Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali has revealed that a prototype of th𝔉e factory's 2023 MotoE racer has already made its track debut.

🎶 reports that, during a meeting with Italian media, Domenicali revealed that Ducati꧅'s MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro was riding the bike at Misano.

An official unveiling of the electric machine&👍nbsp;could be made in the co♚ming days.

The surprise news that Ducati would take o🤡v꧂er from Energica as the single MotoE supplier was made in late October, with Domenicali explaining:

"At Ducati, our core values are style, sophistication and performance so we decided to enter electrical mobility from the top and there is no better way than c🌱ompetition to test and learn.

"We want our engineers to become as good as they are at developing internal combustion🥂 engines and I think everyone can say our engine in MotoGP is one of the fastest, if not the fastest.

"For motorcycles the main problem [with electric] is the weight, and s൩o we have a program in order to make the motorcycle as light as possible. I think that was one of the winning [parts] of our bid for Dorna."

Domenicali then told the Italian media that, "A s🧜eparate ꦺracing department was created. A special working group. And in a few months a prototype was created.

"It is an e🐻nvied group because it practically has carte blanche [to do wha𝓰t it wants with the design]."

MotoGP manufacturers have agreed to phase out f🌊ossil fuel in the premier class from 2024-2027 by switc☂hing to sustainable fuel (in conventional engines).

By also entering MotoE, Ducati is confident i♉t can future proof its company by gaining expert knowledge of both electꦉric and eFuel/biofuel technology.

The MotoE World Cup was formed in 2019, with Energica signing up to su🦂pply machinery for the opening f൲our seasons.