Ducati has scheduled the launch of its 2027 factory MotoGP team for Monday, January 18, at Madonna di Campiglio. It will be the fifth consecutive Campioni in Pista event staged by the manufacturer. The programme normally runs over several days, with the new livery presentation serving as its main event.

The occasion will bring Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta together in factory Ducati colours in public for the first time. Acosta will take Pecco Bagnaia’s place after signing a two-year contract to join Marquez, while Bagnaia is set to depart for Aprilia. Ducati’s 2027 factory pairing will therefore be all-Spanish. Ducati is also the first MotoGP team to announce when its 2027 livery will be unveiled.

A change of technical direction

The launch will come before MotoGP’s next major technical reset. For 2027, the championship will move to motorcycles with 850cc engines and Pirelli will become the official tyre supplier. The machines on stage are likely to be early development versions of Ducati’s 850cc prototype rather than final race-specification bikes.

Ducati has fixed the date while the 2026 season is still underway. Marquez leads the standings by 60 points after the Qatar Grand Prix and can secure the championship at the next meeting in Portugal, potentially by winning the sprint. If he does so, he will reach eight MotoGP titles, drawing level with Giacomo Agostini and moving ahead of Valentino Rossi.

The same championship would take Marquez to 10 world titles across all classes and third on that list, behind Giacomo Agostini and Angel Nieto. He would also become the first rider to overcome a 100-point deficit on the way to a title, taking the record from Bagnaia, who recovered from 91 points behind Fabio Quartararo in 2022. Elsewhere in Ducati’s three-team structure, Nicolo Bulega is set to join VR46 in 2027, leaving only one Italian rider across the manufacturer’s three squads.