Marco Bezzecchi’s victory within the British MotoGP gave Aprilia its first grand prix win since COTA final yr.
It additionally helped transfer the Noale producer as much as third within the constructors’ standings, 17 factors behind Honda, regardless of being with out star signing Jorge Martin for all however the Qatar spherical.
Though Ducati has already damaged 135 factors clear on the high of the MotoGP constructors’ standings, the opposite 4 factories are coated by simply 26 factors within the battle to be better of the remaining.
“Our purpose, in fact, is attempting to scale back the hole to Ducati and to cross [them],” mentioned Aprilia check rider Lorenzo Savadori, presently changing the injured Martin.
“So in Noale, we work actually exhausting for this. And I feel in the mean time we’re the second [best] producer within the championship, on the grid. However we have to proceed to enhance.”
Aprilia title three areas to shut hole to Ducati
Aprilia is the one model aside from Ducati with a dry win to this point this season.
Nevertheless, Honda has extra grand prix podiums courtesy of Johann Zarco profitable within the moist at Le Mans then ending second to Bezzecchi at Silverstone.
Yamaha was a dry runner-up at Jerez, alongside three pole positions for Fabio Quartararo, whereas KTM was denied a second place for Maverick Vinales in Qatar attributable to a tyre strain penalty.
Requested how Aprilia plans to shut the hole to Ducati, which gained 22 grands prix in a row from Jerez 2024-2025, Savadori highlighted three areas:
“Generally, we work on the steadiness, on the braking and in addition on acceleration. So it is attempting to enhance a bit in these three areas.”
That entails Savadori testing new elements throughout grand prix occasions, a course of that can proceed at Aragon this weekend.
“We’ve some new issues on my bike to enhance and in addition on Monday there’s lots of work to do within the check,” he mentioned.
“I am unable to clarify the brand new issues, however one thing is less complicated to [see] on the bike and one thing is kind of inconceivable, however particularly within the testing we’ve got a giant completely different resolution.”
The most recent medical replace on Martin’s situation suggests he could possibly be absent for an additional month, even with out the continuing contractual stalemate over a 2026 exit clause.
“I hope, and Aprilia hope, Jorge will return quickly,” Savadori mentioned of his ongoing race position. “When he’s properly bodily.
“I am unable to wait to see, in fact, Jorge driving our bike. In the intervening time, this system is to interchange Jorge, however strive new issues. So do a race, but additionally testing in all these races.”
The most recent Aprilia developments seem to incorporate a Ducati-style ride-height system, which will be ‘booked’ by the rider on the entry to a nook, then lowers ‘routinely’ on the exit.
Bezzecchi’s victory moved the Italian to seventh within the riders’ world championship with LCR Honda’s Johann Zarco (fifth) the one non-Ducati forward of him.
