Ex-Casey Stoner MotoGP Ducati For Sale
The bike helped Stoner to lift the 2007 MotoGP championship crown, beating Valentino Rossi and taking ten wins
Hot on the heels of the news that Loris Capirossi’s ex-2003 MotoGP Ducati is up for auction, the bike that propelled Casey Stoner to the premier class crown in 2007 is also about to go on sale.
Presented by Iconic Auctioneers and going into The Iconic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2024, the hammer will be falling on this exceptional bike on Sunday 25 August 2024.
While the Capirossi bike we reported on last week was a representation of Ducati’s initial foray into MotoGP racing, the 2007 bike was a significant step up in terms of speed and engine performance. In the hands of the Australian Stoner, it was a force to be reckoned with, landing Ducati five pole positions and 11 victories - 10 to Stoner and only one to the Italian Capirossi.
The heart of the bike is a 799cc, 90-degree V4, with a desmodromic DOHC valvetrain, 4-valves per cylinder, and Magneti Marelli electronic injection all combining to enable it to produce more than 220bhp. With a claimed weight of just 148kg, the V4 engine, paired with the svelte aerodynamic fairing and bodywork (remember those in MotoGP?) the GP7 was capable of powering its way to a top speed of around 200mph depending on the gearing selected by the team.
Specifically, the bike in the auction was built for the 2007 season and used by the eventual champion that year. It still features the tamperproof stickers that all Ducati MotoGP machines carry and even includes a scrutineering sticker on the frame from the Spanish MotoGP round that year - a race which saw Rossi take the win, Dani Pedrosa second, and Casey Stoner a lowly fifth place.
The bike has been part of a private collection for what Iconic claims is ‘a number of years’ and was purchased from that collection by the current vendor in 2020. As you’d imagine, a bike with so much prestige is not going to be selling cheap, and the guide price for this one is a stonking £380,000 to £400,000.
You can check out the full listing on the official website.
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!
