Aleix Espargaró is staying with Aprilia, signing a two-year contract extension to race the Aprilia RS-GP through the 2020 MotoGP season.
The 28-year-old Spanish racer joined Aprilia last year after a two-year stint with Suzuki. Espargaró is currently in his seventh season in the MotoGP class. His best season came in 2014 with the Forward Racing team where he finished seventh overall with a second-place finish at Aragon, making him the first and only rider competing in the short-lived “Open” class to record a podium.
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ALEIX ESPARGARÓ WITH APRILIA IN THE NEXT TWO SEASONS
IMPORTANT CONFIRMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE APRILIA MOTOGP PROJECT

ALEIX: ?MY MISSION IS TO TAKE THE RS-GP TO THE PODIUM?
On the eve of the GP of France in Le Mans, the most important news for Aprilia is actually a long-awaited confirmation: Aleix Espargaró will be astride the Aprilia RS-GP in the 2019 and 2020 seasons as well. This consolidates a technical and sport project in which Aleix has participated enthusiastically from the first tests on the Italian bike in November 2016.
Aleix’s confirmation guarantees further continuity to the still young, but increasingly more solid Aprilia project in the premier motorcycle racing class, with the goal of capitalising on the hard work done since their return to MotoGP and achieving those results which, since the latter part of last season, have appeared to be close on several occasions. An expert, skilled and technical...