⁍ Francesco Bagnaia will join Jack Miller at Ducati’s factory MotoGP team next season.
⁍ Frenchman Johann Zarco will move to Pramac Ducati as a fully-supported works rider.
⁍ Moto2 champion Zarco will leave Avintia Ducati to team up with promoted Spanish Moto2 rider Jorge Martin.
– The world of motorcycle racing is getting a major shakeup for the 2019 season. Ducati announced on Wednesday that Italian Francesco Bagnaia will join Australian Jack Miller at its factory MotoGP team, reports Reuters. Italian Francesco Bagnaia will join Frenchman Johann Zarco at Ducati’s factory MotoGP team next season with Frenchman Johann Zarco moving to Pramac Ducati as a fully-supported works rider, the Italian manufacturer announced. Andrea Dovizioso, runner-up in the championship for the past three seasons, announced in August that he would not be staying at the main Ducati team beyond the end of the season. Bagnaia and Miller, whose move was announced in May, are currently team mates at Pramac. Bagnaia and Miller, whose move was announced in May, are currently team mates at Pramac. Zarco, 30, will leave Avintia Ducati to team up with promoted Spanish Moto2 rider Jorge Martin, 22, in a fresh pairing. Martin, the 2018 Moto3 champion, was a strong contender for the Moto2 title until he contracted COVID-19 and had to miss two races.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-motogp-ducati/motorcycling-bagnaia-to-join-miller-at-works-ducati-zarco-to-pramac-idUSKBN26L23M