Fancy winning inters? This 2019 Ducati MotoGP bike can make that happen.
This Ducati is the one used by Andrea Dovizioso during the 2019 MotoGP season and presented in 'all-original' condition and in running order.
A full factory MotoGP at auction is not a wholly unusual sight. An auction for an as-raced and sold in running order MotoGP bike, as is the case with this Ducati GP19 Desmosedici, is.
The machine in question is the number one bike as used by Andrea Dovizioso during the 2019 world championship. That means it is the very same machine that carried ‘Dovi’ to two race wins, seven podiums, and second place in the championship at the end of the season.
Dovi’s consistency throughout 2019 carried him up the standings, with only Marc Marquez, then at the height of his powers, beating him - the number 93 finished on the podium at every round apart from COTA, where he retired. Some see the 2019 season as a major turning point in the Borgo Panigale brand’s MotoGP fortunes, thanks to its early adoption of complex aero elements - many of which can be seen on the bike above.
Underneath that aggressive fairing sits Ducati’s 1,000cc water-cooled V4 engine, a DOHC screamer mated to a seamless gearbox and bolted into an aluminium Evo twin-spar frame. Power? Officially, Ducati would only ever say “over 250bhp”, with a top speed north of 220mph.
Suspension is the expected MotoGP-spec fare: 48mm upside-down Öhlins forks up front with an adjustable Öhlins single shock unit at the rear. Braking is handled by twin Brembo 340mm carbon discs and four-piston calipers, which are backed up by a stainless disc and twin-piston caliper at the rear.
Liveried in the Mission Winnow branding of long-term sponsor Philip Morris, it comes exactly as it last raced: factory electronics, factory starter, and all in running order (there’s even a start-up video for those who like their eardrums punished).
The bike was purchased directly from Ducati Corsa in Bologna and arrives with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti. It’s supplied with UK NOVA paperwork too, showing all import taxes have been sorted.
How much does a MotoGP bike cost?
Quite a lot, as it happens. This particular bike has an estimated value of between £500,000 and £700,000 listed on the Iconic Auctioneers webpage. Given that this bike represents such a turning point in Ducati’s MotoGP history (we all know what happened in 2022 with Bagnaia sealing his first championship crown and the further domination being shown by Marc Marquez), it could go for significantly more than that.
You can check out the listing for yourself over on the official website.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
