n070308b.htm|title=Ducati AMA Superbike Streak Ends|publisher=superbikeplanet.com|date=2007-03-08|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Aug/060822a.htm|last=Adams|first=Dean|title=Bombshell: Ducati Pulls Out Of AMA Superbike|publisher=Superbikeplanet.net|date=2006-08-22|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> ===British Superbike Championship=== The [[British Superbike Championship]] has been won by Ducati riders on seven occasions: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Year ! Champion |- | 1995 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Steve Hislop]] |- | 1999 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss]] |- | 2000 | {{flagicon|England}} [[Neil Hodgson]] |- | 2001 | {{flagicon|England}} [[John Reynolds]] |- | 2002 | {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Steve Hislop]] |- | 2003 | {{flagicon|England}} [[Shane Byrne]] |- | 2005 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Gregorio Lavilla]] |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==See also == *[[desmodromic]] *[[List of Italian companies]] *[[List of motorcycle manufacturers]] ==External links== * [http://www.ducati.com ducati.com] Official website * {{dmoz|Recreation/Motorcycles/Makes_and_Models/Ducati/|Ducati Motorcycles}} * {{dmoz|Recreation/Motorcycles/Associations_and_Clubs/Ducati/|Ducati Associations and Clubs}} * {{dmoz|Business/Automotive/Motorcycles/Makes_and_Models/Retailers/Ducati/|Ducati Businesses}} <!--==========================({{NoMoreLinks}})============================ | PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS IN ADDING MORE LINKS TO THIS ARTICLE. 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