Aprilia says goodbye to Viñales. What could be the alternatives to Maverick for 2025? Here are some of the most eligible drivers.
After this morning’s announcement that gave us the definitive line-up of the RedBull KTM Tech3 team for 2025, the question we ask ourselves is: Who will take Viñales’ place in Aprilia? In a market situation that is becoming increasingly more lively, there are many candidates to occupy the Noale seat. Aprilia has proven itself capable of fight for victory and we expect that starting today you will receive many courtships inside the paddock.
An unexpected announcement that opens the door to different scenarios
The news of thefarewell of Maverick Viñales to Aprilia it arrived as a out of the blue. Until a few days ago, the two paths open to the Spaniard seemed to be a renewal with the Noale manufacturer or a move to Honda for next season. Never the name of “Top Gun” had been associated with the possibility of wearing orange in 2025 but, as we have learned in recent weeks, the market can often surprise us. Of all the drivers still without a contract, So who are the most popular to replace the #12 on the Aprilia Factory? Let’s see them together.
Marco Bezzecchi
In one of the first places we certainly find Marco Bezzecchi. The driver of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team, in fact, has expressed his opinion on a few occasions desire to race with an official motorbike. At Ducati, for now, he has always found himself competing with motorcycles “dated”, a condition that would begin to weigh on him. Bezzecchi’s name with a view to 2025 was also released on the occasion of the announcement of withdrawal by Aleix Espargarò but, rightly, having someone sign Jorge Martin it was the priority for Aprilia. Be careful though: if Pramac were to decide to go with Yamaha, VR46 could become the team with Factory treatment of Ducati, convincing the riders to stay.
Fabio Di Giannantonio
Like Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio could also represent an option for Aprilia with a view to 2025. The Roman rider is demonstrating his consistency and speedmanaging to stay in this first part of the season in front of his teammate. Although his career in MotoGP is shorter than others, Aprilia could decide to focus on a constant rider to partner with Martin that is able to bring important points in optics world constructors’ championship.
Joan Mir
That Mir is looking for an option other than renewing with Honda for next year is nothing new. After two years very difficult and a prospect that does not appear to be rosy at all, for the World Champion 2020 Aprilia could represent the rebirth. According to some rumors in the paddock, it seems that the Spanish driver had also courted the Trackhouse Racing Teamhoping to land on a competitive motorbike even if in a satellite team. In the American team Joan Mir would find himself again Davide Briviowith which he achieved success in 2020 but, with the Aprilia Factory saddle left free for 2025, the #36 from HRC could decide to aim even higher.
Miguel Oliveria or Raúl Fernández?
Finally, a possible option would be to promote one of Trackhouse’s two current drivers in Aprilia Factory. In this way, Aprilia could free up a place in the American team, which at that point could be occupied by the aforementioned Joan Mir or, why not, by a Joe Roberts fresh from Moto2. Trackhouse would actually aim to bring a American driver in top classa figure that has been missing for many years and which would fit perfectly with the acquisition of MotoGP by Liberty Media.
The market is still long and the twists and turns may not be over. Aprilia certainly represents this moment one of the most attractive teams in the panorama of the premier class and we imagine that there will be many evaluations to be made before making a final decision. For the moment we can only wait and see in what direction will this develop tetris of contracts.
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