{"id":157825,"date":"2025-11-01T09:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autobaak.nl\/?p=157825"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T08:51:39","slug":"bulega-replaces-marquez-in-portimao-and-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autobaak.nl\/en\/bulega-vervangt-marquez-in-portimao-en-valencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulega replaces M\u00e1rquez at Portim\u00e3o and Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top class debut<\/h2>\n<p>Nicol\u00f2 Bulega makes his MotoGP debut for the final two races of the season. He joins the Ducati Lenovo Team as a replacement for Marc M\u00e1rquez. The Portuguese GP in Portim\u00e3o (7-9 November) will be his first race on the Desmosedici GP.<\/p>\n<p>Bulega recently tested the Desmosedici GP at Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto. That session gave him his first experience with Ducati Corse's machine. For Bulega, it is a great opportunity, but also a gamble: he has little time to adapt.<\/p>\n<h2>What this means for Bulega and Ducati<\/h2>\n<p>Bulega comes over from WorldSBK and Supersport. At Aruba.it-Racing Ducati, he was a defining rider in the production racer class and as a test rider for Ducati, he is already closely involved with the factory. Ducati sees in him a rider who can contribute to the development of the Desmosedici GP, especially in view of next season.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a milestone to celebrate in Portim\u00e3o. The race will be his 100th entry in the world championship: so far, he has started 50 times in Moto3 and 49 times in Moto2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team: Ducati Lenovo Team<\/li>\n<li>Events: Portuguese GP (Portim\u00e3o) and Valencia GP<\/li>\n<li>Background: 2023 Supersport world champion; recent Superbike topper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt's every kid's dream to debut in MotoGP; I'm going to approach this calmly and give everything.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Short CV and career<\/h2>\n<p>Nicol\u00f2 Bulega (1999, Montecchio Emilia) started racing early. He won national youth titles and quickly climbed through to the world championships. In 2015, he made his first Moto3 appearance as a wildcard. This was followed by full seasons in Moto3 and Moto2.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, he left the MotoGP paddock to join Ducati. With Team Aruba in Supersport, he won the world championship in 2023. His Superbike debut in 2024 immediately earned him a strong second place in the overall standings; he repeated that result in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>Ducati on the choice<\/h2>\n<p>Luigi Dall'Igna stressed that Bulega has been part of the Ducati family since 2022. Ducati saw his achievements in Supersport and Superbike and appreciates his role as a test rider. The chance to ride in the last two GPs fits with his further development and preparation for test work with new tyres next year, according to the team.<\/p>\n<p>For fans, this means Portim\u00e3o and Valencia will get two races with a young, convincing rider on a factory bike. Bulega has expressed few expectations. However, he is clearly motivated to make the most of this opportunity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debuut in de topklasse Nicol\u00f2 Bulega maakt zijn MotoGP-debuut voor de laatste twee races van het seizoen. Hij stapt in bij het Ducati Lenovo Team als vervanger van Marc M\u00e1rquez. De Portuguese GP in Portim\u00e3o (7\u20139 november) is zijn eerste wedstrijd op de Desmosedici GP. Bulega testte de Desmosedici GP onlangs bij Circuito de Jerez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2275],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motogp"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bulega vervangt M\u00e1rquez in Portim\u00e3o en Valencia - Autobaak.nl<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bulega vervangt M\u00e1rquez in Portim\u00e3o en Valencia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/autobaak.nl\/en\/bulega-replaces-marquez-in-portimao-and-valencia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bulega vervangt M\u00e1rquez in Portim\u00e3o en Valencia - 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