Aprilia, in 2027 with the Bagnaia-Bezzecchi duo, will be an all-Italian team

An all-Italian team in MotoGp from next season. It will be there Aprilia Racing which has formalized the engagement starting from 2027, with a four-year contract, of Pecco Bagnaia: the two-time world champion driver from Turin in the premier class, out of Ducatiwill support Marco Bezzecchi riding the RS-GP in the place of Jorge Martin in a season that will be marked by a technical revolution, with the introduction of the new engines from 850cc.

Bagnaiaworld champion in Moto2 in 2018, boasts 41 victories, 86 podiums and 35 pole positions in the premier class, in addition to the two titles (2022 and 2023), the third most successful Italian in MotoGp behind only Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi.

The words of Aprilia’s CEO

“Michele Colaninno and I share the idea of ​​supporting Italy and for this reason we both thought of Marco and Pecco together for the next chapter of Aprilia Racing – the words of the CEO Massimo Rivola – The arrival of Bagnaia represents a confirmation of the value of Italian sport, which in recent months has stood out on a global level thanks to the exploits of Kimi Antonelli in Formula 1, Jannik Sinner in tennis and Federica Brignone at the Olympic Games in Milan Cortina. For this reason, welcome Pecco it fills us with pride and gives a further boost to Italian sport in the world. We will give him and his family a warm welcome, but first we will try to beat him. Having a multiple world champion is a responsibility we can’t wait to take on.”

Bagnaia’s successes in Ducati

A path of common growth based on trust, commitment and mutual support which brought the riders’ title back to Borgo Panigale in 2022, 15 years later (2007 Stoner – 2022 Bagnaia). A strip of unprecedented victories with the second laurel in 2023, 31 victories (of which 11 in the 2024 season alone), 62 podiums and 28 pole positions. Among the most promising talents of the Italian academy, Pecco arrives at Ducati, very young and as a rookie in MotoGP, in 2019.