Marco Bezzecchi moves to Aprilia. The rider from Romagna will take Maverick’s place Vinales, who will move to KTM from next season. The Aprilia team completely redefines its rider fleet, having said goodbye to the Spaniard Aleix Espargaro, now certain of retiring from racing at the end of the current season. In their place therefore, Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin, the latter already made official several days ago.
Bezzecchi-Aprilia, a yes awaited for four years
After three seasons in MotoGP defending the colors of the VR46 Racing Team, Bezzecchi brings back the Italian flag in the Casa di Noale stable five years after Lorenzo’s debut Salvadori. A leap in quality for Bez, who now feels the trust of a parent company, of a team that wanted him strongly. The blitz coordinated by the CEO of Aprilia Racing Massimo Rivola bore the desired results, also thanks to the will of the rider, fascinated by the idea of getting on the saddle of an Aprilia-branded motorcycle. A courtship that began four years ago, but declined by the rider himself as he already has a multi-year agreement with the VR46 in Moto2. In fact, Bezzecchi had opted for a longer route to arrive better prepared in MotoGP.
The words of the Aprilia CEO
This is an extract from Rivola’s words on Bezzecchi’s arrival: “We welcome one of the best Italian talents. The combination of Italian motorcycle and Italian rider is very fascinating, but even more so is the pair of riders that will form with Jorge. We are really happy with our line up for 2025, Martín and Bezzecchi represented our first choice for age, talent, determination and determination and with them we can write a new and important page of Aprilia Racing.”
A 2025 world championship that promises to be increasingly exciting, with two top-level pairs such as Bagnaia-Marquez in Ducati and Bezzecchi-Martin in Aprilia ready to challenge each other.
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