Ducati have been warned that their rivals have an “opportunity” to challenge their dominance over MotoGP.

The factory Ducati team enter🐬 2025 with the eye-catching rider duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez, who are widely expected to contend for the title.

But they will take the 2024 engine into battle, afte🔥r opting against the risk of using a developed version.

“For the first time♉ in a long time, Ducati are standing still,” Dorna’s Jack Appleyard reported fr𒉰om Buriram.

“All the work ♐they’ve done over th🍸e winter could not improve the GP24.

“Let’s not get carr𝔍ied away, it’s still the bike to be on. It will be the best bike.

“However, opportunity does knock for their rivals. Most importantly, Aprilia a𓆏nd KTM.

“They have made prog🌊ress and will be closer this year.

“I still ▨think a Ducati (♓a red one) will win the championship but there is opportunity for Aprilia and KTM to win races, and make life more difficult than last year.”

Aprilia or KTM to challenge Ducati?

Last year, Ducati won all-but-one grand prix.

Aꦑprilia’s Maverick Vinales’ unexpected victory at COTA was the only blemish to Duca🌟ti’s mighty record.

Bu༒t in 2025 Ducati have two less bikes on the grid, because Pramac have gone to෴ Yamaha.

And although Ducati’s factory rider line-up is awesome, they have lost Jorge Martin a༺nd Marco Bezzecchi to Aprilia.

Enea Bastianini has also bolstered KTM’s ranks, although he has shown signs of sꦫtruggle in preseason testing.

The season begins witꦏh the Thailand MotoGP onꦇ February 28-March 2.