PARIS: Australian Jack Miller will ride for Ducati in 2021, the Italian MotoGP team announced on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old has been rewarded for his performances in Ducati’s satellite outfit Pramac Racing, finishing eighth last season with five podiums. He is the third Aussie to ride for Ducati after Troy Bayliss and Casey Stoner, who won the world title for them in 2007. “Since he arrived in the Pramac Racing Team, Jack has grown steadily, proving himself one of the fastest and most talented riders in the championship,” Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali said. “We are convinced that Jack has all the right skills to fight continuously for the positions that matter, in every race,” he added in an official statement.
Miller made his MotoGP debut aged 20 in 2015, joining Ducati’s feeder team Pramac in 2018. He thanked Ducati for the confidence they had shown in him, adding: “It is an honour for me to be able to continue my MotoGP career with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. “I look forward to starting riding again this year.”