Aprilia prepares ten RS-GPs for the Sepang MotoGP test

𒉰“It’s the biggest effort that we have done for su♐re”

2025 Aprilia launch: Bonora, Bezzecchi, Rivola, Martin, Sterlacchini
2025 Aprilia launch: Bonora, Bezzecchi, Rivola, Martin, Sterlacchini

After bringing two new-spec machines to the Barcelona post-season test, Aprilia has revealed it will have ten 2025-spec bikes ready for the upcoming Sepang MotoGP test.

Debuting the future bike last November “was a first” for Aprilia, team manager Paolo Bonora confirme🍸d at today’s team launch.

“But it was one of the key po꧒ints, to bring the new specifꦏication of the bike to understand the comments from the new two riders.”

Those two new riders are reigning world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Martin and triple race winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Marco Bezzecchi, both arriving from satellite Ducati teams.

The pair were eleventh and 13th quickest during their debut test, riding the 202🌌4 and 2025 RS-GPs.

For the next test, at Sepang in early February, all four Factory and Trackhouse riders will have a pair of 2025 machines available, plus💮 another two for test rider Lorenzo Savadori, meaning 𓃲a total of ten bikes.

“Yes, it’s the biggest effort that we have done for sure,” Bonora confirmed. “So we are happy about this, but in particular we'd like to thank all the people in Aprilia ౠRacing and both teams.”

Not only Martin and Bezzecchi are 🦹new to Aprilia, but technical director Sterlacchini, who takes over from HRC-﷽bound Romano Albesiano.

“I can't wait to be in Sepang to see the new line-up,” said Aprilia Racing꧙♊ CEO Massimo Rivola. “It was already such a good motivation in Barcelona. In fact, even the day before the test was something special.

“We’ve changed a lot. Also with Fabiano, we have a new challenge. Lܫet’s say the l🐼ast thing we miss is motivation! We can't wait.”

Sterlacchini arrives after a long career at Duc♒ati, then two years at KTM.

“In motorcycle racing, the combination between engineering and the feeling of the riderཧ, the confidence that they ha♐ve, is super important,” he said.

“Because a key par🌠t of the performance is how much the rider c꧑an easily push the bike to the limit.”

T🥂he Italian added: “As usual, you have to work in all areas, developing all aspects to not have any weak points.

“But for sure we concentrated in this first part♏ of the [2025] development in the area of engine and aerodynamics because obviously, we have the homologation for those parts at the beginning of theܫ season.

“Then we are working also in some vehicleꦫ aspects, electronic aspects. So we’ve tried to improve the bike for the whole pro🎶ject, let’s say.”

Meanwhile, with eight wins (GP and Sprints) by former riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales in recent seasons, and now the arrival of Martin and the #1 pl♏ate, Rivola feels “the championship must be our target”.

Aprilia’s best MotoGP riders' championship po🐟sition is fourth by Espargaro in 2022.

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