Overview
- Aprilia launched the RS-GP26 at Sky Italia’s Milan studios, confirming Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martín as its 2026 factory pairing.
- Team chief Massimo Rivola set a goal to “battle in every race” after 2025’s runner-up finish in manufacturers with 418 points and Bezzecchi’s third overall with 353.
- The new prototype features refined aerodynamics, a revised chassis, updated electronics, and further-developed V4 components within current regulations.
- Aprilia positions the RS-GP26 as its final iteration before 2027 rules that will ban extreme aerodynamics, ride-height devices, and 1000cc engines.
- The livery adds the Leone Alato emblem of Venice, while tester Lorenzo Savadori and Trackhouse riders Raúl Fernández and Ai Ogura support development under a strategic partnership.