2025 MotoGP World Championship
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The 2025 FIM MotoGP World Championship will be the premier class of the 77th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.
Teams and riders
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All teams will use series-specified Michelin tyres.[25]
Team changes
[edit]- Red Bull GasGas Tech3 will revert to the Tech3 KTM name and will use factory spec bikes.[17]
- Prima Pramac Racing will switch from Ducati to Yamaha on a seven-year deal.[26]
- Repsol will end their collaboration with Honda Racing Corporation after 30 years.[27]
Rider changes
[edit]- Fermín Aldeguer signed a Ducati factory contract in March 2024, and was confirmed to be racing for Gresini Racing on 28 August 2024 replacing the factory Ducati bound Marc Márquez.[28]
- Aleix Espargaró announced his retirement from racing at the 2024 Catalan Grand Prix.[29]
- Pedro Acosta will move to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, replacing Jack Miller.[30]
- Marc Márquez and Jorge Martín were linked with the Lenovo Ducati factory squad all throughout the first half of the season as the top performing Ducatis. In Barcelona and Mugello, it was set to be confirmed that Jorge Martin would replace Bastianini, but after the Italian Grand Prix weekend, it was reported that Marquez was chosen to replace Bastianini. During the Mugello Test, Jorge Martín announced that he would be joining Aprilia Racing, replacing the retiring Aleix Espargaró.[1] 2 days later, Ducati announced that Marc Márquez would join their factory team alongside Francesco Bagnaia.[6]
- KTM announced Enea Bastianini and Maverick Viñales would join their Tech3 team, replacing Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernández.[17] The latter is confirmed as a Yamaha test rider.
- Aprilia Racing announced that Marco Bezzecchi would join alongside Jorge Martín, replacing Maverick Viñales.[2]
- Pertamina Enduro VR46 Team announced that Franco Morbidelli would join alongside Fabio Di Giannantonio, riding a Desmosedici GP24, taking the seat of the factory Aprilia bound Marco Bezzecchi.[31]
- Trackhouse Racing announced that reigning Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura signed a two-year contract to ride alongside Raúl Fernández, replacing the satellite Yamaha bound Miguel Oliveira.[32]
- LCR Honda announced that Somkiat Chantra would join alongside Johann Zarco, replacing the retiring Takaaki Nakagami, who left the team after seven seasons and will become test rider alongside Aleix Espargaró.[33]
- Prima Pramac Racing will switch to Yamaha bikes and have signed Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller who will make his return to the team after his first stint for them between 2018 and 2020.[24][23]
Rule changes
[edit]List of Grands Prix
[edit]The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2025:[34]
The following Grand Prix will act as a reserve for 2025:
Grand Prix | Circuit | Ref. |
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Indian motorcycle Grand Prix | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida | [53] |
References
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- ^ a b "Simply the Bez. Marco Bezzecchi with Aprilia Racing from 2025". aprilia.com. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Trackhouse Racing retains Raul Fernandez for 2025 and 2026". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 July 2024.
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- ^ "Writing a Future Together: Ducati Corse and Francesco Bagnaia Sign Renewal for Another Two Seasons". Ducati. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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- ^ "Yamaha Sign Ãlex Rins for the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP Season as Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Rider | Yamaha Racing". www.yamaha-racing.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. sign Multi-Year Partnership Agreement with Prima Pramac Racing". www.yamahamotogp.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jack Miller joins Prima Pramac Yamaha Factory Team for 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Yamaha sign Miguel Oliveira as factory MotoGP Rider". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Michelin confirmed as MotoGP tyre supplier until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. sign Multi-Year Partnership Agreement with Prima Pramac Racing". yamahamotogp.com. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Honda Racing Corporation and Repsol to end collaboration after 2024". 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ducati Corse Announces Two-Season MotoGP Agreement with Fermín Aldeguer". Ducati. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "#GrazieCapitano: Aleix Espargaro announces retirement in Barcelona". MotoGP.com. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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- ^ "Thailand's Somkiat Chantra joins IDEMITSU Honda LCR in 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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