Em relação à Ducati, a situação parece mais estável. Francesco Bagnaia já renovou contrato até 2026, mas a situação de Jack Miller é uma incógnita. O australiano, que chegou à Ducati em 2021, tem contrato até ao fim do próximo ano mas ainda não há confirmação sobre o seu futuro. No entanto, Miller tem mostrado bom desempenho e é um forte candidato à renovação.
- Yamaha Factory Racing
- Confirmado: Fabio Quartararo, renovou em setembro por dois anos até 2025.
- Confirmado: Franco Morbidelli, renovou em setembro por dois anos até 2025.
Na Yamaha, Fabio Quartararo e Franco Morbidelli já têm contrato até 2025, o que garante estabilidade à equipa. No entanto, a situação de Maverick Viñales é mais incerta. O espanhol, que chegou à equipa em 2021, tem contrato até ao fim do próximo ano e ainda não há confirmação sobre o seu futuro. Viñales tem tido altos e baixos, mas tem potencial para continuar na equipa.
The brothers Álex and Marc Márquez are at the end of their contract with Gresini, while the team will remain at least one more season as a Ducati customer. Regarding Álex, little has been said about the future, but he seems capable of doing a job that justifies continuity. Marc, on the other hand, tries to demonstrate that he still has the potential to fight at the top, he is managing to do so and may not want to continue in a satellite team. Especially if the doors of constructors open, starting with Ducati.
And if one of the Márquez brothers (or both) leave Gresini? There will be no shortage of options, such as Fabio Di Giannantonio, Franco Morbidelli or Marco Bezzecchi if they do not stay in the teams where they are in the last year of their contracts. Or the solution could come from Moto2, where riders like Manuel González – who is in the category with Gresini – Arón Canet or Tony Arbolino are eager to make the leap.
- LCR Honda Team
- Confirmed: Johann Zarco, having signed for two years (2024 and 2025) in his return to the team.
- Another rider to be defined: Takaaki Nakagami has been the second rider for LCR Honda since joining MotoGP in 2018. Although the results have not been particularly convincing, he now has the excuse of the bike’s poor competitiveness. In addition, the spot seems reserved for an Asian rider due to the connection with Honda, and at the moment there are no significantly better alternatives. Ai Ogura was rumored to join LCR for 2023 after finishing as runner-up in Moto2 in 2022, but his performance was not the same last year. However, Ogura has started the new season strong with two top-five finishes, and if he continues like this, he could be in the running… although he has already left the Honda Team Asia structure.
- Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
- Confirmed: Fabio Quartararo, who renewed until 2026 on Friday after being speculated as an option for Aprilia.
- Another rider to be defined: Álex Rins joined Yamaha in 2024, but the agreement is only for one year. The talent of the Spaniard justifies the effort by Yamaha, which is currently far from being one of the most competitive manufacturers in the field. However, others may apply for this seat. Martín, if he doesn’t secure a spot at Ducati, could be one of them, but as the YZR-M1 is one of the least competitive bikes at the moment, it also doesn’t seem like one of the most coveted vacancies at the moment.
- Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team: No confirmed riders
Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi are coming to the end of their contracts with VR46, as is the case between the team and Ducati. With KTM and Yamaha eyeing satellite teams, a manufacturer change is not out of the question, which could cost VR46 Bezzecchi’s services. Di Giannantonio must prove throughout this season that he deserves the second chance he was given by being “saved” from leaving MotoGP in extremis at the end of last year with this contract for 2024. If there are vacancies at VR46, there will be no shortage of options, especially in Moto2 with Italian riders who could be ready to make the leap and fit into the project. Examples are Arbolino and Celestino Vietti.
- Prima Pramac Racing: No confirmed riders
Franco Morbidelli joined Prima Pramac this year, where Jorge Martín has been since 2021. The Spaniard will make the move to a factory team; the Italian still has to justify his place, after a tumultuous start marked by a serious injury that prevented him from participating in pre-season. Before confirming the riders, Pramac must finalize the new contract with Ducati. If that happens, and it seems more a matter of “when” rather than “if,” Fermín Aldeguer is expected to be one of the riders for Paolo Campinoti’s team: he has already been announced by Ducati, it remains to be seen which team he will be in.
- Red Bull GasGas Tech3/KTM: No confirmed riders
Beyond continuing to be a satellite team of KTM, GasGas Tech3 faces a lot of uncertainty in terms of riders. Augusto Fernández has had some difficulties and needs to show more to keep his place, especially if any other young talent from KTM proves ready to move up to MotoGP. As for Acosta, if he continues to have the results and performances he has had at the beginning of the season, the question will be about the likely promotion to Red Bull KTM.
If the Austrian manufacturer wants to promote any of its young talents, there are plenty of options, although there is not a candidate as strong as in the past looking at results in Moto2. Vietti would be the best placed at KTM Ajo, but he has not yet shown strong results in the intermediate class. And the pairs of the other teams linked to the Pierer Mobility group also do not seem ready to make the leap. Jake Dixon has experience and abilities, but his 28 years of age work against him.
- Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
- Confirmed: Brad Binder, after renewal until 2026 in August of last year.
- Another rider to be defined: It was last year that Jack Miller arrived at Red Bull KTM, but at this moment his future is uncertain. The Australian is taking time to show consistency of good performances with the RC16 and there is speculation that Pedro Acosta may become available on the market for 2025 if he is not promoted from GasGas Tech3 to Red Bull KTM. Will the Austrian manufacturer risk losing a gem that is already “showing service” to keep Miller, who will turn 30 in 2025?
- Repsol Honda Team
- Confirmed: Luca Marini, who signed for two years until the end of 2025.
- Another rider to be defined: Joan Mir has been with Repsol Honda since 2023 and, in a context of sporting difficulties for the manufacturer, the results are still far from the potential he showed that led him to the 2020 title. The rider from Mallorca and Honda want more, and the alternatives may not be attractive for either party. Mir’s stay would be logical. However, it is not a given. If he leaves, an experienced Johann Zarco, already familiar with the bike, could be an attractive option, but he is expected to compete at LCR until the end of 2025. Like at Yamaha, it is not a place that generates the greatest desire, considering that the bike is currently one of the least competitive.
- Trackhouse Racing/Aprilia: No confirmed riders
Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández are in the last year of their contract to be with Trackhouse Racing. Neither of them is showing performances that make them clearly indispensable, and it is not excluded that at least one of them will leave to make room for Joe Roberts, as it is the team’s and MotoGP’s wish to have an American rider in the grid. However, for this to happen, Roberts will have to “show his worth” in Moto2. On the other hand, it is not excluded the scenario of Oliveira or Fernández being promoted to the Aprilia factory team if their performances improve considerably from now on.
