but started with Ducati back in 1992 when Alstare Racing was formed by Batta who was formerly General Manager of the Superbike World Championship.Speaking to the press, Batta said: “For me, it’s an absolute thrill to be able to join the Ducati family again

MAX Biaggi extended his lead in the championship standings at Aragon, as Marco Melandri jumped to second following the troubles of Jonathan Rea.The Italian leaves Spain with a comfortable lead of 48 points ahead of Melandri.1. Max Biaggi Aprilia 248.52. Marco Melandri BMW 200.53....

with the Crescent Suzuki Superbike team and it has been great to work with all the people involved throughout that time and I am obviously sad to be leaving'Valentine arrived in 2007 - at the time the team was still racing in BSB. He took a prominent role

MAX BIAGGI sealed a thrilling championship win this weekend at Magny-Cours, beating nearest rival Tom Sykes by just 0.5 points overall.Sykes put in a strong performance to finish third in the first race and first in the second race - sadly

relationship previously."Frenchman, Guintoli rode for Crescent in BSB in 2009 and then in WSB in 2010. He finished 7th in this year's World Superbike championship, despite switching to PATA Ducati mid-season after being sacked from the Liberty Racing Superbike

DUCATI has announced it will end it's collaboration with Althea Racing for the 2013 WSB season, but will retain Carlos Checa on the new 1199 Panigale.Checa won the 2011 World Superbike Championship on a 1198. Although Ducati is yet to confirm

fastest lap of 1m40.855. While Laverty's fastest lap was set on a Pirelli qualifying tyre, he also recorded a 1m40.4 on a race tyre.Hayden is said to have been testing a new swingarm on his 2013 Desmosedici.The track was shared by WSBK and MotoGP teams

THIS YEAR'S WSB championship will be a 15-round season, as the franchise enters it's 26th year.The 2013 championship will get underway at Phillip Island in Australia, as is tradition. New additions to the schedule are Buddh International Circuit

FORMER WSB world champion Carlos Checa, who races a Ducati for Althea Racing, believes that Ducati were victimised over the issue of the 6kg ballast the Ducati 1098 was forced to carry last season. In an interview with Motociclismo, Checa said

MAX BIAGGI has won the 2012 World Superbike championship, coming fifth in the second race to beat nearest rival Tom Sykes by just 0.5 points. 2012 World Superbike Final Point Stadings:1. Max Biaggi, Aprilia Racing 358 points2. Tom Sykes, Kawasaki