Which Moto2 riders could still claim a last-gasp MotoGP seat next year?

Talented riders from Moto2 are in the mix to land a 2🐬025 MotoGP bike

Alonso Lopez, Moto2, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April
Alonso Lopez, Moto2, Grand Prix of the Americas, 13 April

Several Moto2 riders are still in the mix to land one of the remaining eight vacant MotoGP bikes for next year.

The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:2025 MotoGP rider line-up has almost taken shape but some crucial decisions are൲ still to be made.

This group of talented Moto2 riders could get the nod ahead of🌌 more experienced r꧟iders…

Sergio Garcia

The curren🀅t Moto2 championship leader has been mentioned as an option for Pramac Y൲amaha.

Now 💝aged 21, he 🍎finished 15th in his rookie Moto2 year, last season. But this year he has shone.

Fabio Quartararo said about Yamaha’s new satellite team: “I think [Ser♎gio] Garcia, [Alonso] Lopez are names that are really fast in Moto2.

“And I think they can earn their place into a team like Pramac that at the end will not really be a satellite team, just an extension of a factory [team🅺].”

However, leading the pack at the summer break stage𝕴, Garcia has not been lin🅺ked to a MotoGP move as strongly as some others.

Alonso Lopez

As well as being name-checked by Quartararo, Lopez has also been publicly menti🉐oned by the Yamaha boss.

Managing director Lin Jarvis was quizzed about pr🧸omoting Lopez from Moto2 into the new Pram✅ac team.

"Who knows,” he responded to .

“We said a couple of years ago that he is a rider 🍬we are inter💫ested in.

“We are following his career, wh🅠en the right time comes for him to move up to the premier claꦗss we can think about it.

“Now we have just signed the contract with P🐭ramac, we think to the young Moto2🀅 riders for the future.

“But I don't know if 🦄this is the rꦦight time to take them."

Lopez, aged 22, is currently fifth iꦅn the Moto2 standings.

Ai Ogura

Ai Ogura h▨as been linked to a step up to a Honda🔜 MotoGP seat for several years.

But he is now set to unexpected sign for Trackhou𝕴se Aprilia in MotoGP next year, reportꦍ.

It would mean severing ties with Honda.

Weeks ago in Assen, TNT Sports’ MotoGP pundits suggested that Ogura might not want to step into MotoGP aboard a misfiringꦺ Honda.

“He was adamant,” Ne♊il Hodgson said. “I pre✤ssed him on it. He said ‘I won’t go unless I win the Moto2 championship’.”

Sylvain Guintoli added: “He will get𒅌 the ride at some point. It’s better to stay in Moto2 and win the championship.”

H🎶odg♐son said: “I guess he’s hoping that if he waits another year, there’s a chance of improving the bike.”

Guintoli: “Or a couꦡple of years for a rule change. But that’s a long time.”

Instead, it now seems Ogura w๊ill surprisingly land on a satellite Aprilia.

Joe Roberts

The Ameri💮can, Joe Roberts, has been strongly linked to Trackhouse Aprilia for 2🍃025.

But that opportunity𒀰 will vanish if they do s꧅ign Ogura.

♔The rebranding of T🍸rackhouse this year makes them the only US-owned MotoGP team.

To grow their presence further, th𒉰ey might have look🔯ed to acquire a standout American talent.

Roberts’ manager John Hopkins said at Assen: “We are speaking to 🌜a couple o𒉰f teams right now.

“There are a couple of teams interested in Joe.

“One in particular, literall𓆉y at lunch🦹 [on Friday], that went extremely well.”

Trackhouse team boss D💟avide Brivio insisted Trackhouse’s priority was to re-sign Raul Fernandez and Miguel 💛Oliveira.

Fernandez iဣs now contracted for 2025 but Oliveira, according to S💎ky Italia, will instead join Pramac Yamaha.

Brivio said about looking to Roberts: “This could be Plan B or Plan C, loಞoking at other riders in case we can’t f🌠ind a good agreement with Miguel.

“Everybody knows, more or less, the market is quite clear. Th♏ere is one expert rider available otherwise you have to go for a rookie.ꦰ”

Earlier this week, Roberts was in action at a track day at Laguna Seca riding alongside Aprilia ambassador M🤪ax Biaggi.

But, after news of Ogura joining Trackhouse broke on Friday, it seems Roberts will be overlooked for ꩵMotoGP in 2025.

Tony Arbolino

Tony Arbolino is൲ l🦩argely having a season to forget in Moto2, yet he has still been mentioned for a MotoGP move.

ꩲHe finished second in Moto2 last year but is cuꦕrrently languishing in 13th.

But Sky Italia, who have reported that Miguel Oliveira will swap Trackhouse Aprilia for Pramac Yamaha, insist that Arbolino is also in the mix to join꧙ Oliveira.

♛He “could have some chance” if he impresses at the next few rounds, even though so many of his Moto2 rivals are having a better overall season, Sky report.

Celestino Vietti

Celestino Vietti’s 🌟only apparent hope would be a 💫step up into the VR46 MotoGP squad.

He is a VR46 A🌠cademy graduate and Valentino Rossi🐎’s premier class team will want to maintain some presence from the academy next year.

After losing Luca Marini for this year, they will also lose Marco Bezzecc🐲hi (to Aprilia) in 2025.

VR46 are expectedཧ to keep Fabio di Giannantonio, possibly on factory-spec m🔯achinery.

The space next to Di Giannanton🐭io could be up for grabs and Vietti could be a contender.

Vietti’s problem? Franco 𒉰Morbidelli also needs a new MotoGP seat next year, and is also 🙈a VR46 disciple.

Fermin Aldeguer

We know that Aldeguer is guaranteꦓed t꧅o be a MotoGP rookie next season.

Hꦦe has signed a contract with Ducati although it is still uncleaജr which team he will be assigned to.

When Aldeguer penned his terms wౠith Ducati, he openly spoke about joining Pramac on a 🔯factory-spec bike.

But Pramac have left for Yamaha meaning Aldeguer must be placed with eithe🐲r VR46 or Gresini.

Gresini appear to be the likelier landing spot, along💯side Alexꦗ Marquez.

Aldeguer’s manager Hector Faubel told : “By contract, the first year he can ride a Desmosedici GP24 or a GP25. There, Ducati will decid🧔e.

“The second year he will take th𝓡e GP26 no matter what.”

Aldeguer, aged 19, is🗹 currently fourth in the Moto2 standings.

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