Magny-Cours is a track where Noriyuki Haga has had great success over the years, winning five races over the last six seasons and reaching the podium, in either first or second position, in all of the last six races held at the French circuit. Japanese rider Haga will aim to repeat his 2007 double win this coming weekend. Michel Fabrizio, though scoring a 4th place finish in Race 1 last year, is yet to reach the French podium and hopes to get there this weekend, in his last races with the Ducati Xerox team.

Heading into the final round of the 2010 season, Haga lies in sixth place in the championship, just one point behind Cal Crutchlow on the Yamaha, while Fabrizio is ninth; he too could improve on his championship position with two solid races on Sunday.

This coming weekend’s races will be the last for the factory Ducati Xerox team given that, as already announced, there will be no factory participation for Ducati in SBK in 2011. However there will be support for private riders. In a statement today the Italian team said: "Ducati would like to thank Xerox and all of its sponsors and partners for the incredible support, whether technical, financial or, most importantly, human. Having achieved 16 Manufacturer’s world titles and 13 Rider’s world titles, the Ducati factory team can be proud of its successes and of the contribution that it has made to motorcycle racing history."

Noriyuki Haga (6th in championship, 238 points): “I have always done well at Magny-Cours and hope that the coming weekend is the best yet. I would like to thank Ducati, the team and the sponsors for these last two years. I have had a wonderful experience with the Ducati Xerox team and hope to thank my technicians by scoring two great results on Sunday.”