2025 MotoGP rider line-up: The completed grid | MotoGP

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That is the complete MotoGP rider line-up forward of the 2025 world championship.

2025 MotoGP rider line-up:
RiderCrewContract
Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo CrewFinish of 2026
Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo CrewFinish of 2026
Pedro AcostaPink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit Racing
Brad BinderPink Bull KTM Manufacturing unit RacingFinish of 2026
Jorge MartinAprilia Racing
Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing
Fabio QuartararoMonster Vitality Yamaha MotoGPFinish of 2026
Alex RinsMonster Vitality Yamaha MotoGPFinish of 2026
Luca MariniHondaFinish of 2025
Joan MirHondaFinish of 2026
Fabio di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46

Ducati contract, 2025 and 2026

Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46Finish of 2025
Alex MarquezGresini Racing MotoGP

Gresini contract, finish of 2026

Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing MotoGP

Ducati contract, 2025 and 2026. Possibility for 2 additional years.

Miguel OliveiraPrima Pramac Racing

Yamaha contract, 2025 and 2026

Jack MillerPrima Pramac Racing
Johann Zarco
Somkiat Chantra
Raul Fernandez
Ai Ogura
Maverick VinalesPink Bull KTM Tech3
Enea BastianiniPink Bull KTM Tech3
Riders leaving MotoGP on the finish of 2024:
RiderCrewContract
Aleix EspargaroAprilia RacingRetiring finish of 2024, HRC check rider in 2025
Augusto FernandezPink Bull Tech3 GASGASKTM contract finish of 2024, Yamaha check rider in 2025?
Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda Idemitsu

Retiring finish of 2024, HRC check rider in 2025

Ducati

Ducati moved swiftly to tie star man Francesco Bagnaia all the way down to a long-term deal however the saga over his 2025 team-mate dominated the early rider market.

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Marc Marquez ultimately claimed the position, after an obvious U-turn from Ducati, who had appeared to choose title chief Jorge Martin.

VR46 will change Yamaha-bound Pramac as the brand new factory-supported satellite tv for pc crew. Fabio di Giannantonio will stick with VR46 however has signed instantly with Ducati and been upgraded to factory-spec equipment.

Diggia’s new team-mate will probably be Franco Morbidelli, transferring from Pramac to take over Marco Bezzecchi’s year-old bike.

Ducati may even welcome Moto2 teenage expertise Fermin Aldeguer to the premier class in 2025. Aldeguer will experience alongside Alex Marquez at Gresini, instead of Marc Marquez.

KTM

KTM had already locked Brad Binder right into a long-term contract till 2026, with rookie star Pedro Acosta confirmed as transferring from Tech3 GASGAS to the manufacturing unit crew.

However there was a shock on the Tech3 crew which can run an all-new line-up of Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales, whereas additionally dropping GASGAS branding for Pink Bull KTM colors.

That additionally means present KTM riders Jack Miller and Augusto Fernandez are out of a experience. Each have been then hotly linked with becoming a member of Yamaha subsequent season, Miller on the new Pramac undertaking and Fernandez as a check rider.

Aprilia

It’s going to be all change for 2025 on the manufacturing unit Aprilia with Aleix Espargaro retiring on the finish of this yr and Maverick Vinales signing for KTM Tech3.

Jorge Martin will inherit good pal Espargaro’s machine, after lacking out at Ducati, with Marco Bezzecchi arriving from VR46 to switch Vinales.

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The rebrand of the US-backed Trackhouse noticed Moto2 race winner Joe Roberts linked with a transfer to his ‘residence’ crew, however the deal as an alternative went to Moto2 title contender Ai Ogura.

Ogura will experience alongside Raul Fernandez, who would be the solely Aprilia rider with prior race expertise of the RS-GP.

Yamaha

A key piece of the 2025 rider market was solved by Yamaha after they tied Fabio Quartararo into new contract, rumoured to be making him MotoGP’s highest-paid rider.

Alex Rins will stay his teammate too.

The manufacturing unit then pulled off one other main coup when, having misplaced out on VR46, they succeeded in tempting reigning groups’ champion’s Pramac away from Ducati on what’s reported to be a seven-year deal for manufacturing unit bikes beginning subsequent season.

Miguel Oliveira has signed a two-year deal instantly with Yamaha to experience one of many factory-spec Pramac bikes, with Jack Miller then confirmed as his team-mate (on a one-year deal).

Honda

Luca Marini signed a two-year contract to be Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda substitute, with Johann Zarco additionally locked in till the tip of 2025 at LCR.

Joan Mir then agreed a brand new two-year Repsol Honda deal halfway by way of 2024, regardless of expressing frustration on the lack of technical progress with the RC213V.

LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami is out of contract and, whereas Ogura’s Trackhouse contract eliminated some strain, his place will probably be taken by Thai Moto2 star Somkiat Chantra.

Nakagami will change to HRC check rider duties in Japan and ‘take part in some MotoGP races as a wild-card’.

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Aleix Espargaro may even be a HRC check and wild-card rider in 2025.

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