AMA inducts Ducati racing legend Ferracci into Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Ducati is celebrating the recent induction of its legendary racer and team owner, Eraldo Ferracci, into the 2026 American Motorcycle Association Motorcycle Hall of Fame, whose career the company says played a defining role in Ducati’s emergence as a dominant force in Superbike championships.
An Italian-born racer, Ferracci first established himself in Italy during the 1960s before moving to the U.S. After making his mark in American drag racing and setting multiple records throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Ferracci founded Fast by Ferracci in 1980, building a reputation for developing high-performance motorcycles and race-winning machinery.
In 1988, Ducati turned to Ferracci to establish its first American-based factory road racing team, which quickly became one of the most successful Ducati racing operations. Under Ferracci’s leadership, the team captured consecutive FIM World Superbike Championships and AMA Superbike Championships.
Today, Ferracci’s legacy remains visible in Ducati’s current American racing program, where he is a leading member of the Ducati-supported Warhorse HSBK Ducati FLo4Law Superbike team.
“Eraldo Ferracci is one of the most important figures in Ducati’s racing history in North America,” says Jason Chinnock, CEO of Ducati North America. “What Eraldo built with Fast by Ferracci Ducati helped establish Ducati as a force in American Superbike racing and created a racing legacy that continues to influence our programs today, as we see with Warhorse Racing.”
“It is an honor to be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. I want to thank the AMA, the Hall of Fame, and the Life Members who voted for me,” Ferracci says. “Thank you as well to the motorcycle media who covered Team Fast By Ferracci, and to the fans who have supported me for many years.”
