Rider MotoGP 2023
The recent spate of official rider announcements means that the MotoGP rider line up for 2023 is nearly complete. The official confirmation by Aprilia that Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez would be racing in the RNF Aprilia squad brings the total of confirmed riders signed to 18. All of the factory seats are now occupied, and just four of the satellite seats remain open. Show "Open" is probably not the correct description here, however. We are nearly certain of who will occupy those seats in 2023, the only question is when they will be announced. The seats most likely to be announced first are the VR46 Mooney Ducati squad. That team will remain unchanged, with Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi continuing in the squad. The only question is whether both riders will have a Desmosedici GP23 at their disposal, or just Marini. At LCR Honda Idemitsu, Takaaki Nakagami is almost certain to stay. Team Honda Asia Moto2 rider Ai Ogura had been widely tipped to take the seat, but the Japanese rider has elected to stay in Moto2 for another season, to try to win a Moto2 crown. At the Tech3 GasGas squad, Augusto Fernandez is almost certain to join Pol Espargaro. 2021 Moto2 champion Remy Gardner has been told there is no place for him in MotoGP next year, and is looking outside of the grand prix paddock for his future. KTM's policy of dumping rookies quickly continues to mystify onlookers, with both Raul Fernandez and Remy Gardner being ousted after their rookie season, while Iker Lecuona got two years in Tech3 before he was forced out. Of the ten factory seats, only one will fall vacant at the end of 2023. Franco Morbidelli has next season to secure an extension at the Monster Energy Yamaha team, though he will need some help from the 2023 MotoGP bike. Among satellite riders, both RNF Aprilia riders and LCR Honda's Alex Rins have two-year deals, the remaining seats falling open at the end of 2023. The 2023 MotoGP rider line up as it stands appears below: Confirmed:
Who will ride for KTM in 2023?#43 Jack Miller - has a two-year contract to join KTM from Ducati in 2023 through to the end of 2024. Honda: #93 Marc Marquez - Despite his injury woes and his absence from the 2020 season, Marquez signed a four-year contract to remain with Honda through to the end of 2024 at the start of 2020.
Who will Brad Binder ride for in 2023?Husqvarna graduates to Moto2 for 2023, signs MotoGP exile Darryn Binder. Husqvarna will be represented in the Moto2 World Championship for the first time next season after agreeing a partnership with Intact GP and hiring soon-to-be-ex-MotoGP rider Darryn Binder.
Who will Darryn Binder ride for in 2023?So it turned out and, for the 2023 season, Darryn will be racing a Kalex Husqvarna chassis as part of the LIQUI MOLY Husqvarna Intact GP team, as the Swedish-Austrian brand enters the Moto2 championship for the first time.
Who is riding for Repsol Honda in 2023?Joan Mir joins Marc Marquez at Repsol Honda for 2023 and 2024 MotoGP. Repsol Honda has formally confirmed Joan Mir will join its team on a two-year contract for the 2023 and 2024 MotoGP World Championship.
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