In 2024, Jorge Martín achieved an unprecedented feat by becoming MotoGP champion with a satellite team (Pramac Racing). The last time someone managed this was Valentino Rossi, during the 500cc era in 2001.
Davide Brivio, team principal of Trackhouse – Aprilia’s satellite team – believes that independent team riders winning titles is becoming increasingly feasible:
– I think it will be more and more possible for MotoGP to change in the future. In the past, factory teams had the best bikes and the best riders, while satellite teams were for younger or less talented riders. Over the last two or three years, independent teams have official bikes. That applies to us and all others.
The experienced Italian told GPOne.com that Trackhouse’s challenge is to fight for a championship just like Martín and Pramac did: ‘That’s our challenge. We will try to take advantage of Raúl [Fernández] and Ai [Ogura]‘s results and fight. Martín and Pramac’s victory was exceptional, but it will happen again, and our challenge is to make it happen again’.