While reigning MotoGP champion’s Ducati have opted to keep their factory riders 🧸on last year’s GP24 powerplant, engine progress has been cited as one of the stand-out areas for Apri✨lia.

Aprilia was the only manufacturer other than Ducati to claim race victories last year, once in a Grand Prix and three times in 🧜Sprints courtesy of former riders Maverick Vinales🧜 and Aleix Espargaro.

The new year began disastrously with injuries for new superstar signing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jorge Martin and Trackho🐟use’s Raul Fernand꧃ez on day one at Sepang.

But fellow factory newcomer 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marco Bezzecchi kept Aprilia’s morale up by ris🌠ing from ninth at Sepang to third during this week’s final test at Buriram, when he was also fastest of those to try a Sprin🥃t simulation.

However, Aprilia was als🦂o challenging for the top of another ranking during the two days in Thailand: Top💦 speed.

Bezz✱ecchi’s RS-GP was classified joint second for speed at the end of day one with a best of 336.4km/h, putting the Italian 1.1km/h behi🅺nd Pedro Acosta’s KTM.

Acosta and Bezzecchi repeated those figures on the morning of day two, before the test ended with two Aprilias - Bezzecchi and t🍸est rider Lorenzo Savadori again on 336.4km/h for joint second to Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia (338.5km/h).

“We are happy also because the 2025 engine 𝄹is much bette♌r compared to the 24,” said Savadori, who took on some of Martin’s testing duties.

The Italian added the engine was bet🍬ter🌼 in all areas, “but also on the straight.”

“The bike is competitive, and the 2025 engine wor🍎ks very well everywhere,” agreed Bezzecchi.

Martin aims to return for the ♋season-opening Thai 🐻Grand Prix which starts with free practice at Buriram on February 28.