Maverick Viñales had in 2023 his second full time season with Aprilia Racing and his best so far, finishing the year in seventh, just two points away of the manufacturer’s main star for many years, Aleix Espargaro.
His growth have been constant, as Paolo Bonora highlighted to the championship’s website: ‘Race by race he has become much more consistent at the start. In MotoGP you need to be in front at the first corner if you want to get a good result. All his feedback has been very useful for Aprilia’.
The team’s Team Manager recalled the 12’s way of riding the RS-GP, with a note to the desire of keep improving: ‘His riding style is very different to Aleix’s, and we know where we need to improve’.
Despite his improvement, Viñales is still looking for the first win with Aprilia. In 2023 he had as best result three 2nd place finishes at Portugal, Catalunya and Indonesia.