Ducati has already built and begun testing its 2023 MotoE race bike in Italy with Michele Pirro.

The test is crucial as Ducati will supply the entire MotoE World Cup grid beginning 2023 in a four-year deal.

Ducati will replace the outgoing Energica who previously supplied the entire grid since 2019 with a production-based Energica Ego Corse model.

However, Ducati takes over from 2023 will witness a brand-new, prototype-based sportbike that the Italian firm previewed in an artists’ rendering.

Despite there being talks the MotoE race bike will mark the Borgo Panigale first step into developing a production-based electric machine, Ducati has confirmed the MotoE model will stand alone as a race bike only.

Based on the rendered image, it is safe to assume the MotoE machine will share design similarities to the Ducati Panigale range.

“Right now, Michele Pirro is with MotoE in Misano, where our electric bike is going on the track for the first time,” said Ducati CEO, Claudio Domenicali.

While Ducati is all out excited with the new project, the announcement came as a surprise for everyone else especially since the Italian marquee has regularly dismissed the idea of moving forward with a high-performance electric motorcycle.