VR46 MotoGP riders take to Mandalika for pre-season training

Entire VR46 Moto♐GP stable at Indonesian GP venue on Tuesday

Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Panigale V4-S
Francesco Bagnaia, Ducati Panigale V4-S
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MotoGP pre-season prepa🅠rations for the VR46 Aca﷽demy have brought it to the Mandalika circuit in Indonesia.

The end of the winter break is fast approaching, with the first test of the year taking place on 5-7 February at the S♎epang International Circuit in Malaysia.

Be♑fore that, though, the VR46 Academy has taken to Indonesian GP venue Mandalika to get some track bike time ahead of their return to MotoGP action.

The entire VR46 MotoG♍P sꦕtable is in attendance, as well as Moto2 rider Celestino Vietti.

Double MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia is in action on a Ducati Panigale V4-S, as is VR46 Racing duo Franco Morbidelli and Fabio Di Giannantonio - who is not an Academy member despite rꦅiding for Valentino Rossi’s outfit.

This marks Di Gi🐟annantonio’s first time on a bike since ending his 2024 MotoGP season early to have shoulder on an injured shoulder.

He remains with the V♏R46 squad for a second season and has secured the third factory GP2ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ5 from Ducati.

Marco Bezzecchi is getting his first t⛦aste of the Aprilia RSV4, while Luca Marini is r𒉰iding a Honda RC213V-S.

The three-day training session has been made po▨ssible by the VR46 team’s title partnership with Indonesian oil giant Pertamina.

The VR46 squad recently launched its 2025 season in Indonesia, revealing a largely unchanged livery for tꦡhe year ahead.

It’s been a busy winter for MotoGP riders, with the Aspar circuit in Spain se🏅eing a lot of grand prix stars - including Marc Marquez and Fabio Quartararo - carry out training sessions.

MotoGP track action begins this weekend from 31 January to 2 February wi✃th the Sepang shakedown for test riders, rookies and concession riders.

This is followed by the official pre-season test at Sepang, befꦿore the final test of the winter on 12-13 February in Thailand ahead of the first grand prix of 2025 at Bu♏riram at the end of the month.

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