Ducati and Valentino Rossi have signed a two year agreement for the  nine-times World Champion to race with the “Rossa” of Borgo Panigale in  the 
Ducati MotoGP Team from 2011. 
The arrival of Valentino in Ducati opens a new and exciting chapter in  the Italian factory’s sporting 
history and, indeed, of the whole MotoGP  Championship. The opportunity of lining-up such an extraordinary rider  and character is considered by Ducati to be a huge value to the whole  Ducati MotoGP project.