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Aprilia Sets Beating Marc Marquez as Its 2026 Goal After Strong Finish to 2025

Engine design is frozen for 2026, making marginal gains and rider execution decisive.

Overview

  • CEO Massimo Rivola says the objective is to defeat Marquez next season, adding he believes Marco Bezzecchi had the pace to beat him in Indonesia and at Phillip Island before the Mandalika incident.
  • Aprilia closed 2025 by winning three of the final four grands prix and achieved its first-ever runner-up finish in the manufacturers’ championship.
  • Bezzecchi claimed multiple grand prix and sprint victories to end the year third overall, with Marquez’s injury absence in the last four rounds limiting direct comparisons.
  • Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez capped improved late-season form with a grand prix win as ambassador Max Biaggi said the RS-GP no longer has clear weak points.
  • Aprilia will launch its 2026 colours in Milan on January 15, and Marquez is scheduled to return at the Sepang test from February 3–5.