After the U-turn that saw Carlos Checa remain with the Althea Ducati team in 2012 after it was believed the team were to fold and the Spaniard would be riding the BMW that Eugene Laverty turned down, boss Genesio Bevilacqua has said he will run two riders in World Superbikes next year.

The team looked set to finish on a high after finding the right funding to race in 2012 became difficult. However, at the Portimao round, Bevilacqua received news of increased support from Ducati Corse which meant he was able to put together the right package to keep Checa. He has also moved Superstock 1000 champion Davide Giugliano onto a Superbike.

“We have finally reached an agreement with Ducati that was very important for the continuation of our long term plans. Things took a little longer than expected but fortunately we have resolved these problems in a very positive way, with the help of Ducati and the good sense of all involved," said Bevilacqua.

"I hope this announcement clears up any doubts as I know some wrong information has come out in the press in recent days. Everything is now in place and to be able to announce this at the end of the final race of the 2011 season allowed us to conclude an extremely memorable season, for us, for Ducati and for Carlos in the best possible way.

Now what we must do is continue to fight as we have this year, even more so as we will surely be penalized as far as weight on our bike is concerned. We are extremely confident: Carlos and Davide are very determined, the team is more united than ever before and we are sure we can provide the riders with all necessary support.

"Particular thanks goes to Claudio Domenicali, and to Ducati for deciding to support our team in a difficult period such as this. We will do our best to repay this trust, as we have done this season, as we strive to repeat the kind of success that sacrifice and passion have allowed us to achieve this year.”