Aprilia Racing

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Aprilia Racing
Aprilia Racing Logo.svg
2024 nameAprilia Racing
Base Scorzè, Italy
Principal Massimo Rivola
Racing managerPaolo Bonora
Rider(s)MotoGP:
1. Jorge Martin
72. Marco Bezzecchi
32. Lorenzo Savadori (test rider)
Motorcycle Aprilia RS-GP
Tyres Michelin
Constructors' ChampionshipsSee Below
Riders' ChampionshipsSee Below

Aprilia Racing is a motorcycle racing factory team of competing in the MotoGP World Championship.

Contents

History

Grand Prix World Championship

Aprilia rejoined the MotoGP class in 2012, taking advantage of the newly introduced Claiming Rule Team category that encouraged independent teams with lower budgets to use bikes from manufacturers not officially involved in MotoGP. Aprilia supplied RSV4 SBK-derived bikes under the ART (Aprilia Racing Technology) name to Aspar Team, Paul Bird Motorsport and Speed Master teams. In both the 2012 and 2013 seasons Aprilia's ART machinery stood out as the best CRT bikes.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, Aprilia partnered with Gresini Racing as a factory-supported independent team. The team competed as the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini with an all-new 1000cc V4-engined RS-GP.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, Aprilia entered the series as an official factory team for the first time since 2004. [1] Their previously supported Gresini Racing team returned to a fully-independent team using Ducati bikes. Aprilia's factory team is named Aprilia Racing.

In 2025, Jorge Martín signed for the factory team from Pramac Racing replacing the retiring Aleix Espargaró.

Riders' championships

YearClassChampionMotorcycle
1992 125cc Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Gramigni Aprilia RS125R
1994 125cc Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata Aprilia RS125R
250cc Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV 250
1995 250cc Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV 250
1996 250cc Flag of Italy.svg Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV 250
1997 125cc Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia RS125R
1998 125cc Flag of Japan.svg Kazuto Sakata Aprilia RS125R
250cc Flag of Italy.svg Loris Capirossi Aprilia RSV 250
1999 250cc Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Aprilia RSW 250
2000 125cc Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Locatelli Aprilia RS125R
2002 125cc Flag of France.svg Arnaud Vincent Aprilia RS125R
250cc Flag of Italy.svg Marco Melandri Aprilia RSV 250
2003 250cc Flag of San Marino.svg Manuel Poggiali Aprilia RSV 250
2006 125cc Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Bautista Aprilia RS125R
250cc Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia RSW 250
2007 125cc Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Talmácsi Aprilia RS125R
250cc Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Lorenzo Aprilia RSA 250
2009 125cc Flag of Spain.svg Julián Simón Aprilia RSA 125
2011 125cc Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Terol Aprilia RSA 125

Manufacturers' championships

  • 250cc class
    • 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • 125cc class
    • 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011

MotoGP results

By rider

YearClassTeam nameBikeNo.RidersRacesWinsPodiums Poles F. laps PointsPos.
2022 MotoGPAprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP 12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Vinales 20030012211th
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 2016222124th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori 50000028th
2023 MotoGPAprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP 12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Vinales 2003112047th
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 2023122066th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori 300009(12)24th
2024 MotoGPAprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP 12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Vinales 2011111907th
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 18002016311th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori 30000028th
2025 MotoGPAprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP 1 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín
72 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi

By season

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearMotorcycleTyresNo.Riders12345678910111213141516171819202122PointsRCPointsTCPointsMC
2022 Aprilia RS-GP M QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 49111333354496631611910Ret2124th3343rd2483rd
12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales 1216710101410127Ret3213313771716Ret12211th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori Ret212220190NC
2023 Aprilia RS-GP M POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL
12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales 251274Ret7Ret912RetRet753682356881992411Ret11461042047th4105th3263rd
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 9615Ret45586816934159711128Ret510885RetRet82066th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori 1811195 (12)24th
2024 Aprilia RS-GP M QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD
12 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales 109Ret11195312885531271387Ret16667Ret9877151907th3534th3023rd
41 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró 838875Ret9541119DNSWD639310Ret8Ret91689135416311th
32 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Savadori Ret21DNS028th
2025 Aprilia RS-GP M THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL
1 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín
72 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi

* Season still in progress.

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References

  1. McLaren, Peter (29 April 2021). "Official: Aprilia gets Factory grid places for MotoGP 2022". Crash.net. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 20 May 2021.