KAYLA YAAKOV Tests MotoGP Bike After Historic MotoAmerica Supersport Season

July 10, 2026

• KAYLA YAAKOV made history as first woman on DAYTONA 200 podium, earned pole positions at Road Atlanta, Barber, and Ridge, plus six Supersport podiums including one runner-up finish this season aboard Rahal Ducati Panigale V2.
• The 19-year-old Pennsylvanian tested Nicolò Bulega’s WorldSBK Panigale V4 R and Marc Márquez’s Desmosedici GP26 MotoGP bike at Misano after World Ducati Week, completing multiple flying laps on both machines with guidance from Casey Stoner.
• YAAKOV impressed Ducati officials during her first-ever Superbike test, praising the V4 R’s performance on Pirelli tires and describing the MotoGP bike as a “rocket ship” that pulled relentlessly through every gear without traditional backing-in sensation.
• WorldSBK rider Bulega acknowledged YAAKOV’s MotoAmerica success, while two-time MotoGP Champion Stoner mentored her throughout the week, helping arrange optimal settings and steel brakes for her limited track time on the 1000cc MotoGP machine.

ducati, misano world circuit, motoamerica supersport, world ducati week