Ducati could set Honda record at French GP

In 2024, Ducati once again crushed the competition in MotoGPThe manufacturer has broken numerous records of domination by winning 19 times in twenty rounds, but could reach others in 2025.

Beaten by Aprilia at the Grand Prix of the Americas, the Bologna factory has since chained together seventeen consecutive successes. The longest series achieved by a manufacturer in MotoGP. In the history of the discipline, the last manufacturer to have done better was Honda.

Between the 1997 Malaysian Grand Prix and the following season's Assen Grand Prix in 1998, Honda notched up no fewer than twenty-two consecutive victories. A dizzying tally, largely fuelled by the exploits of Mick Doohan.

Fifteen victories in this series have been signed by the Australian, while Alex Crivillé (4), Tadayuki Okada (1), Max Biaggi (1) and Carlos Checa (1) have also contributed to making it last.

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Ducati to set a new record in France?

New Zealander Simon Crafar, known for his commentary on the MotoGP channel, and future president of the FIM, had come to put an end to the latter. He then found victory on a Yamaha at Donington Park, during the British Grand Prix.

In 2025, Ducati will try to catch up with the Japanese brand. To do so, it will need to win the first five races of the season. In this way, if Borgo Panigale remains undefeated until the end of the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian factory will be able to set a new mark in the record books. This opportunity would be given to it at the 2025 French Grand Prix (May 9-11).

For that, Ducati will have to take revenge on Aprilia at the Grand Prix of the Americas. A race that the manufacturer has not won since 2022, with Enea Bastianini. This victory is also Ducati's only one at the COTA. Marc Marquez could however be a major asset for the brand. The Spaniard having won the event seven times during his career.

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