RiderTua.com – In the history of Ducati in MotoGP, four times a rider has won the same number as the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. The last one was Jorge Martin in Portimao.. The victory started with the legend Casey Stoner (27th win), the same thing also happened with the 63rd, 72nd and finally 89th wins.. Did Marquez give Ducati his 93rd win? furthermore? Maybe the next world champion will also be number 89 then 72 and 93… who knows?
Ducati Sacred Numbers: 27, 63, 72, 89… Is 93 next?
The Bolognese brand’s 27th MotoGP World Championship victory belonged, of course, to the legendary Casey Stoner, at the 2009 Australian GP at Phillip Island. If you look at the history of the Desmosedici belonging to the official Ducati team, which is usually red, has changed to white for Sunday’s race worn by the Australian rider.. It is a special livery to compete in his home race. His teammate, Nicky Hayden, raced on a red Ducati.
Furthermore, it was the red bike that ensured Ducati’s 63rd victory in the premier class of the MotoGP world championship, and on home soil. The winner is Pecco Bagnaia, at the 2022 Italian GP at Mugello, and with his number #63, considering he has not worn the World Champion number (number #1) which he wore in 2023 and retained in 2024 after his two crowns.
Then, Marco Bezzecchi, who achieved his 72nd Ducati victory, rode a GP23 bike with #72 from Mooney VR46 (now Pertamina Enduro VR46), at the 2023 Argentine GP at Termas de Rio Hondo. It was also the first MotoGP victory for pupil Valentino Rossi and his team in the category.
When Jorge Martin achieved victory in the long race of the Portuguese GP on his Prima Pramac Racing Desmosedici GP24 bike, the Spaniard also secured Ducati’s 89th victory in the premier class. Of course, only long distance races are counted, considering that Sprint has its own statistics and is calculated separately. Therefore, what is curious about this story is the coincidence that the Borgo Panigale factory’s 89th MotoGP victory was achieved by the rider with the back number #89. But that’s not all, because in Ducati’s relatively short history in the premier class, which started in 2003, this is the fourth time a similar coincidence has occurred. Where Jorge Martin continued the tradition at the last Portimao GP.
The question is whether something similar will happen again, and the only possible scenario is related to Marc Marquez and his #93: will he be able to give Ducati its 93rd victory in the top class?
