The dawn of the four-stroke era in 2002 opened the door for Ducati to re-join the MotoGP™ World Championship and start a dynasty.
During the Italian GP in 2002 Ducati unveiled their MotoGP™ prototype, the Bologna based factory out to convert their WorldSBK success to victories and top results in pinnacle of prototype racing.
2003
Troy Bayliss, who had brought Ducati great success in WorldSBK, and Loris Capirossi, already a highly experienced premier class rider at this point, were the first factory rid…