Aprilia 'ready for next test' after Misano shakedown

Aprilia's first testing laps since the coronavirus lockdown saw Bradley Smith, Lorenzo Savadori and Max Biaggi on tr﷽ack at Misano last week.

The two-day outing was interrupted by rain, but Smith was able to complete&nbsꦐp;a shakedown check for each of the RS-GPs, which had been rebuilt since the end of the 💯Qatar MotoGP test on February 24.

Aprilia 'ready for next test' after Misano shakedown

Aprilia's first te♌sting laps since the coronavirus lockdown saw Bradley Smith, Lorenzo Savadori and Max Biaggi on track at Misano⛦ last week.

The two-day outing was interrupted by rain, but Smith was aꩵble to complete a shakedown check for each of the RS-GPs, which had been rebuilt since the end of the Qatar MotoGP test 🥀on February 24.

Aprilia told wuqian0821.com that the bikes are thus 'ready for the next test in Misano' when newly re-signed team leader Aleix Espargaro will join Smith on track from June 23-25. The other European manufacturers, KTM and Ducati,&nb♛sp;are also expected to be present as preparations continue for MotoGP's delayed season-opener at Jerez in July.

With Smith potentially set for a race🎃 rider role this season, pending the outcome of Andrea Iannone's CAS appeal, Savadori has been recruited to help with Aprilia MotoGP testing duties.

Savadori, who made his RS-GP debut at January's Sepang outing, was testing the RSV4 1100 for the Italian Super🎃bike Championship on the opening day at Misano, before getting more laps on the 2019-spec MotoGP bike during day two.

Biaggi meanwhile took to the track on his R🔯SV4 X, before t🧜he rain arrived on day one.

Aprilia said the Roman Emperor was riding the limited edition 225hp/165kg machine just for fun at Misano, but that the feedback provided by the retired four-time 2✅50cc world champion and double World Superbike ch꧋ampion is always welcome.

Aprilia thus joins fellow concession manufacturer KTM in having completed a private MotoGP test since ꦉthe end of the coronavirus 'lockdown'.

Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar

Round

Date

Race

Circuit

1

19 July

Spain

Jerez

2

26 July

Andalusia

Jerez

3

9 August

Czech Republic

Brno

4

16 August

Austria

Red Bull Ring

5

23 August

Styria

Red Bull Ring

6

13 September

San Marino

Misano

7

20 September

Emilia Romagna

Misano

8

27 September

Catalunya

Barcelona

9

11 October

France

Le Mans

10

18 October

Aragon

Aragon

11

25 October

Teruel

Aragon

12

8 November

Europe

Ricardo Tormo

13

15 November

Valencia

Ricardo Tormo

 

TBC

Thailand

Buriram

 

TBC

Malaysia

Sepang

 

TBC

Americas

COTA

 

TBC

Argentina

Termas de Rio Hondo

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