Just a few hours ago in the 2024 season of MotoGP and there is little left before the 2025 preseason begins. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host the first tests heading into the next campaign and it will be a debut day for most of the grid.
Márquez, the center of attention
But undoubtedly the one that has generated the most expectations is Marc Márquez to the official Ducati team after a year at Gresini. The one from Cervera will wear red on the side Pecco Bagnaia and there is a huge desire to see if he can become world champion again with the best bike on the grid. After racing a whole season with a motorcycle from the previous season, when he gets on the GP25 he will have the best weapon of all to fight. Enea Bastianini, until now the second rider in the transalpine team, will leave for KTM in the satellite team.
The champion left
That Ducati decided to sign Márquez after the whole soap opera in the first half of the year made Jorge Martin an alternative has to be found outside the Borgo-Panigale structure. He decided to sign Aprilia and occupy the space hitherto occupied by his great friend Aleix Espargaro, who retired this weekend in Barcelona.
He Madrid will have a partner in Marco Bezzecchiwho is also moving from Ducati, in this case from the VR46 team, to the Noale team. In the Italian’s place in Valentino Rossi’s team, came the first pupil of ‘Il Dottore’: Franco Morbidelli.
Another Spaniard who changes teams is Pedro Acosta. But in Murcian’s case the step was the logical one and that was from the satellite team to the official KTM team. Another Spaniard also arrived in the Austrian structure and that is Maverick Viñales comes to the satellite team, KTM Tech3, after leaving Aprilia.
Pramac, the team where Jorge Martín became world champion in 2024, From having Ducati motorcycles he will go to Yamaha motorcycles and he will have a new duo: Jack Miller and Miguel Oliveira.
The rookies of the season
Next year up to three riders will debut in MotoGP. Ai Ogura, who was crowned Moto2 champion this season, will make his debut with Aprilia’s Trackhouse team. He’s not the only Asian debutant, and that’s because Somkiat Chantra, the Thai, will debut in MotoGP with LCR Honda.
Another Spanish talent will also arrive in the category. Fermin Aldeguer, who had a difficult season in Moto2, will debut with the best of the Gresini team, taking the place he leaves free Marc Marquez.
Yamaha and Honda, the ones that don’t change much
The two official teams of the Japanese brands are the only two that continue with the same lineup of drivers. Yamaha continue on Quartararo and Rins while sling bag staying on Mir and Marini.
There are other drivers who are not moving the team either. This is the case of Àlex Márquez, who remains in Gresini; Zarco remains at LCR Honda; Binder is in the official KTM team, DiGiannantonio in VR46 and Raúl Fernández is not moving from Trackhouse.
Source: La Verdad
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