{"id":640758,"date":"2026-04-30T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/640758\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:57:09","slug":"nicolo-bulega-ducati-motogp-chance-depends-a-lot-on-other-riders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/640758\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolo Bulega: Ducati MotoGP chance \u201cdepends a lot\u201d on other riders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolo Bulega admits that his 2027 Ducati MotoGP hopes \u201cdepend a lot\u201d on the decisions of other riders, including Fabio di Giannantonio.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WorldSBK<\/a> title leader confirmed he also has other options and hasn&#8217;t ruled out remaining in the production-based championship.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian looked to have a good chance of securing a Ducati <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> seat for next season&#8217;s new 850\/Pirelli era after scoring a point in each of his appearances in place of the injured Marc Marquez last year.<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by confirmation that Bulega, who already has Pirelli experience from WorldSBK, would be given an official Ducati development role for the 2027 machine.<\/p>\n<p>But the factory\u2019s six Desmosedicis already appear to be filling up fast.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Acosta is set to join Marc Marquez at the official team, while Gresini is tipped for an all-new line-up of Dani Holgado and Enea Bastianini. VR46 is expected to run Fermin Aldeguer while attempting to retain di Giannantonio.<\/p>\n<p>However, di Giannantonio\u2019s top Ducati status in the current world championship standings appears to have attracted the attention of KTM, where he could join Alex Marquez in an all-new factory line-up.<\/p>\n<p>Such a move could open the door for Bulega to return to VR46, where he spent five years in Moto3 and Moto2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking [with Ducati], and there are several options,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\/racer\/1043899\/nicolo-bulega\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Bulega<\/a> told GPOne.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best solution would be to make it to MotoGP, but under the right conditions&#8230; with a competitive bike and a package that allows me to be a contender.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in going just to say I\u2019m there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my dream, but I want to do it right, especially since I didn\u2019t have a positive experience in [grand prix] in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWhen it comes to the Ducati side, a lot will also depend on the choices of other riders, such as Fabio di Giannantonio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there are also other options, not just tied to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bulega was thought to have a chance at Trackhouse Aprilia, following Ai Ogura\u2019s reported move to Yamaha.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>However, team principal Davide Brivio has indicated a preference for experience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s the right time to invest in a rookie,\u201d Brivio said at Jerez.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega&#8217;s WorldSBK title rival and reigning champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/wsbk\/racer\/995265\/toprak-razgatlioglu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toprak Razgatlioglu<\/a>, moved to MotoGP this season, with the Italian undefeated after the opening nine races of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Aruba.it Ducati rider will be seeking a 14th consecutive win in a row, a run that started in late 2025, at this weekend\u2019s Balaton Park round.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicolo Bulega admits that his 2027 Ducati MotoGP hopes \u201cdepend a lot\u201d on the decisions of other riders,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[89838,64,63,17197,8456,806,805,803,804,6909,15119,85],"class_list":["post-640758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-89838","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ducati","tag-ducati-lenovo-team","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-nicolo-bulega","tag-pertamina-enduro-vr46-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}