SSP, Giugliano’s “lucky punch”: Oli Bayliss to line up with team D34G

After a 2022 apprenticeship season in team Barni colours, Oli Bayliss now prepares for a new challenge in World Supersport. As we anticipated, the son of three-time Superbike world champion Troy Bayliss will line up in next year’s championship with a Ducati Panigale V2 fielded by Davide Giugliano’s D34G Racing team.

The former rider has decided to bet on the young Australian as he aims for the top in what is his second year as a team manager with Ducati, in an attempt to make up for a less than fortunate 2022, marked by Filippo Fuligni’s injury sustained at Estoril. During the European rounds, Oli will be joined by young Austrian rider Maximilian Kofler, a talented rider who also has experience of the world championship.

 

Bayliss: "I’m keen to start the season"

"I’m super happy to be going into the new season with D34G racing run by Davide Giugliano”, comments Oliver. “2023 will be my second year in the WorldSSP category and with Ducati machinery, so I’m looking forward to building on the experience made in my rookie season, keeping my progression moving and make it a good one. I’ll train hard during the off-season to be ready for the first test and cannot wait to get started. See you all in 2023.”

 

Giugliano: "We have two riders with great potential”

Team manager and former rider Davide is equally enthusiastic: “We wrapped up 2022 on a high and with excellent results, which give us great motivation ahead of the new season. We renewed the whole line up for 2023: we will have two, new and young riders in Oli Bayliss and Maximilian Kofler. Both did a great job in 2022 aboard Ducati machinery, so we give them a warm welcome. I cannot wait for the season to get underway: testing will commence very soon, in the second half of January, and I’m looking forward to seeing them aboard our bikes.”