January 01, 2004
 INDEX OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS
Ruben’s achievements and other special events.

September 2, 2001

RUBEN XAUS TAKES FIRST WSB PODIUM!
Ruben Xaus rode the Infostrada Ducati 996R to his first ever World Superbike podium position in Race 1 at Oschersleben today!

September 2, 2001

DUCATI – WORLD CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPIONS 2001
Strike 10 for Ducati! With a second place and a win by Ruben Xaus in today’s races at Oschersleben, Ducati have clinched a record tenth World Superbike Constructors’ title.

September 8, 2001

100 POLE POSITIONS FOR DUCATI
With fastest time in the Superpole session at Assen today, Troy Bayliss has set Ducati’s 100th pole position in the World Superbike Championship.

November 2, 2001

DRA - WOMEN'S RIDING SCHOOL
In August, Ducati announced the inclusion of a women’s-only race school at Ducati Revs America being held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

November 9, 2001

NEC BIKE SHOW – “PIT BITS”
We take a quick look at Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus at the NEC bike show in Birmingham, England. Photos are from Thursday and Friday...

December 10, 2001

TWO GO MAD IN THE CANARIES!
While Ben Bostrom was blitzing his fellow bikers (and kart drivers!) at the spectacular Bologna Motor Show ‘Superbikers’ event over the weekend, his two fellow Ducati Corse riders Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus were also having fun on four wheels down at Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.

July 24, 2002

RUBEN TESTS THE 999
The new Ducati 999 Testastretta was launched at Misano on the evening of Tuesday the 16th of July and on Wednesday morning it was wheeled out onto the circuit ready for the 3 official factory Ducati riders to test.

December 13, 2002

CASCHI D’ORO AWARDS
Ducati Corse was again one of the main protagonists at this year’s “Caschi D’Oro” Awards, held on the sidelines to the Bologna Motorshow at the Congress Hall.

December 22, 2002

2002 FIM WORLD CHAMPIONS’ AWARDS
The 2002 FIM World Champions' Awards Ceremony was held yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel Billia in St-Vincent, Val d'Aosta (Italy).

June 20, 2003

DUCATI 999R FILA REPLICA
Ducati celebrates its 200th win in the World Superbike Championship with a special version of the Ducati 999R – in the official livery of Team Ducati Fila 2003 – only 200 available.

September 24, 2003

DUCATI TEAM TAKES ON SBK EXTREME
After a gap of four years the World Superbike riders are again swapping their leathers for football shirts and shorts.

September 27, 2003

DOMENICALI RECEIVES MANUFACTURERS’ TROPHY
An extraordinary welcome from the thousands of fans in the SBK Ring in the Imola paddock was given to Claudio Domenicali, managing director of Ducati Corse.

October 10, 2003

DUCATI’S WALL OF FAME
Ruben’s image is now on the Ducati “wall of fame” along with his team mate Neil Hodgson after the company erected the latest giant mural onto the side of the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale, Bologna this week.

December 07, 2003

BOLOGNA MOTOR SHOW – MAD SUNDAY!
If Ducati staff thought the stand was packed yesterday, they certainly were not ready for the tens of thousands of fans that visited the stand today as the usual VIP visits and events carried on throughout the day.

December 08, 2003

BOLOGNA MOTOR SHOW – DUCATI CORSE EXHIBITION
Bathed in beautiful Bologna Motor Show December sunshine, the Ducati Corse exhibition in area 48 wowed 50,000 fans with a sample of Ducati’s incredible machinery demonstrated by some of the fastest riders on the planet.

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2003 Results

02 Mar Valencia

30 Mar Phillip Island

27 Apr Sugo

18 May Monza

01 Jun Oschersleben

15 Jun Silverstone

22 Jun Misano

13 Jul Laguna Seca

27 Jul Brands Hatch

07 Sep Assen

28 Sep Imola

19 Oct Magny-Cours

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