Scott Redding (Bonovo Action BMW) has his future in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship secure. The British rider will stay with his current team which will rebrand to MGM Bonovo, while the team will switch from BMW to Ducati machinery in 2025. It’s a return to the bike Redding made his debut on in 2020 and was a consistent podium challenger while also scoring several wins as he fought for the title.
REDDING’S WorldSBK HISTORY: success on Ducati
The announcement means Redding will return to the Panigale V4 R where he enjoyed much of his success in WorldSBK. The #45 made his WorldSBK debut in 2020 on the Ducati machine with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati squad and took that year’s title fight to the wire. He secured 14 podiums and five wins in 24 races in his maiden campaign, taking then-Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) to the final round of the season in the title fight but ultimately came up short.
He was again a front runner with the factory Ducati outfit in 2021 as then-Yamaha star Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) mixed it at the front with the top riders on a consistent basis. Seven wins and 23 podiums came as he finished third in the Championship in his final season with the factory Ducati team, as Razgatlioglu lifted the Championship title for the first time.
SHOCK MOVE TO BMW: rostrums harder to find for Redding
After missing out on the title in both 2020 and 2021, Redding made a big move to BMW as he looked to take the German manufacturer to the top of WorldSBK. He secured rostrum finishes in his first season with the Bavarian brand, but a win eluded him at the factory BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team squad. His three podiums came at Donington Park, Most and Magny-Cours, with a best of P2 at the latter, which remains his final podium to date.
He stayed for a second season in 2023 although results were even harder to come by for the 31-year-old. He finished 14th in the Championship standings with a best of P4 at Most, a circuit where the BMW was traditionally strong in the Brit’s hands. For 2024, he stayed on the M 1000 RR machine but with the Bonovo Action BMW squad which was given factory status by BMW. He was partnered with America’s Garrett Gerloff, and it was the #31 who took the team’s first pole – at Magny-Cours last year – and podiums at Magny-Cours and Aragon this year.
2025 PLANS: same team, different bike
Redding will remain with the team in 2025 as they rebrand to MGM Bonovo. Current Team Owner Jurgen Roder will step away from his current role but will sponsor the team, whose current Team Manager, Michael Galinski, will assume the role of Team Owner. The team will switch to a one-rider outfit, with Redding leading their charge, as they switch to the Panigale V4 R for 2025, with Redding the sole rider of the team’s Ducati machine.
REDDING SAYS: “I am very happy to continue racing with MGM Bonovo in World Superbike”
Discussing his new contract and return to Ducati, Redding said: “I have ended my collaboration with BMW at the end of the 2024 season, which I expressly regret. My team is dealing with the resulting consequences, I am focusing on the season finale. The course has been set for the 2025 season. I am very happy to continue racing with MGM Bonovo in World Superbike and will approach this project with great motivation.”
GALINSKI GIVES HIS THOUGHTS: “
New Team Owner Galinski added: “We would of course like to thank BMW for the last four years. With many ups and downs, we will especially remember 2023, which we finished as the best BMW team. That will also be remembered for a long time. Nevertheless, we are now going separate ways, but we always keep looking forward. Every time one door closes, another one opens, and we are happy to announce that we are changing partners and going to Ducati. We have been warmly welcomed there and in Scott we will have a rider we have known for a long time.
“I think we are starting with a special motivation, as he celebrated his greatest successes on Ducati and certainly wants to build on that. We in the team are really happy that Jurgen Roder is continuing to support us: as a sponsor, as an advisor and now also as a friend. The situation will change now that I am the Team Owner, but Jurgen Roder will continue to support us. We are now looking forward to next season. We have downsized and are a one-rider team again, just like we started out, but we are still really looking forward to it and are excited to see what our new adventure will bring us.”
