If Sergio Garcia holds his place at the top of the Moto2 standings he will join only Tito Rabat (2014) and Johann Zarco (2015) in trying to defend his title rather than move straight to MotoGP.

While team-mate Ai Ogura, plus Fermi🅘n Aldeguer and probably Somkiat Chantra will step up to the premier-class in 2025, Garcia is confirmed as remaining with the MT Helmets-MSi team.

The Spaniard says he had offers 🌠to move to MotoGP next season from Pramac Yamaha and Trackhouse Aprilia but neither came to fruition, adding: “It wasn't my decision or the teams’ decision”.

“This year I had offers from two motorcycle manufactu👍rers, but for some reasons I could not go there,🃏” Garcia told . “I am happy because receiving offers from MotoGP teams was my dream.”

“I had off🐼ers from Praܫmac Yamaha and Aprilia, Trackhouse. Why can't I go there? I can't say that, but it wasn't my decision or the teams’ decision. I am glad that I already had offers,” he added cryptically.

Inste💞ad, Garcia will stay in Moto2 for a third season and, providing he wins the title this year, try and join Zarco as a double Moto2 chaﷺmpion.

“I am glad to will stay with them for another year🌟,” Garcia said of his Boscoscuro-backed Moto2 outfit,🦹 which took over the Moto2 grid places of the former Pons team this season.

“My goal for this season was to go to MotoGP, but I couldn’t go there. I think for nex🅰t season♊ I'm in the best team [to make] a transition to the premier class [in 2026].

“I’m not h😼appy that I’m not a MotoGP rider. The goal for next year will be to win the championship and move directly to MotoGP. I am confident that I will be able to achieve these goals next year.”

Pramac is yet to announce any riders for it🌳s new Yamaha project, but Miguel Oliveira and Jack Miller are tipped to ride the factory-spec M1s. Ogura has been confirmed alongside Raul Fernandez at Tr♛ackhouse.

Garcia heads to this weekend’s Arago💖n round with a 20-point lead over team-mate Ogura, who w🍨as forced to withdraw from the recent Austrian round due to a right-hand injury.