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Rookie Enea Bastianini starts our top ten rider countdown for the 2021 MotoGP season.

Rookie Enea Bastianini will 'check again' about the 'impossible' chance of getting GP22 Ducati machinery in MotoGP next season after a remarkable 18th to 3rd ride at Misano.

Avintia confirms one of it's team members was caught submitting 'a poorly modified version of a previous [Covid] test' certificate ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna MotoGP.

Luca Marini happy to continue with Ducati in new Aramco VR46 MotoGP team, bike spec still to be confirmed but; 'I'm quite sure that we will have a very good technical package'

Luca Marini prepares to take on the shortest and slowest circuit on the MotoGP calendar; 'Sachsenring is a very special track, but with MotoGP it will be even more fascinating'

Jack Miller says it 'would be 'fantastic' if Ducati increases its MotoGP supply to four teams and eight riders for the 2022 season.

MotoGP rookie Luca Marini will compete in this special livery during his home premier-class debut in Italy.

MotoGP rookies Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini head to Portimao for round three of the 2021 season with fond memories of the Algarve venue.

Rookie Enea Bastianini battles an unnusual problem in the closing stages of the Doha MotoGP; '6 or 7 laps from the end, my hair and sweat [went in my eyes]'

Johann Zarco sets unofficial MotoGP top speed record at the Losail International Circuit, clocking 352.9kph on what was another impressive day for the Frenchman. 

Ducati has confirmed that four of its 2021 MotoGP riders - Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia at the Official Team, plus Johann Zarco and Jorge Martin at Pramac – will all have access to the factory's latest machinery this season.

Avintia has officially presented its new all-rookie MotoGP line-up of Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini, during an online team launch broadcast via Instagram on Friday evening.

Valentino Rossi and VR46 have some big MotoGP decisions to make in the early stages of the 2021 season. The first concerns the future of Rossi's legendary career, having signed only a one-year Yamaha contract to join the satellite Petronas team.

In many ways, the 2020 season was a case of mission accomplished for Johann Zarco, who gave Avintia its first MotoGP pole position and podium (on a year-old GP19), securing his promotion to Pramac and the latest Ducati machinery for 2021.

Avintia Ducati is set to hold the first 2021 MotoGP team launch after announcing a date of February 5 for its online presentation.

With Takaaki Nakagami promoted to the latest Honda machinery, the only MotoGP riders on 'year-old' bikes this season will be Petronas Yamaha's Franco Morbidelli and Avintia Ducati rookies Enea Bastianini and Luca Marini.

Johann Zarco shares memories of former Moto2 rival and 2020 Avintia Ducati team-mate Tito Rabat, now confirmed as moving to WorldSBK next season.

A changing of the guard is taking place at Ducati next season when half of its six-strong line-up consists of MotoGP rookies.

After weeks of dismissing rumours, Avintia Racing confirms it will be considering an offer from Valentino Rossi's VR46 Sky Italia squad to assume its 2021 MotoGP entry

UPDATE: Avintia's Ruben Xaus confirms Johann Zarco will leave the team at the end of the season (for either Pramac or the Factory Ducati squad) and that Enea Bastianini is almost certain to be his replacement.

Although MotoGP is freezing some development until the start of 2022, it will still be possible for Independent teams currently using older material to be upgraded to the latest engine and aerodynamics next season.

Tito Rabat is the only Ducati rider on the 2020 MotoGP grid that isn't directly contracted to the factory. Instead, Rabat's deal is with the Avintia team, for which he will race a year-old GP19 alongside new team-mate Johann Zarco.

Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat have helped Avintia Ducati launch its 2020 MotoGP campaign following the Sepang pre-season test.

If Johann Zarco 'shows us he can do good results' at Avintia Ducati, the Italian factory will respond by channelling extra support in his direction during the upcoming MotoGP season.