Ducati has announced its much anticipated new Superbike model, the 11ౠ99 Panigale, will compete in the Wor🎃ld Superbike Championship, but not until the 2013 season.

Ahead of th🎶e bike's official launch at the EICMA International Bike Show at Milan in November, Ducati confirmed the latest iteration of its twin-cylinder machine will be known as 1199 Panigale in a nod to the manufacturer's Bologna base.

Spy shots and teasers of the machine have been apparent in the press for months, but it remained unclear whether the manufa🧔cturer - which pulled its factory WSBK involvement at the end of 2010 - would conduct a full return to Superbik🦄e racing in 2012 with the new machine.

Now, Ducati has announced it will persevere with the current 1198, which is currently leading the standings with Car🍌los Checa and Althea Racing, into 20ไ12, with a view to returning in 2013, most likely as a full manufacturer effort once again.

In the meantime, the 1199 Panigale will still be seen on the international motorsport stage in 2012 with an FIM Superstock 1000 entry, Ducati seeing💝 it as an opportunity to finely tune the bike.

"Developed as a true sport bike with competition in itsꦆ DNA, the Ducati 1199 Panigale will first see racing action in the 2012 FIM Superstock Championship and, in accordance with the factory's development program, make its debut in World Superbike in 2013," read an official Ducati press release.

"The two-stage introduction enables Ducati additional development f♚or the Superbike version of the 1199 Panigale, appropriate to the more open regulations of the World Superbike category, and in addition help control costs for World Superbike teams who can continue to🐲 compete with a 2012 version of the 1198 with technical support from Ducati Engineers."

As well as leading the Superbike standings, Ducati is dominating the Supers🦋tock series, with Davide Giugliano and Lorenzo Baroni bothꦗ having tested the new 1199 in preparation for 2012.

Full details of the 1199 Pan𝄹igale, which has been developed with𓆏 input from Troy Bayliss, will be revealed at its launch.