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MotoGP’s 2024 finale will mark the conclusion of several partnerships that have been era-defining for the premier class – and several others that came up well short of their potential.
At the end of the 2024 MotoGP season finale Solidarity Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend, a total of 13 rider-and-team or team-and-manufacturer combinations will be parting ways. Following the races, they will immediately be joining their new colleagues for the first 2025 test two days later. One of the notable separations is between Pramac and Ducati, as Yamaha made a big-money offer to lure Pramac away, after their successful two-decade partnership marked by an extraordinary rise from a single top-10 finish to winning the 2023 teams’ title. Rider Espargaro is retiring from full-time racing and transitioning to a test rider role with Honda, marking the end of a successful partnership with Aprilia that transformed the team into a race-winner and title contender. Additionally, LCR, Honda, and Idemitsu are bringing Somkiat Chantra into MotoGP in Nakagami’s current seat, prompting the end of Nakagami’s stint which saw him as a worthy beneficiary of Honda and sponsor Idemitsu’s desire to have a Japanese rider on the grid.
