Set to unveil its new bike in Milan, Aprilia Racing has confirmed that the team will launch its 2026 MotoGP season on January 15, adding to an increasingly busy schedule with the factory Ducati team, Gresini Racing, and Pramac Yamaha all revealing their bikes the same week.
The Noale manufacturer heads into the new campaign after a turbulent but ultimately historic 2025, which delivered the best results in Aprilia’s premier-class history despite constant disruption on one side of the garage.
A headline signing brought 2024 World Champion Jorge Martin into the team; however, a heavy pre-season testing crash and a subsequent training incident quickly unraveled his season, ruling him out of the opening rounds.
Further injuries limited Martin’s campaign and kicked off a mid-season contractual dispute with Aprilia.
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Jorge Martin wants to exit Aprilia just one race into his contract. Here’s everything we know about the clause, the injury complications, and...
Supposedly having gotten a “very lucrative” offer from Honda, the Spaniard and his management team tried to execute a performance clause to leave the Noale outfit after just one season.
However, realizing their effort stood on a weak legal foundation – the cited poor performance largely stemming from Martin’s absence due to injury – he ultimately committed to seeing out his deal.
Even so, Aprilia emerged as a genuine race-winning force, claiming four grand prix victories, three of them courtesy of Marco Bezzecchi.
With momentum established and the RS-GP genuinely looking like the first real contender to the almighty Ducati, Aprilia launches 2026 with a clear goal in mind:
“We are no longer satisfied with winning one or two races per year. We have everything we need to win [the title]. That is our goal; that must be our goal!”
“We have the riders, and we will have Jorge back. We just need proper, good preparation for the season. I really think Aprilia can be very strong next year.”
“Of course, we don’t know how the others are working, but I have no doubt that Jorge [Martin] and Marco will be fighting for the world championship next year.”
