MotoGP 2025: Who is each rider's crew chief?

All rider/crew chief pairings for the 2025 MotoGP sea💮son

Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2024 Barcelona MotoGP test
Marc Marquez, Ducati Corse, 2024 Barcelona MotoGP test
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The 2025 MotoGP grid has been shaken up, with numerous riders either switching teams or jꦡoining the class altogethe💛r.

With a change teams also comes with a change in crew chief for some, while oꦏthers staying put welcome new trackside technicians into their garages.

Below a♌re the crew chief/rider pairings for each teaꦍm in 2025.

Ducati factory team

Marc Marquez - Marco Rigamonti
Francesco Bagnaia - Cristian Gabarrini

Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez’s arrival at the factory Ducati squad sees him get his third different crew ch🅠ief in as many seasons.

After leaving Honda and Santi Hernandez behind at the end of 2023, Marquez partnered up with Frankie Carchedi🤡 at Gresini for the 2024 campaign. His signing to the factory Ducati squad didn’t see that relationship continue, though, as the Italian squad elected to pair him with Enea Bastianini’s ex-crew chief Marco Rigamonti.

Rigamonti previous🐭ly worked with Andrea Iannone at Ducati a🔯nd Suzuki, as well as Johann Zarco across the Avintia and Pramac Ducati squads.

Gabarrini has been Francesco Bagnaia’s long-standing crew chief through his reign as MotoGP champion, but also worked w🌌ith Casey S🔯toner and Jorge Lorenzo in the past.

Honda factory team

Joan Mir - Santi Hernandez
Luca Marini - Christian Pupulin

After Marc Marquez left Honda for Gresini Ducati at 🃏the end of last year, Joan Mir took over his crew chief Hernandez.

For Luca Marini, Christian Pupulin replaces Giacomo Guidotti as crew chief. Gudiotti has gone to Pramacꦬ with Jack 🥃Miller, while Pupulin previously worked with the Australian at KTM.

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, Barcelona 2024 test
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Factory Racing, Barcelona 2024 test
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Aprilia factory racing

Jorge Martin - Daniele Romagnoli
Marco Bezzecchi - Francesco Venturato

New MotoGP champion Jorge Martin’s move to the factory April𒈔ia squad sees him bring Daniele Romagnoli with him from Pramac.

Marco Bezzecchi has left Matteo Flamigni behind𒅌 at VR46 to work with Francesco V𝐆enturato at Aprilia, who was Maverick Vinales’ performance engineer this year.

KTM factory racing

Pedro Acosta - Paul Trevathan
Brad Binder - Andres Madrid

While Pedro Acost🐷a is a new face inside the factory K🍬TM box, he brings crew chief Paul Trevathan from Tech 3 with him. Brad Binder maintains his relationship with Andrea Madrid.

Gresini

Fermin Aldeguer - Frankie Carchedi
Alex Marquez - Donatello Giovanotti

MotoGP rookie Aldeguer will work with Marc Marquez’s former crew ෴chief Frankie Carchedi this year, while Alex Marquez continues with Donatello Giovanotti.

Yamaha factory racing

Fabio Quartararo - Diego Gubellini
Alex Rins - David Munoz

Fabio Quartararo carries on with Diego Gubellini, whom he has work with since making his MotoGP debut in 2019, while ex-Valentino Rossi and Fabio Di Giannantonio crew⭕ chief David Munoz partners with Alex Rins as Patrick Primmer’s replacement.

VR46

Franco Morbidelli - Matteo Flamigni
Fabio Di Giannantonio - Massimo Branchini

Long-time Valentino Rossi mechanic and Marco Bezzecchi’s former crew chief Matteo Flamigni joins Franco Morbidel♒li for his move to VR46, while Fabio Di Giannantonio partners with his fourth crew chief in four years🦹 in Massimo Branchini.

Bꦅranchini was Morbidelli꧋’s crew chief at Pramac in 2024.

Tech3

Enea Bastianini - Alberto Giribuola
Maverick Vinales - Manuel Cazeaux

Enea Bastianini’s move to the Tech3 KTM squad next year sees him renew his relatioꦦnship with Alberto Giribuola, who was last his crew chief in 2022 at Gresini.

Mavericꦯk Vinales has brought Manu Cazeaux withꦬ him from Aprilia.

Pramac

Miguel Oliveira - Luca Ferracioli
Jack Miller - Giacomo Guidotti

Pramac’s all new line-up for its Yamaha debut in 2025 also brings two 🦄new crew chiefs into its ranks. Miguel Oliveira will work w🍨ith Luca Ferracioli, who worked with Luca Marini for his 2021 debut season.

Gia🎃como Guidotti splits wit🌳h Honda to work with Jack Miller next year.

Trackhouse

Raul Fernandez - Noe Herrera
Ai Ogura - Giovanni Mattarollo

MotoGP rookie Ai O♔gura will work with Miguel Olive🔯ira’s former crew chief Giovanni Mattarollo, while Raul Fernandez continues with Noe Herrera.

LCR

Johann Zarco - David Garcia
Somkiat Chantra - Klaus Nohles

Johann Zarco remains with David Garcia for his second year with LCR Honda, while MotoGP rookie Somk♋iat Chantra takes on Takaaki Nakagami’s former crew chief Klaus Nohles.

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