But while
James Toseland, Max Biaggi and
Noriyuki Haga settle the championship, the 39-year-old Australian's only aim is to sign off the Ducati 999's career in style.
"My objective this weekend is to take the 999 out in style with a couple of wins" confirmed Troy, who has won seven races so far this year, one less than title leader Toseland. "This place was pretty good to me here last year, although I didn't know the track very well.
"I should be able to slide straight into it now, the bike was working well enough when we left Vallelunga and I'm just looking forward to two really good results, especially now they've resurfaced the whole track. Last year we suffered a little bit here but honestly I don't think the other guys have got much stronger since the last race last year. Yamaha for sure, Suzuki a little bit but the Honda not really that much, so I don't think we'll be in that bad a situation," he warned.
While the riders' title is already out of reach, Ducati currently lie third in the manufacturers' championship - just 12 points behind leaders Honda - meaning anything could happen this weekend to overturn the final classification.
Bayliss will campaign the new 1200cc Ducati 1098R in WSBK next season.
