Motogp 2024 lineup

[motogrady]

Here we go.

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
Fabio Quartararo (end of 2024) #20
Alex Rins (end of 2024) #42

Ducati Lenovo Team
Francesco Bagnaia (end of 2024) #63
Enea Bastianini (end of 2024) #23

Aprilia Racing
Aleix Espargaro (end of 2024) #41
Maverick Vinales (end of 2024) #12

Repsol Honda Team
Joan Mir (end of 2024) #36
Luca Marini (end of 2025) #10

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Jack Miller (end of 2024) #43
Brad Binder (end of 2026) #33

Gresini Racing MotoGP (Ducati)
Marc Marquez (end of 2024) #93
Alex Marquez (end of 2024) #73

Prima Pramac Racing (Ducati)
Jorge Martin (Ducati contract, end of 2024) #89
Franco Morbidelli (Ducati contract, end of 2024) #21

Mooney VR46 Racing Team (Ducati)
Fabio di Giannantonio (end of 2024) #49
Marco Bezzecchi (end of 2024) #72

Trackhouse Racing (Aprilia)
Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia contract, end of 2024) #88
Raul Fernandez (Aprilia contract, end of 2024) #25

Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing (KTM)
Augusto Fernandez (KTM contract, end of 2024) #37
Pedro Acosta (KTM contract, end of 2024?)

LCR Honda Castrol/Idemitsu
Johann Zarco (Honda contract, end of 2025) #5
Takaaki Nakagami (Honda contract, end of 2024) #30

[oldironnow]

DAMN

Thank you for all that work!

Look at all those 2024 expirys.

Binder must solve some marketing/cash problem for KTM. I hope he becomes more positively consistent.

What will Honda and Yamaha bring?

What will Desmo-quez do with the Ducati?


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[Fatfatboy]

Holy crap! I didn't realize that there were so many with contracts up in 2024. Pretty wild and will be interesting to see who goes where and if Honda keeps Nakagami. I still don't understand that one.

[motogrady]

Agreed, Nakigami has been on thin ice for a few years imho.  I’ve wondered why.  Maybe it’s him being the only Japanese guy out there on a Japanese brand. I believe he really made a case last year, whenever he renewed, publicly that he really wanted to stay.

Maybe Big Red has a heart in a certain kind of way.

And yeah, this isn’t a year to start off slow.  
You know the teams are gonna be watching, and grabbing
who they believe are gonna deliver, asap.

[oldironnow]

Maybe even make some mid-season changes.


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[Fatfatboy]

Martin has pretty much laid it down for 2025. A factory Ducati or else a factory team else where. I'm not sure that is a smart move.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1043223/1/jorge-martin-ponders-honda-switch-if-he-quits-ducati

[oldironnow]

What a jumble of opinions.

I suggest he edit them down to ‘I should be on a factory bike, because my greatness is greater than the others.’

Much easier to carry around.



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[whatarush]

Looks like the Argentina round is going to be cancelled 😞

https://motomatters.com/blog_entry/2024/01/28/motogp_weekend_link_dump_argentina_gp_to.html

[oldironnow]

Dang!

Nearly the entire New World/Western Hemisphere/North-South America has become dysfunctional for World-Level motorcycle racing.

[oldironnow]

Maybe not for long:

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/793/track-house-motogp-these-guys-are-gonna-be-millionaires-when-this-is-over

[motogrady]

I read up a bit on this guy last week.  
Seems he’s been into car racing for quite awhile.
As a driver and kind of team owner himself.
He’s been all over the American car racing scene.
Apparently he’s a pretty good driver also.

I believe he owns some kind of kart racing track.
His family has money.
How and why he ended up wanting getting into
motorcycle racing I dunno.

He seems American as apple pie.
Who knows, this might be a real good thing for motorcycle racing Stateside.

I know I’m wishing Trackhouse the best of luck.

[oldironnow]

motogrady wrote

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He seems American as apple pie.
Who knows, this might be a real good thing for motorcycle racing Stateside.

I know I’m wishing Trackhouse the best of luck.

As am I.




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[whatarush]

Wow!! Didn’t see this coming. Great news for Trackhouse

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2024/02/08/trackhouse-racing-signs-davide-brivio-as-new-team-principal/489373

[motogrady]

One wonders……..if they found they wanted an American for that 3rd bike……a guy young enough to maybe one day fight for the championship………who would that be?

[oldironnow]

whatarush wrote

Wow!! Didn’t see this coming. Great news for Trackhouse

With Zeelenberg !

Huge get. I wonder if his time in F1 exposed him to any new ‘tech viruses,’ as Ducati contracted through Rob Tuluie.


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[oldironnow]

motogrady wrote

One wonders……..if they found they wanted an American for that 3rd bike……a guy young enough to maybe one day fight for the championship………who would that be?

Jake Gagne makes sense - he’s seen many of the tracks. In top form of his career.

Wild guess - Kyle Wyman.


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[oldironnow]

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1044248/1/paddock-whispers-hint-ex-ducati-engineer-working-wonders-yamaha

[Fatfatboy]

oldironnow wrote

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1044248/1/paddock-whispers-hint-ex-ducati-engineer-working-wonders-yamaha

Maybe there is some hope for Yamaha, yet. It would be great to see Fabio fighting for the win and not just fighting for  5th place spot.

[motogrady]

The big big is MM.

If he doesn’t do well, he can’t blame the bike anymore.

[oldironnow]

Qatar Test -

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/816/ducati-s-frankie-bags-quickest-on-day-one-of-qatar-test-first-japanese-bike-is-zarco-in-9th-fastest