The MotoGP season ends this weekend with the Valencia GP. Being the last one of the season, it will naturally be marked by several farewells, as there are riders changing teams or leaving the grid.
The most talked-about situation is that of Marc Márquez, who is leaving Repsol Honda after a decade to join Gresini in 2024. It will be an emotional weekend for the rider and the team, who have achieved so much success together. And as Márquez enters, Fabio di Giannantonio leaves Gresini, possibly marking the end of his time in the grid despite recent results including the victory in Qatar.
Like the Italian, Pol Espargaró is set to have his last GP as a full-time rider. The #44 has been replaced by Pedro Acosta at GasGas Tech3 and will become a test rider for KTM. In Monster Energy Yamaha, Franco Morbidelli says goodbye after five years with the Iwata manufacturer (including his time with the satellite team).
In 2024, #21 will be at Prima Pramac, where Johann Zarco says goodbye after three seasons and heads to LCR Honda… replacing Álex Rins, who after a turbulent season “says goodbye” to be an official Yamaha rider next year. It seems that this is also Luca Marini’s last race with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, with rumors increasingly pointing to him joining Repsol Honda in 2024. For the Italian, it would be a farewell to the structure of his brother Valentino Rossi, whom he has been a part of since their Moto2 days in 2018.
