In its first year with a satellite team in MotoGP, Aprilia provided last year’s bikes to the RNF MotoGP Team. Now, in 2024, the satellite team has transitioned to Trackhouse Racing, which is working towards securing two current RS-GP bikes for the upcoming year.
Team owner Justin Marks revealed this to SPEEDWEEK.com, emphasizing that having four identical bikes would benefit Aprilia’s program: ‘I am striving to obtain the 2024 material. I want our two riders to have the same equipment that Maverick [Viñales] and Aleix [Espargaró] have. This would assist the entire Aprilia effort. We don’t want to do this cheaply. We want to make a good impression, be a strong customer team, and work closely with the factory. We want to see the path through to the end. Under different circumstances, we wouldn’t have entered at all’.
Trackhouse Racing will feature Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández as its riders. Marks hopes to be close to the factory team: ‘We decided to make a financial investment here, and we want to capitalize on this opportunity. If we do it reasonably and stay close to the factory team, it benefits everyone: our sponsors and partners. That’s our plan 100 percent’.