Aprilia announces return to MotoGP in 2015

After having a successful run in the WSBK, Aprilia boldly will be returning to the MotoGP in 2015, which is actually up a year than initial announcement. Aprilia has been well known name in the world of racing with 54 world title wreaths, 28 of which were won from 2006 to present. In fact the race history is a brief 1992 to 2014.

The first season, 2015, is solely dedicated to the development of the race machines, before the official introduction of the Full Factory specification prototype hits the track in 2016. Aprilia Racing depends on Piaggio Group R&D centres for designers and technicians.

The riders, Italian Marco Melandri, already a World Champion on his Aprilia in 2002 (250 Class), MotoGP runner-up champion in 2005 and one of the stars of the World Superbike scene; and Alvaro Bautista, Spaniard, world champion in 2006 in the 250 class, also on a bike from Noale, and busy in the MotoGP class for the last 5 years.

Aprilia’s race history begins with the début in the 250 class dated back in 1985. The first win was brought home in 1987 with Loris Reggiani at Misano, followed by a 1992 season with an Aprilia leading the standings in the 125 Class, won by Alex Gramigni. This gave way to a winning streak from Noale in the Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing junior classes, accompanying the rise of all the great champions in the category: from Valentino Rossi to Loris Capirossi, from Max Biaggi to Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Sylvain Guintoli, the unforgotten Marco Simoncelli and many others.