Ducati MotoGP riders set to test alongside WorldSBK stars at Portimao
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After bringing you the news that all factory WorldSBK riders will be in action later in Jerez later this month, a second test in Portimao will follow as all 10 factory riders will again be in action.But joining them will be Ducati’s big-hitters from MotoGP as GPOne are reporting that Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez will be aboard Panigale V4 R machines.Alex Rins: More days to test, more things to test di Giannantonio: ‘You have to trust the process’Marquez made his Ducati debut during last year’s post-season test at Valencia, but the Portimao outing will be his first outing on the road bike.Also testing their Panigale V4 R bikes at Portimao will be Jorge Martin, Enea Bastianini, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Alex Marquez and Franco Morbidelli.The two-day test is organised by the official Aruba.it Ducati team, but that doesn’t mean that other WorldSBK riders won’t be in attendance. The official outing for MotoGP riders will be the Sepang shakedown test between February 1-3. The only full-time rider taking part will be Pedro Acosta, as he is the only rookie in the class, but plenty of test riders will also be in action.Related Marquez: Controversy good for MotoGP | Aleix: Everybody perfect on social media KTM chief refuses to rule out a swoop for Marc MarquezThen comes the main test at Sepang on February 6-8, where the entire MotoGP grid will be aboard their new bikes for the first time in 2024. Another two-day MotoGP test will follow in Qatar on February 19-20 before the season-opener in March.
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