Heading into the 2026 MotoGP season, Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team has unveiled its racing colours. As one of the Ducati privateer teams, Pertamina VR46 will see its campaign led by Fabio Di Giannantonio and Franco Morbidelli.
In last year’s MotoGP, Di Giannantonio, known to fans as “Diggia”, finished the 2026 season sixth, while Morbidelli came in just behind in seventh. The VR46 team, with famed motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi as team owner, first started racing in MotoGP in 2022, with Marco Bezzechi winning “Rookie of the Year” in their maiden season.
For 2026, VR46 Racing Team will again be mounting their challenge riding Ducatis, the Desmosedici GP. Displacing 1,000 cc with the engine in a V-four configuration, the Desmosedici uses Ducati’s Desmodromic valve actuation to open and close the intake and exhaust valves.
Producing over 250 hp, the Desmosedici GP is capable of a maximum speed of over 350 km/h. Braking is supplied by Brembo, with twin 340 mm diameter carbon-fibre discs stopped by four-piston callipers, while the rear gets a single stainless steel disc with two-piston calliper.
Suspension is doe by Ohlins, with the front forks using carbon-fibre outer tubes and an Ohlins monoshock, adjustable for sprig preload ad rebound damping. Weight for the Desmosedici GP is listed at 157 kg dry.
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