Bulega to Make MotoGP Return with VR46
Bulega will leave Ducati’s WorldSBK team after 2026 and move to MotoGP with VR46 in 2027 after winning 26 of 27 races this season.
- Aruba.it Racing Ducati confirmed on Wednesday that Nicolo Bulega will depart the factory WorldSBK team at the end of the 2026 season, clearing his path to MotoGP next year.
- Bulega has dominated the 2026 WorldSBK season, winning 26 of 27 races, following Toprak Razgatlioglu's 2025 departure to MotoGP and the arrival of an updated Panigale V4 R.
- The Italian will join VR46 Racing next season, taking the seat vacated by Franco Morbidelli, whose departure from the squad was confirmed earlier this week.
- "His progression makes us particularly proud," said Aruba.it Racing Ducati team principal Stefano Cecconi, noting Bulega integrated exceptionally into the sporting family and earned the team's trust.
- Before moving to MotoGP in 2027, Bulega aims to clinch this year's WorldSBK title at the Cremona Circuit later in September, completing his factory Ducati campaign.
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Bulega to make MotoGP return with VR46
As had been expected for a long time, VR46 announced on Wednesday the arrival of WorldSBK championship leader Nicolo Bulega alongside Fermin Aldeguer for the 2027 MotoGP season.Bulega will replace Franco Morbidelli, who is expected to make the opposite move and join Ducati in WorldSBK.VR46 announced a one-year deal; Bulega will be contracted with Ducati and provided with a factory bike ...Keep reading
Nicolo Bulega officially moved up to MotoGP in 2027 with VR46 and will be Fermín Aldeguer's teammate on the Ducati Desmosedici GP.
Nicolò Bulega will race the MotoGP World Championship 2027 with the VR46 Racing Team, riding a Ducati. The next Superbike World Champion (26 races won on the 27 races riding the official Ducati, only the arithmetic is missing to start the party) will land in the top motorcycle category with the Tavullia team, alongside the [...]
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