Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini will participate in the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championship riding the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team Desmo450 MX. This will be the first complete season in MXGP for the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer, which after winning the Italian Prestige MX1 Championship 2024 on its debut with Alessandro Lupino will take part in all the races of the Motocross World Championship.
The launch of the Aruba.it Ducati Factory MX Team took place at a large event that celebrated the commitment of Aruba.it in the racing world where the Ducati Desmo450 MX of Jeremy Seewer and Mattia Guadagnini were unveiled.
Team Boss
Claudio Domenicali (CEO Ducati Motor Holding):
“This is a special day for Ducati and Aruba, two Italian companies of excellence that for over 10 years have enjoyed a successful partnership characterised by a common passion for great challenges.
“With the presentation of the Aruba Racing season this collaboration is not only renewed, but raises the bar even higher, adding to the management of the Ducati official team in WorldSBK and the MotoE team also the new role of Title Sponsor for Ducati’s first historic adventure in the MXGP World Championship.
“We are certain that from all three of these experiences we will be able to obtain great satisfaction, relying on a consolidated working method with the people of Aruba, starting from CEO Stefano Cecconi, which focuses on technology, development and innovation with the ultimate goal of continuous growth.”
The riders
Jeremy Seewer:
“I am really excited to start this adventure with Ducati. The first impact with the people in the team was immediately very positive. We are working hard ahead of the debut in Argentina and we want to get the maximum potential out of our Desmo450 MX. The goal we have set for ourselves is to get confident quickly and to be fighting for the podium fairly early in the 2025 season.”
Mattia Guadagnini:
“It is truly a great honour for me to be part of this project and to be one of the two riders with whom Ducati will participate in its first Motocross World Championship. From the very first days that I breathed the air of the Company I understood its greatness and I am sure that this season will be remembered in the future. I am pumped up to start this adventure, convinced that we will find a way to improve the bike and I expect to be able to achieve good results already this year.”
5 THINGS WE DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE DESMO450 MX
- The Desmo450 MX is the only motocross bike in the world with Desmodromic valve timing.
- Desmodromic valve timing is used in Ducati’s MotoGP and WorldSBK bikes.
- Desmodromic timing allows higher revs than traditional spring-loaded valves, reducing gear changes.
- The bike features advanced electronics derived from Ducati’s MotoGP technology, making it unique in the off-road world.
- Ducati claims the Desmo450 MX will boast a class-leading lightweight construction.
