
At the outset of the 2022 racing season, Ducati hadn’t raised the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) since 2011. The Bologna brand’s title drought in MotoGP spanned even more years, dating back to Casey Stoner’s imperious 2007 season. Both streaks abruptly ended by the close of the 2022 season, though, with Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia hoisting the Grand Prix trophy and Álvaro Bautista taking home the WSBK crown.
Capitalizing on the firm’s first-ever MotoGP/WSBK double championship, Ducati announced that it will introduce a limited, numbered series of race replica Panigale V4 S superbikes. The two models will take after Bagnaia’s Desmosedici GP 22 and Bautista’s Panigale V4 R machinery. From the winglets to the tail, each variant will remain faithful to the source material with the rider number, graphics, and sponsor decals differentiating the two liveries.