Currently at the end of his contract, Jorge Martín doesn’t want to continue with Prima Pramac Racing for the 2025 MotoGP season. Whether it’s with Ducati or another manufacturer, the rider has made it clear that he hopes to be in a factory team.
The Spaniard has solid arguments for this – he was the runner-up in 2023 and this year he leads the championship after two rounds, marking his best start to a season in the premier class. However, it won’t be easy to move up to a factory team – Ducati only has one spot with many candidates, KTM has several riders it can choose from, and Honda and Yamaha are still far from the competitiveness of the European factories.
That makes Aprilia, where Aleix Espargaró and Maverick Viñales are also at the end of their contracts, a possible option. Espargaró, 34 years old, doesn’t completely rule out retiring at the end of 2024. His agent is Albert Valera.
And Martín also has the same agent as Espargaró. Taking that into account, Alex Hofmann told SPEEDWEEK.com that it’s possible that the Martinator ends up going to the Noale manufacturer:
– My feeling is that Jorge Martín could take over the seat of his training partner Aleix Espargaró on the RS-GP. We must not forget that Aleix and Jorge have the same agent, Albert Valera, and if Espargaró’s career were to end, Valera would at least put his foot in the door at Aprilia for Jorge Martín.