The rider market for MotoGP in 2025 has not yet begun to move. However, it seems inevitable that riders of recognized quality will be left without a seat – between promotions from Moto2 and changes within the premier class.
Jorge Lorenzo commented on DAZN that he foresees someone moving from MotoGP to the World Superbike Championship in 2025 – emphasizing that there will eventually be riders left without a competitive bike in the top class:
– I think there will be some MotoGP to Superbike change next year. Some rider will be left without a competitive bike next year. There are so many riders… […]. We’ll see what happens with [Franco] Morbidelli, [Fabio] Di Giannantonio… not because they’re bad; they’re very good, but at this moment there are riders who have shown more. And where are you going to put them?
At the moment, only five riders have guaranteed their seat in MotoGP in 2025: Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM), Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), Johann Zarco (LCR Honda), Luca Marini (Repsol Honda), and rookie Fermín Aldeguer. It’s not new for riders to transition directly from MotoGP to WSBK, as has happened in recent years with Álvaro Bautista or Remy Gardner. Danilo Petrucci also competed in a season of AMA MotoAmerica between the two categories.