With Marco Bezzecchi’s win on Sunday at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, the 2025 MotoGP season came to an end. This was a year which represented a historic chapter for Aprilia Racing as the most victorious ever.
One of the undisputed protagonists of this season was Marco Bezzecchi. In his first season astride an Aprilia, the Italian rider tackled an early stage of adaptation to the RS-GP25, followed by constant growth with a turning point at the Jerez tests. From that moment on, Bezzecchi developed a solid feeling with the Aprilia, becoming one of the most competitive riders in the championship. The spoils of his year are extraordinary with 3 wins in the long races (Silverstone, Portimão, and Valencia), 3 wins in the sprint races (Misano, Mandalika, and Phillip Island), a total of 15 podiums in all, and 5 pole positions (Austria, Misano, Mandalika, Portimão, and Valencia). These results allowed him to finish out the championship season in third place with 353 points, the best result an Aprilia Racing rider has ever had in their history in MotoGP.
On the other side of the box, Jorge Martín had a difficult season marked by a series of injuries – first in the Sepang tests, then during training, and after that, in the long race in Qatar, and then in the Motegi sprint race. Returning for the final race in Valencia after more than a month and a half of downtime, he tackled the weekend with the goal of refamiliarizing himself with the RS-GP25. On the upside, the tests in Valencia ended with positive sensations and with a determination to begin a new chapter.
Kudos to Lorenzo Savadori, test rider and key man on the team who, subbing for Martín, transformed every weekend into a chance to develop, fine tune, and improve the RS-GP25. This work is out of the spotlight, but fundamental and contributed decisively to consolidating Aprilia Racing among the protagonists of MotoGP.
Trackhouse MotoGP Team contributed greatly with Raúl Fernández and Ai Ogura. The Japanese rider, in his MotoGP rookie year, completed a path of consistent growth, demonstrating tangible progress throughout the entire season.
Raúl Fernández, on the other hand, had his most significant year yet since his début in MotoGP. He finished third in the Mandalika sprint race, taking his first ever MotoGP podium. This result was followed up by a second-place finish in the Phillip Island sprint race and then – the very next day – Aprilia Racing’s 300th win in FIM Grand Prix World Championship history. He then achieved a historic one-two in Valencia, finishing second behind Bezzecchi. This was the second MotoGP one-two for the Noale-based manufacturer after the one in Barcelona in 2023.
These results reflect the strength of Aprilia Racing’s technical design and the work everyone has done in Noale. The 2025 season ended with a prestigious second place in the Manufacturers Championship at 418 points, an extremely important milestone for the MotoGP project. The season will also be remembered for a moment that went straight into the annals of the manufacturer from Noale. In the Australian Grand Prix, on the iconic Phillip Island Circuit, Trackhouse MotoGP’s Raúl Fernández took Aprilia Racing’s win number 300 in FIM Grand Prix World Championship. This is a record – now up to 302 – which takes on an even more special value because it confirmed Aprilia Racing as the most victorious European manufacturer in FIM Grand Prix World Championship history.
Massimo Rivola: “It was an extremely thrilling season that we experienced under two aspects. On one hand, there were Jorge’s injuries, particularly serious, and on the other, Marco’s unstoppable growth. It was a season characterised by important numbers, including more than 400 points in the Manufacturers Championship, and one that lets us look forward to 2026 without making any secret of our goal: to battle for the title. I’d also like to thank Trackhouse MotoGP Team who contributed with their results to our technical and competitive growth. We know that our rivals are strong, but our desire to improve, cultivated thanks to Fabiano’s work and palpable in the air throughout Noale, will sustain us through a 2026 season as protagonists from the start. We can’t wait to get to Sepang to test the RS-GP26 which must be born as a winning bike.”