MotoGP: Gresini Racing Signs Fermin Aldeguer as Marc Marquez's Replacement for 2025

Fermin Aldeguer will join the Gresini Racing team in MotoGP next season. The 19-year-old Spaniard dominated the second half of the 2023 Moto2 championship, winning at Jerez and Sachsenring. After signing a MotoGP deal with Ducati earlier this year, Aldeguer will replace Marc Marquez, who is moving to the factory Ducati team. In his third full Moto2 season, Aldeguer showed impressive performance with a four-race winning streak at the end of the season, which secured him third place in the Moto2 standings and caught Ducati's attention. He will make his MotoGP debut in 2025, riding a year-old GP24 bike, alongside his more experienced teammate, Alex Marquez. Fans are excited to see what Aldeguer will achieve as he steps up to MotoGP.

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Fermin Aldeguer: “I’m extremely happy to be joining the Gresini family; this is an incredible opportunity to make my MotoGP debut with the best bike on the grid and with a fantastic team that has had plenty of iconic riders. I hope to get to grips quickly with the GP24: we’ll need to approach it step by step, but I cannot wait for the first test of the new season in Valencia. I’d like to thank Nadia and Gigi for their trust, which will be repaid.”

 Nadia Padovani Gresini, Team Owner: “Family spirit is the concept our team is based upon, and it applies to our whole world championship history. It’s a great pleasure for us to welcome one of the most promising young talents in the series and our goal will be to protect him and help him make his way to the type of results that distinguish us. He’ll be with us for the next two seasons and Ducati will also stay in our garage until at least 2026. We’ll doubly happy, so welcome to the team Fermín!”

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Gresini Racing has established itself as a top MotoGP team, currently holding third place in the team standings after 11 races. The Ducati-powered team has outperformed VR46, as well as the factory Aprilia and KTM teams. Marc Marquez has played a crucial role in Gresini's success, securing four podiums this season. His younger brother, Alex, has also made a significant impact with a podium finish in Germany.