Five riders that could replace Marco Bezzechi at VR46 Ducati

Marco Bezzecchi has opened the door for someone to ride a Gp24 Ducati aꦜfter signing for Aprilia.

Franco Morbidelli Ducati
Franco Morbidelli Ducati

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi has officially joined Aprilia for the 2025 MotoGP season, where he will line-up alongside 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin.

Bezzecchi’s move away from the Pertamine Enduro VR46 team means the Noale-based manufacturer has weakened Ducati by signing two of𝐆 the best talents on the grid to replace Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.

But while Bezzecchi has achieved his goal of becoming a factory rider, it’s o🐻pened the door for someone else to jump on a GP24 🎐machine next season.

So who could replace Bezzecchi?

Franco Morbidelli

With Pramac’s future yet to be decided, Morbidelli is the obvious choice to move across as꧅ VR46 would be without an academy rider if they don’t secure the Italian.

If Pramac do stay with Ducati, m🐼oving to VR46 would be a demot𒊎ion of sorts as Morbidelli would be riding a year-old bike.

However, rejecting Valentino Rossi’s team is something many riders would struggle to ꧟do, especially if they are part of the VR46 academy𒀰.

Celestino Vietti

Celestino Vietti
Celestino Vietti

Unlikely due to his form not being good enough for a MotoGP promotion, Vietti s🐎till remains an intriguing option.

The Italian has cons𒅌istently shown that he can win in Moto2 and has the talent to be competitive in MotoGP.

Vietti is still only 22 years of 📖age, which means a future in MotoGP is still possible despite not being a title cܫontender in Moto2 this season.

Like Morbidelli, ꧋Vietti is part of the VR46 academy, therefore having at least one of their seats filled by a VR46 rider would be the ideal outcome.

Fermin Aldeguer

Like Morbidelli, where Aldeguer lines⛦ up will be impacted by what happens with Pramac.

The young Spaniard has a Ducati contract until 𒊎the end of 2026, with a further two year option tied on top of that.

That means Ducati can place Aldeguer wherever 🦩it likes, however, Pramac would be the most sensible option.

But if 🐼Yamaha’s attempts at joining forces with Pramac are successful, that could open the d🎶oor for Rossi’s team to explore adding Aldeguer.

Jack Miller

Jack Miller KTM
Jack Miller KTM

Jack Miller wiಌll be leaving KTM at the end of this season after he and Augusto Fernandez lost their seats to Vinales and E𝓀nea Bastianini

A return to🌃 Honda looks unlikely, which means Ducati have jumped ahead as the favourites to sign the Australian.

Reports in Italyღ are suggesting Gresini will win the race to sign Miller, but with Bezzecchi officially moving on to April𝓰ia, VR46 could attempt a late swoop.

Miller has had plenty of success aboard Ducati machinery, and although Rossi’s team tradiไtionally prefers to sign young talent, having someone of Miller’s experience would not be a bad move.

Raul Fernandez

A rider who fits the bill of being young and is finally starting to show form in M💦otoGP is Raul Fernandez.

If Fernandez loses his seat at Trackhouse Racing there🍌 will be very limited options available to him.

One of those could be the VR46 team, who have shown with Fabio Di Giannantonio that signing someone outside of the VR46 academy is something they will do if talent ♏and r𒉰esults match their aspirations.

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