Ducati’s best riders from MotoGP and World Superbikes took part in a one-off race at Misano with the I🗹talian brand’s new Panigale V4 S, as part of this year’s W🅠orld Ducati Week celebrations.

💙12 riders in total contested the special six-lap race, including Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso plus a standout appearance from three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss, to promote the new V4 S Superbike.

Ducati test rider 💛Michele Pirro, who recovered from his horrific crash at Mugello in May, claimed v⛎ictory in the special race ahead of Avintia Ducati’s Tito Rabat and Barni Ducati’s Xavi Fores.

Factory Ducati World Superbike rider Chaz Davies missed th🦩e race as he recovers from a collarbone injury sustained while training last week.

Before the race a flyover of the Frecce T🌄ricolori and a demonstration team entertained Ducati fans at Misano, with CEO Claudio Domenicali thrilled with the event’s success.

“World Ducati Week is a big party”, Domenicali said. “A celebration f✃or all Ducatisti that every two year👍s brings us all together to share the passion for this unique brand.

“[This is] something special, unique, powerful, which is the confirmation that I am part of a community of women and men who work and share – along with tens of thousands of Ducatisti who have travelled – the pride of belonging to this historical and prestigious brand.♎ There are so many of us, yesterday 30% more than in 2016, and we expect this 10th edition to set a new record.

“Seeing the paddock o♋f the Misano World Ci꧃rcuit with so many people gives me goosebumps.”

Watch the highlights of the 🦋special 🌊Ducati race here: