David Emmett @motomatters 2h Random statistics. In the first 9 races of this year, the average gap between the winner and first Ducati rider has been 25.830 seconds. That is 3.778 seconds more than in 2012. If you compare the results at only the same tracks, this year, Ducati are 2.855 seconds slower. In other words, so far, Ducati is a little slower in MotoGP this year than they were last year, and are about a second a lap slower than H&Y. Take out Mugello and Barcelona, (Rossi had 2 good finishes there in 2012), and Ducati is 0.2 better in 2013.