Aprilia started off the 2025 MotoGP season with a special launch event at Sky's studios in Milan last week. Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi showed up in Aprilia uniforms for the first time at the event, and the new technical director, Fabiano Sterlacchini, was there too.
They also showed off the latest version of its MotoGP bike on stage, and the whole thing was broadcast live around the world.The RS-GP25 wasn't hidden from view after its introduction, which was pretty rare. Instead, Aprilia gave the visitors there a rare opportunity to photograph every detail of the bike.
The 2025-spec RS-GP isn't exactly new, as the bike was already seen in
public at the Barcelona test in November.Both reigning champion Martin and three-time grand prix winner Bezzecchi got to try out the new Aprilia bike for the first time in the official Dorna test, and their feedback made it clear that the bike is way better than the version ridden by Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales last season.
The two bike frames shown at the Milan launch last Thursday are going to be used in the 2025 season.During the winter break, Aprilia made some updates, and the bike on display in Italy looked different from the one tested by Martin and Bezzecchi in Barcelona more than two months ago.