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Despite a rough week for Maverick Viñales last week, Aprilia Racing has confirmed that the Spaniard will be joining their line-up alongside compatriot Aleix Espargaro next season. Viñales has signed with the team an annual contract with an option for renewal.
Viñales will be part of the Italian team’s growth plan and development strategy. The team will be transitioning into a full factory team. Aprilia has set sights for a major change in growth in the MotoGP World Championship. The team is aiming for greater heights with his new path.
Viñales made his debut in World Championship in 2011 astride an Aprilia in the 125cc category. He took four wins and five podiums, scoring ‘Rookie of the Year’ and third overall. After another high-level season, he won the Moto3 title in 2013. He then moved up to Moto2 the next season. Soon after, he earned a seat in MotoGP for the 2015 season with Suzuki and then with Yamaha in 2017.
In the premier class, Viñales has claimed nine wins, 13 pole positions, and 28 podium finishes so far. He also secured two overall third places as his best final placement in the rider standings.
“We are extremely happy to announce that we have signed Maverick Viñales, a very high-level rider and one of the purest talents in the premier category. Our project has now been enriched with the value that Maverick brings – a World Champion who has confirmed his talent as a top rider in MotoGP – at a time of great change, after bringing a completely revamped bike to the track and having consistently established ourselves in the group of protagonists, we are also facing a switch in status as a Factory Team now, in order to take Aprilia to success.
We are honored to be able to make all of our best skills available to Viñales along with our enthusiasm and our passion. I am confident that, like Aleix, he will embrace this extremely high-potential project. The arrival of Maverick in no way distances Lorenzo Savadori from the team. He will still remain an integral part of the Aprilia Racing family.”
