Record Pace and Resilience from DesmoSport Ducati

The third round of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) has seen DesmoSport Ducati leave Queensland Raceway 5th overall for the weekend after qualifying 3rd, under the lap record, and racing to 5th and 6th in the two 16-lap races. With almost no brakes in race 1 and no grip in the wet for race two, Broc Pearson did an amazing job to bring the DesmoSport Ducati Panigale V4 R home in one piece. For Luca Durning aboard the DesmoSport Panigale V2, it was a successful weekend as fastest qualifier and first position in both races as the only Next Gen SuperSport entrant! Practicing alongside Superbike before being transferred to race within SuperSport, we are proud to be the first team to field a bike in this newly developing class. 

Broc Pearson #11

Qualified: 3rd (1:07.034)
Fastest Lap: 1:07.034 (Qualifying 2)
Results: 5-6, 5th Overall

Championship Standing: 7th 

Team Owner, Ben Henry: "Broc's qualifying lap, a 1:07.0 was two tenths faster than anyone has ever gone around QR on superbike before today. The fastest he's ever gone and the fastest our bike has ever been. It's tough to take 5th overall after that, but I can tell you right now its not from a lack of effort! While the result I want wasn't there in the end, I'm proud of the team this weekend. Methodical, working to plan, and calm under pressure, especially in the change to wet settings mid-race. It was nice to see the other Ducati team that worried about us to study our bike, enquire with scrutineers about our components and sprint down pit lane to ensure our jump start penalty applied prior the restart in race two (laughing). The work is never over, and we have plenty to do after this weekend to make sure we put Broc in a better position come Morgan Park"

Broc Pearson: "Very mixed emotions heading home with fifth place overall, being under the lap record in qualifying & so much positives which did not show on race day. In race one, my brake adjuster popped out of its slot & I could not adjust the brake which meant from lap 3 I had very little brakes which just got worse throughout the race and I was a sitting duck. In race two the red light held for quite some time & the clutch slipped which gave me a 10 second penalty, we then had a red flag due to rain and I then had to start from 12th place due to the penalty. The team made a gamble to opt a harder rain tyre in-case it dried out but the track was very wet & I had absolutely no feeling whatsoever. I still salvaged a 6th place but I feel like we really had speed to battle for the wins this weekend & we did not deliver that. Morgan park is up next, a track I feel like we should be one of the guys to beat, so let’s see how it plays out and hope to get back to the top of the box."

With Morgan Park coming up on June 13-15 for round 4 of the championship, DesmoSport Ducati will return to Cube Performance Centre on the Gold Coast to spend some time refining processes and to continue to develop the MoTeC ECU.

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2025 Australian Superbike Championship

• Round 1: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC Feb 21-23​
• Round 2: Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW Mar 28-29​
• Round 3: Queensland Raceway, QLD May 2-4​
• Round 4: Morgan Park Raceway, QLD Jun 13-15​
• Round 5: Queensland Raceway, QLD Aug 8-10​
• Round 6: Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC Sept 6-7​
• Round 7: One Raceway, NSW Oct 3-5​
• Round 8: The Bend, SA, Nov 7-9

Broc Pearson #11
Championship Standing: 7th 

Round 1: Phillip Island
5-4-DNF, 7th Overall

Round 2: Sydney Motorsport Park
7-7, 8th Overall

Round 3: Queensland Raceway
5-6, 5th Overall

Round 4: Morgan Park
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