Key highlights
- The actual 2023 WorldSBK title-winning Ducati Panigale V4 R has arrived in Mumbai
- Ridden by Alvaro Bautista during his record-breaking season
- Now part of a private collection and showcased to select enthusiasts
Ducati has brought a slice of World Superbike history to India. Not the museum replica kind, the real deal. The actual 2023 Panigale V4 R that Alvaro Bautista rode to WorldSBK glory now lives in Mumbai.
Ducati India delivered the championship-winning race machine to a private collector in Mumbai. The motorcycle was recently unveiled at an intimate event for a small group of enthusiasts. It wore its original Giallo Yellow race livery. No filters. No drama. Just pure racing pedigree.
This is a first for India. A true factory WorldSBK race bike. Not a road-legal version. Not a show bike. The actual machine that won 27 races in a single season.
That season was 2023. And it was brutal.
Bautista dominated the championship. He won 27 races. He stood on the podium 31 times. He set a new record for total points. He wrapped up the title with rounds to spare. Ducati also recorded its highest number of wins in a single WorldSBK season.
In short, this bike did not just win. It crushed the competition.
The Panigale V4 R race bike came straight from Ducati Corse. It packs the Desmosedici Stradale R engine. It uses MotoGP-inspired aerodynamics. It runs race-developed electronics. It sits on a purpose-built chassis. Every nut and bolt screams intent.
This machine exists for one reason. To go very fast and win races.
Ducati India delivered the bike in partnership with Ducati Infinity, the brand’s authorised dealer in Mumbai. The move is symbolic. It brings Ducati’s racing DNA closer to Indian fans. It also shows how serious the brand is about building a deeper motorsport culture here.
Bautista won 14 of the first 15 races in 2023. He set the record for most wins in a single WorldSBK season. He logged 23 fastest laps. He stitched together an 11-race winning streak. He became the first Ducati rider since Carl Fogarty in 1999 to defend a WorldSBK title.
This also hints at a bigger future. Ducati is expanding in India. It is pushing premium products. It is building community. And it is slowly making motorsport aspirational again.
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