The Italian rider will make his debut in the top class next season and completes the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team’s line-up for 2027.
The Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team announces the arrival of Nicolò Bulega from the 2027 campaign. The Italian rider, who is currently competing in WorldSBK, will make his debut in MotoGP with the Tavullia-based Team abroad a Ducati Desmosedici GP alongside Fermín Aldeguer, completing the line-up for next season.
For Bulega, this will mark his debut in the premier class as a full-time rider; however, he has already experienced the MotoGP feelings as a Ducati MotoGP test rider and racing the last two races of the last season as a replacement rider in the Official Team.
Furthermore, Nicolò took his first steps on the world stage in the premier class paddock, making his debut in Moto3 in 2015 as a wild card with the VR46 Racing Team after winning the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championship in the same year. Together with the Tavullia-based team, he completed the next three seasons in the lightweight class and his first year in Moto2 in 2019.
Bulega embarked on his journey in the production bikes, making his debut in WorldSSP in 2022 with Ducati. He won the world title the following year with ten pole positions and sixteen victories. The 2023 world title earned him the promotion to WorldSBK from 2024 with the factory team. He immediately made his mark, ending his debut season as a runner-up, confirming that result the following year. He currently leads the World Standing after a dominant campaign with 26 victories on 27 races contested so far.
From 2027, Bulega and the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team will work together with the goal of growing and achieving great results in MotoGP.
