The large change for the RS-GP26 livery, which maintains the enduring Aprilia Racing colors, is the presence of a noble image from our historical past – the lion which is a part of Aprilia Racing’s DNA. Apart from representing the robust ties with the territory, the Leone Alato – image of Venice, situated only a few kilometres from Aprilia Racing headquarters in Noale – embodies values which totally replicate the id of the staff and its riders: energy, power, dedication, and braveness. It’s the emblem of a staff that by no means offers up, able to stubbornly tackling difficulties and re-emerging even stronger and extra steadfast.
The aim for 2026 is to enhance on the outcomes from final season, essentially the most victorious ever for Aprilia Racing, ending with second place within the Producers Championship at 418 factors, breaking the 400 barrier for the primary time in its historical past, and third place within the Riders Championship with Marco Bezzecchi at 353 factors – the very best outcome ever for a rider in Aprilia Racing’s MotoGP historical past. Including to this are quite a few spectacular statistics: 19 podiums in all, with 3 dash race wins and 4 lengthy race wins, 5 pole positions to tie the earlier document, and the three hundredth win for the Noale-based producer within the Australian GP. This milestone, which later elevated to 302, confirmed Aprilia Racing as essentially the most victorious European producer within the historical past of World Bike Grand Prix Racing.
Defending the colors for the producer from Noale within the 2026 season shall be Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martín. In 2025, the Italian rider was the protagonist of a particularly high-level season which positioned him third general within the Riders World Championship standings, with a efficiency that consecrated him as the very best rider in Aprilia Racing historical past. Bezzecchi is approaching 2026 with the aim of reconfirming his standing on the prime of the class and persevering with the upward development begun with the staff.
Jorge Martín, who shall be on observe with quantity 89 on his entrance fairing, is making ready to sort out a brand new season after a 2025 conditioned by accidents. For the Spanish rider, 2026 represents the beginning of a brand new chapter, which he’s going through with dedication and the will to completely specific his potential.
Supporting the manufacturing unit riders, Lorenzo Savadori is confirmed as tester, after his immense contribution lately to the event and progress of the RS-GP.
Aprilia RS-GP26 represents an necessary evolution for Aprilia Racing’s MotoGP mission. Every element has been redesigned so as to have the ability to battle at prime ranges and consolidate Aprilia Racing’s place among the many protagonists of MotoGP. Each space of the bike has been improved, from the additional refined aerodynamics to the chassis structure and all the best way to the electronics and V4 engine, which underwent intensive improvement in each element not restricted by championship laws. The technical workplace in Noale, led by Fabiano Sterlacchini, tackled this new problem remaining trustworthy to their DNA and creating a motorbike that makes innovation an indispensable anchor of their imaginative and prescient.
The RS-GP26 can even be the most recent evolution of a technical cycle which has positioned the quickest bikes in MotoGP historical past on the observe, because of excessive aerodynamics, experience peak units, and 1000cc engines which can now not be permitted by the technical laws from 2027. For these causes, the RS-GP26 would be the quickest prototype ever inbuilt Aprilia Racing historical past.
Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martín will proceed to have the ability to depend on a stable and united staff, with the assist of official tester Lorenzo Savadori and Trackhouse MotoGP Group, with Raúl Fernández and Ai Ogura. The Trackhouse mission, conceived as a strategic associate and never as a easy satellite tv for pc staff, continues to symbolize a elementary useful resource for the continued improvement of the RS-GP, offering invaluable information and contributing to the innovation course of.
MARCO BEZZECCHI
“I’m comfortable to lastly be getting again to speaking about bikes. I’m anxious to start out and we have now a number of work to do, though we by no means actually stopped. In Noale, the corporate is working intensely and I’ve been coaching consistently. I’m extremely motivated and I can’t wait to have enjoyable within the saddle. The 2025 season finale was extraordinarily constructive and that enhances our confidence much more. The aim is to start out the season immediately in the very best method and to proceed doing job.”
JORGE MARTÍN
“After our expertise final yr together with Aprilia and the most recent extraordinarily necessary checks in Valencia, the aim now could be to continue to grow collectively. I’m certain there shall be a number of work to do initially of the season, however we’re properly conscious of the place we have to enhance. This shall be a yr the place I need to get again to battling for the highest spots and successful. As quickly as I’m at 100% health, we’ll be prepared for something.”
LORENZO SAVADORI
“I can’t look forward to 2026 to start. The first goal is to proceed enhancing the bike, advancing the work and the trail we started in 2025, so as to see Aprilia persistently on the entrance. I’ll be driving in just a few wild-card spots all through the season, and I’ll be giving it my all to contribute to creating the RS-GP26. Along with all this, round April, we’ll additionally start working and creating in view of 2027.”
MASSIMO RIVOLA, CEO APRILIA RACING
“We’re tackling the 2026 season properly conscious of what we’re and the place we need to be. We’re coming from a stable 2025 which allowed us to achieve a particularly excessive degree of competitiveness, and the aim now could be to battle in each race. We’ll be following two totally different paths within the storage. On one facet, we’re eager to choose up from the identical degree the place we left off on the finish of final season with Marco, and on the opposite, we’ll be constructing lots with Jorge. We imagine very a lot within the RS-GP26 and we keep that it has nice potential, as do our riders.”
The presentation of the Aprilia Racing MotoGP Group on the Sky Studios in Milan was produced and realized by Sky Sport e Sky Content material Manufacturing facility.
APRILIA RS-GP26 TECH SHEET
ENGINE TYPE: V4 90° – 1000cc, 81mm BORE PNEUMATIC VALVE SYSTEM, DRY SUMP SYSTEM
ENGINE POWER: > 280 CV
ENGINE MAX REV: > 17.500 Rpm
WEIGHT: 157 kg
GEAR SHIFT: APRILIA RACING SEAMLESS SYSTEM. 6 GEARS.
ELECTRONICS: MAGNETI MARELLI BAZ340 ECU. UNIFIED SOFTWARE EXAUST SC PROJECT TITANIUM
EXAUST: SYSTEM EXAUST VALVE SYSTEM TO INCREASE ENGINE BRAKING PERFORM.
AIR FILTER: HIGH PERMEABILITY RACING – MOTOGP TECHNOLOGY – SPRINT FILTER
CLUTCH: CARBON DISKS
RADIATORS: RACING BY PWR
CHAIN: REGINA CHAIN
FRAME: APRILIA RACING CHASSIS. ALUMINIUM ALLOY
SWINGING ARM: APRILIA RACING CARBON FIBER
FRONT FORKS: ÖHLINS
SHOCK ABSORBER: ÖHLINS
STEERING DUMPER: ÖHLINS, ADJUSTABLE.
REAR HEIGHT DEVICE: APRILIA RACING “BSB” SYSTEM
RIMS: FRONT: MARCHESINI FORGED MAGNESIUM, 5 SPOKES “Y” DESIGN. 17’’X4’’ REAR: MARCHESINI FORGED MAGNESIUM, 5 SPOKES “Y” DESIGN. 17’’X 6.25’
TYRES: MICHELIN
BRAKE SYSTEM: FRONT MONOBLOC FINNED ALUMINUM GP4 BREMBO CALIPERS ENTIRELY MACHINED FROM SOLID, WITH A RADIAL ATTACHMENT OF 4 TITANIUM PISTONS. BREMBO DOUBLE CARBON DISKS 340MM TO 355MM
REAR: BREMBO ALUMINUM CALIPER, WITH AXIAL ATTACHMENT OF 2 PISTONS. BREMBO SINGLE STEEL DISK 218MM
