Aprilia RS-GP

5th and 6th row for Aleix and Maverick in #AlgarveGP quali
5th and 6th row for Aleix and Maverick in #AlgarveGP quali

In spite of the positive signs Aleix demonstrated today, especially in FP4 in race configuration, Aprilia continues to have a complicated weekend here in Portimão. Adapting the RS-GP to the conditions of the Portuguese track is proving to be more difficult than expected, with particularly troublesome problems arising when the riders push hard for the […]

November 7, 2021 Motor Sports

Aprilia takes home a good team result in Misano
Aprilia takes home a good team result in Misano

Both on a comeback ride from their respective starting positions, Aleix and Maverick rode their RS-GP machines into the top ten but with two rather different races. Aleix started well from the eleventh spot on the grid (fourth row) and, overtaking Morbidelli and Marini and thanks to a few crashes involving the riders ahead of […]

October 25, 2021 Motor Sports

Espargaro unable to find the same feeling as the previous races but finishes Top10, First points w/Aprilia for Maverick
Espargaro unable to find the same feeling as the previous races but finishes Top10, First points w/Aprilia for Maverick

Misano has always been one of the most difficult tracks for the RS-GP but this year the bike’s overall improvement allowed Aleix to take home his umpteenth top-ten finish. Despite not finding the same feeling as the previous races, Aleix still raced in the group of the best, even moving up as far as fourth […]

September 19, 2021 Motor Sports

Aprilia’s Aleix will start from the 2nd row at #AragonGP, Maverick Viñales will have his race debut with the RS-GP
Aprilia’s Aleix will start from the 2nd row at #AragonGP, Maverick Viñales will have his race debut with the RS-GP

The circuits and conditions change, but Aleix Espargaró continues to take his RS-GP to the top spots. At the end of a qualifying session characterised by extremely fast times, Aleix took a spot on the second row with a time of 1’46.883 for the GP tomorrow. His pace is also good in view of a […]

September 12, 2021 Motor Sports

Maverick Viñales on the track with Aprilia #AragonGP
Maverick Viñales on the track with Aprilia #AragonGP

All the pieces have now fallen in place for the Aprilia Racing rider line-up after Maverick Viñales’ début astride the RS-GP during the two days of testing on the Misano Adriatico circuit. The Spanish rider, extremely impressed by the first contact with the Italian team, will be on the track officially from the Aragón GP, […]

September 2, 2021 Motor Sports