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MotoGP 2024 has barely finished, but the 2025 season has effectively kicked off in earnest – with 12 riders getting their first taste of life at new teams at Barcelona on Tuesday. The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at how they (and everyone else) got on
In 2025, the MotoGP season commenced immediately after the 2024 season concluded, with teams returning to the track for the Barcelona test. 12 riders experienced their first rides with new teams during this period. The debut of world champion Jorge Martin with Aprilia and Marc Marquez’s initial day as a works Ducati rider were the highlights of the tests. The Race MotoGP Podcast team, consisting of Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy, stayed at Barcelona to discuss with Matt Beer and Megan White about the riders’ performances in the early stages of the season. They delved into how each rider fared with their headstarts for the 2025 season.