2023, a year of changes in MotoGP™

For yet another year, there have been many changes to the MotoGP™ grid. While some will keep their current status with the same manufacturer but a different team, others will try their luck in a completely new project, while just one of them will be a rookie in 2023. Let’s take a look at the nine MotoGP™ riders preparing for a new adventure:

Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team), who already showed great glimpses of his talent in his debut season in 2021 with two podiums and eleventh place overall, ended up confirming this during the 2022 campaign. After a relentless victory at the Qatar round, the Italian rider scored six podiums, four of which were victories. Despite four retirements, the Rimini rider was mathematically in the fight for the title until the last races.

Going on to finish 3rd overall, the ‘Beast’ proved that he had to be counted on for the future, and Ducati did just that. On August 26th, the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer announced the promotion of Bastianini to the Ducati Lenovo Team, alongside reigning World Champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team). Will Enea Bastianini be able to trouble Pecco Bagnaia, who will be looking to retain his crown in 2023?

Suzuki sent shockwaves through the MotoGP™ market and the paddock in general in May when it announced its withdrawal from the World Championship. That unexpected move directly affected the future of Alex Rins (LCR Honda Castrol) and Joan Mir (Repsol Honda Team). In the end, the two Spaniards will remain under the guidance of a Japanese factory, in this case Honda. The 2020 MotoGP™ World Champion will share a box with Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team), while the rider who took two victories in 2022 will partner Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) in the satellite team. After his great season and seventh place overall, will Alex Rins be able to continue his good run of form in 2023 in his new colours?

Impressive throughout the 2022 season, Augusto Fernández…