Team



Livio Suppo Livio Suppo - Director:
Livio raced local motocross and enduro before shifting focus to roadracing. Using his business degree, he ran the Benetton Honda GP team with 125 ace Marco Melandri and 250 star Tohru Ukawa before joining Ducati Corse in 1999 as Marketing Manager. 2003 and 2004 sees him as Director of the Ducati MotoGP Team and helping to lead Ducati into an exciting new racing challenge. Away from racing he enjoys skiing, sailing and mountain bike riding.
Corrado Cecchinelli Corrado Cecchinelli - Technical Director:
Corrado has followed the Desmosedici project through from the computer screen to the first dyno test and from the initial wind tunnel testing to completing the first lap in testing. As Ducati MotoGP Team Technical Director he was at the foot of a steep learning curve for his first year in the MotoGP series. It’s a long, hard climb that both he and Troy will take together in 2003 and 2004.
Dario Raimondi Dario Raimondi - Team Coordinator:
Dario, who comes from Verdello in Italy, joined Ducati Corse in January 2003 and arrived with an impressive CV. He worked with the Cagiva Team Agostini in the early 90s with Chandler, Mladin and Kocinski before moving onto Team Rainey with Abe, Gibernau, Bayle, Cadalora and Namba. The last four years have been spent working with Biaggi and Checa. He shares the same cycling passion as Troy as well as volleyball and windsurfing but if all that plus working with Troy is not enough to blow away the cobwebs, he has a Supermotard bike at the ready!
Sonia Braggio Sonia Braggio - Press Officer:
Luca Gasbarro Luca Gasbarro - Track Engineer:
Luca has been at Ducati since the end of 1998. He was Carl Fogarty’s race 
engineer during 1999 and 2000 and became Troy’s race engineer in 2001. Luca 
worked with Ducati teams previous to joining the factory team but now heads Troy’s crew on their move into MotoGP. Keeping Troy’s team around him for 2003 and 2004 was always part of Ducati’s plan and Luca’s team of technicians will provide the continuity required in the first years of MotoGP competition. Luca owns and rides a Ducati 888.
Davide Marelli Davide Marelli - Electronics Engineer:
Davide had considerable experience in World Superbike as Haga’s technician at 
Yamaha before moving onto Troy’s team at Ducati in 2002. He stays with Ducati 
for 2003 and 2004 thus providing vital continuity in Troy’s MotoGP electronics data.
Bruno Leoni Bruno Leoni - Chief Mechanic:
"Leo" is one of the most experienced mechanics in the team and has a long 
racing history with Ducati. He’s been in racing so long that he was even 
mechanic for Superbike Team Coordinator, Davide Tardozzi! Bruno’s past experience coupled with his great work with Troy has ensured him the title of Chief Mechanic as he moves into GP’s with the Ducati MotoGP Team.
Roberto Clerici Roberto Clerici - Mechanic:
"Ginetto" was in the 1996 Factory Superbike team before gaining more experience in the GP’s in 1997. He returned to Ducati in 1998 and has been with Troy throughout his Superbike years in the factory team. By staying with Troy in the Ducati MotoGP Team for 2003 and 2004 he is also making his return back into familiar GP surroundings.
Paul Hallett Paul Hallett - Mechanic: 
Paul is the only Brit mechanic in the team. He has worked in Superbike and GP 
teams since 1994 and in his spare time he builds and races a "Monster Truck"! 
His move back to GP’s with Ducati in 2003 means that Troy also has someone to help keep his "ute" on the road!
Giorgio Casturà Giorgio Casturà - Mechanic:
A former speedway rider, Giorgio first started working as a race mechanic in a friend’s racing team and then graduated to Ducati’s World Superbike squad in 1998! He worked with Troy Corser, Carl Fogarty and Troy in World Superbike and stays with Troy in the Ducati MotoGP Team.
Lorenzo Gagni Lorenzo Gagni - Mechanic:
“Piero” started competing in enduro in 1969 and by 1974 was a factory Gilera rider. He won several regional championships and finished 2nd in the ‘74 European championship, 1st in the Italian championship and winner of the “6 Day” all on a Gilera 50. From ‘75 to ‘78 he was factory SVM rider finishing 3rd in the 125cc , 2nd in the 100cc and 1st in the ‘78 50cc European Championship as well as winning the Isle of Man 6 Day. From ‘78 to ‘80 he rode for Fantic and in ‘82 won the European championship aboard a Zundapp. From ‘85 he has worked as a mechanic in GPs for Agostini, Lawson, Spencer, Harada, Gibernau and Biaggi. For 2004 he joins the Ducati MotoGP Team working with Troy. Oh, and by the way… he’s also raced in seven Paris-Dakars!