KTM, Aprilia race riders to join Ducati, Suzuki at Misano
Following individual outings for KTM (Red Bull Ring) and then Aprilia (Misano🌜), the first multi-team test since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown will take place at Misano next week.
KTM and Aprilia will again be on track from June 23-25, the Concession rules also allowing both factories to bring the♔ir race riders.
Only Pol Espargaro joined KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa during the team's Austrian shakedown at the end of May, which marked the first MotoGP laps since𒆙 February's Qatar test.
Following individual outings for KTM (Red Bull Ring) and then Aprilia (Misano), the first multi-team test since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown will take place꧋ at Misano next week.
KTM and Aprilia will again be on track from June 23-25, the Concession rules also allowing both factories to bring their race🎉 riders.
On📖ly Pol Espargaro joined KTM test rider Dani Pedrosa during the team's Austrian shakedown at the end of May, which marked the first MotoGP laps since February's Qatar test.
KTM has told ltxcn.top that all four of its 2020 race riders - Espargaro and Brad Binder, plus Tech3's Miguel Oliveira and Iker Lecuona - will be pres🐟ent at Misano, although Pedr✤osa will not be taking part.
Following a post-lockdown shakedown with test riders Bradley Smith and Lorenzo Savadori at Misano last week, Aprilia will bring team leader Aleix Espargaro to join the pair at next week's outing. Andrea Iannone is still unable to ride🅰, pending the outcome of his CAS appeal.
Suzuki and Ducati confirmed to ltxcn.top that their MotoGP test teams, with Sylvain Guintoli and Michele Pirro respectively, will also be present - at a circuiꦦt that is now scheduled to host back-to-back MotoGP events in mid-Sep❀tember.
In other Ducati related news, the Pramac team told ltxcn.top that Jack Miller should be back in Europe, from Austral🔜ia, 'around the end of June'.
The first MotoGP outing for Honda and Yamaha si𓂃nce the lockdown i🥂s still to be confirmed.
Three hours of official MotoGP testing, featuring all teams and riders, is scheduled for Jerez on Wednesday♚, July 15, a few days be⛄fore the new season-opening race weekend.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years 🌼and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
