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Amid speculation over reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin’s future at Aprilia, here are 12 riders whose team partnerships ended early…
Marco Melandri rode for Ducati in 2008 and then for Aprilia in 2015. Despite success with Gresini Honda, he struggled with Ducati and had an unsuccessful stint with Aprilia in MotoGP.
Colin Edwards retired from MotoGP prematurely during the 2014 season while riding for Forward Yamaha.
Cal Crutchlow parted ways with Ducati Team in 2014, allowing Andrea Iannone to take his place and later claimed wins with LCR Honda.
Sam Lowes had a short-lived MotoGP stint with Aprilia Gresini in 2017 before being replaced by Scott Redding.
Jonas Folger’s promising MotoGP career was interrupted due to health issues, and he had to withdraw in 2017. Hafizh Syahrin replaced him at Tech3 Yamaha for 2018.
Johann Zarco struggled with Red Bull KTM in 2019 and requested an early release, later rebuilding his career with Ducati at Avintia, then Pramac.
Karel Abraham lost his Avintia Ducati seat in 2019 to Zarco, marking a change in the rider line-up.
Jorge Lorenzo’s partnership with Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda ended in early retirement due to injuries and poor results in 2019.
