Ducati is dominating MotoGP like never before – the Bologna brand has locked out every podium since Jerez and the only riders in the title fight ride Desmosedicis – but the question is this: which manufacturer will wear the number-one plate next year: Ducati, Aprilia or KTM?
Enea Bastianini’s first sprint/grand prix victory double has brought the sweet-riding Italian into the title fight, with leader Jorge Martin and reigning champion Pecco Bagnaia. Next year Bastianini will ride a KTM, while Martin will ride for Aprilia, so if either betters Bagnaia, the number-one plate will leave Ducati for the first time since 2022.
And Bastianini is as surprised by that possibility as everyone else.
