How 2024’s ‘fake’ Bezzecchi got his factory MotoGP wishes with Aprilia
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola says the Italian marque has leaned on what Marco Bezzecchi did in MotoGP prior to 2024 as to what he can be capable of in 2025. On Monday, following initial Motorsport.com reports last week, Aprilia announced that it had signed Valentino Rossi protege Bezzecchi to its factory team for 2025 to […]
Adapting to all new line-up in MotoGP 2025 the only «question mark» for us
Aprilia says adapting to an all-new MotoGP rider line-up remains the only “question mark” for the marque as it prepares to welcome Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi from Ducati in 2025. Aprilia’s MotoGP programme is set for a major reshuffle next year, with the two riders who have played a major role in transforming the […]
Aprilia signs Bezzecchi to partner Martin for 2025 MotoGP season
Aprilia has signed VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi on a multi-year contract to partner Jorge Martin at its factory MotoGP team from 2025. As reported by Motorsport.com, Bezzecchi will move to the Noale-based marque after three seasons with Ducati’s satellite VR46 squad, a stint that has so far yielded three grand prix victories and a best […]
Bezzecchi set to join factory Aprilia MotoGP team in 2025
Current VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi is finalising a move to the factory Aprilia MotoGP for the upcoming MotoGP season, Motorsport.com understands. This move comes a year after three-time MotoGP grand prix winner Bezzecchi elected against a factory-spec Ducati at Pramac for 2024 to remain with his VR46 set-up on a year-old Desmosedici. Motorsport.com understands […]
Difficult to have a long MotoGP career now
Marc Marquez says “it’s difficult to have a long career” in MotoGP now because the competitive level in the series now is such that maintaining it is harder than before. Prior to last month’s Catalan Grand Prix, Aleix Espargaro announced that he would be retiring from MotoGP at the end of the 2024 season. It […]
MotoGP calendar disruptions “getting old” – Miller
KTM MotoGP rider Jack Miller says the spate of in-season calendar changes that have plagued the series in recent years is “getting old”. The 2024 championship was meant to consist of 21 grands prix, but already before the campaign had started there were changes. Argentina, set for round three, was cancelled due to a lack […]
Tech3 «will have two number ones» in Vinales, Bastianini in MotoGP 2025
Tech3 KTM team boss Herve Poncharal says fielding Maverick Vinales and Enea Bastianini will see him have «two number ones» for the 2025 MotoGP season. As first reported by Motorsport.com last week, KTM announced it had signed Bastianini from Ducati and Vinales from Aprilia to join the Tech3 satellite squad next year. This comes as […]
Honda agrees two-year MotoGP contract renewal with Joan Mir
Joan Mir will continue to ride for the factory Honda team until the end of the 2026 season after agreeing a contract renewal with the Japanese marque, Motorsport.com has learned. The development also means that the 2017 Moto3 and 2020 MotoGP champion will remain in the premier class for another two years, taking his career […]
Fernandez not considering Moto2 return if 2025 MotoGP offers don’t come
Raul Fernandez has ruled out the prospect of returning to Moto2 in 2025 should he find himself without a MotoGP ride next year. The 2021 Moto2 runner-up has failed to deliver on the promise of his days in grand prix motorcycle racing’s feeder categories since stepping up to MotoGP in 2022. Scoring just one top […]