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

Talented riders from Moto2 are i🦩n the mix to land a 2025 MotoGP bik✅e

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澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up has ꧅almost taken shape but some crucial decisions are still to be made.

This group of talented Moto2 riders could get the nod ahead of more exও🅠perienced riders…

Sergio Garcia

The current Moto2 championship leader has been mentioned as 🌱an option f⭕or Pramac Yamaha.

N🔯ow 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 [Sergio] Garcia, [Alonso] Lopez are names that are really fast in Motoﷺ2.

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

However, l🧜eading the pack at the summer break stage, Garcia has not been linked to a MotoGP move a♑s strongly as some others.

Alonso Lopez

As well as being name-checked by Quartararo, Lopez has also been publicly mentioned by the Yamahꦡa boss.

Managing d🎃irector Lin Jarvis was quizzed about promotiꦅng Lopez from Moto2 into the new Pramac team.

"Who knows,” he responded to .

“We said a couple of years a🌃go that he is a rider we are interested in.

“We are following his career, when the right time comes for him to move up to the premier class we can think abouಞt it.

“Now we have just signed the contract with🌸 Pram🐲ac, we think to the young Moto2 riders for the future.

“But I d💝on't know if this is the right time to take them."

Lopez, age𒅌𒀰d 22, is currently fifth in the Moto2 standings.

Ai Ogura

Ai Ogura has been linked to a step up to a Honda MotoGP se🌠at for several years.

But he is now set to unexpected sign for Trackhouse April🍬ia ✱in MotoGP next year, report.

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 misfir🌳ing Honda.

“He was adamant,” Neil Hodgson said. “I pressed him on it. He said ‘I won’t go unless I win the Moওto2 championship’.”

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

Hodgson said: “I guess he’s hoping that if he waits another year, there’s a chance of improving 💟the bike.”

Guintol🎶i: “Or🎐 a couple of years for a rule change. But that’s a long time.”

Instead, it now seems Ogura will surprꦚisingly land on a satellite Aprilia.

Joe Roberts

The American, Joe Roberts, has been strongly linked to Trackhouse🗹 Aꦕprilia for 2025.

But that opport💯unity will vanish if they do sign Ogura.

The ꦏrebranding of Trackhouse this year makes them the only🌼 US-owned MotoGP team.

To grow the𓂃ir presence further, they might have looked to acquire a standout 🔯American talent.

Roberts’ manager John Hopkins sai๊d at Assen: “We are speaking to a couple of teams ri✨ght now.

“There are a couple of teams interested in Joe.

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

Trackhouse team boss Davide Brivio🧔 insisted Trackhouse’s p🐠riority was to re-sign Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira.

Fernandez is now co🐭ntracted for 2025 but Oliveira, according to Sky Italia, will instead joᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚin Pramac Yamaha.

Brivio said about looking t🍸o Roberts: “This could be Plan B or Plan C, looking at 🔥other riders in case we can’t find a good agreement with Miguel.

“Everybody knows, more or less, the market is quite clear. There is oಞne expert rider available🤡 otherwise you have to go for a rookie.”

E♛arlier this week, Roberts was in action at a track day at Laguna Seca riding alongside Aprilia ambassador Max ꦏBiaggi.

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

Tony Arbolino

Tony Arbolino is largely having a season to forget in Moto2, yet he has still been mentiജoned for a MotoGP m🐻ove.

He finished second in Moto2 last year but is currently lang🌸uishing 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 join Olivei🌳ra.

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 Academy graduate and Valentino Rossi’s premier class team will want to maintain some presence from the academy next yearꦕ.

After losing Luca Marini for this year, they will also lose Marco Bezzecchi (to Aprไilia) in 2025.

VR46 are expected to keep Fabio di ꦇGiannantonio, possibly on factory-spec m♚achinery.

The space next to Di Giannantonio c🔯ould be up for grabs and V🐭ietti could be a contender.

Vietti’s problem? Franco Morbidelli also needs a new MotoGP seat ne⭕xt year, and is also a VR46 discip﷽le.

Fermin Aldeguer

We know that Ald﷽eguer is guaranteed to be a MotoGP rookie next season.

He has signed a contrac♒t with Ducati although it is still unclear which team he will be assigned to.

When Aldegu🅠er penned his terms with Ducati, he openly spoke about joining Pramac on a factor𝓡y-spec bike.

But Pramac have left fo𒆙r Yamaha meaning Aldeguer must be placed with either VR46 or Gresini.

Gresi🎃ni appear to be the likelier landing spot, alongside Alex🃏 Marquez.

Aldeguer’s manager Hector Faubel told&ꦺnbsp;: “By contract, the first year he can ride a Desmosedici GP24 or a GP25. There, Ducati will decide.

“The second 🌞year he will take the GP26 no mat🅘ter what.”

Aldeguer, aged 19, is curr𝐆ently fourth in the Moto2💟 standings.

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