Former MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will reportedly workforce up with former Valentino Rossi crew chief when he strikes to Yamaha’s manufacturing unit workforce subsequent season.
The 2024 title winner will transfer to his third producer subsequent yr after signing a deal to hitch Yamaha’s manufacturing unit workforce alongside Ai Ogura.
Jorge Martin’s take care of Yamaha was first reported in pre-season following the information that Fabio Quartararo can be shifting to Honda.
David Muñoz (proper) was Valentino Rossi’s crew chief in 2020 and 2021.
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His transfer to Yamaha seems to be an nearly full departure from Aprilia, with nearly all of Martin’s present crew remaining.
In keeping with motorsportMartin will probably be partnered with a brand new crew chief in Yamaha’s David Munoz.
Muñoz is at the moment working with Alex Rins on the Japanese producer, however the engineer was beforehand paired with Valentino Rossi.
After parting methods with Silvano Galbusera, nine-time world champion Rossi introduced Muñoz from the VR46 Moto2 workforce because the Italian legend’s crew chief for the ultimate two campaigns of 2020 and 2021.
Martin at the moment works with Daniele Romagnoli at Aprilia. Romagnoli was introduced over from Pramac after the 2024 season, during which he gained the title on a Ducati machine.
There’s a shut bond between Martin and Romagnoli, who will stay at Aprilia in 2027 and work with the incoming Pecco Bagnaia.
Bagnaia has been working with Christian Gabbarini as his crew chief for a few years and performed a key function within the 2022 and 2023 championships.
Nonetheless, Gabbarrini will stay at Ducati and be paired with Pedro Acosta, who will depart Paul Trevathan at KTM.
Logically, Trevathan and Brad Binder’s crew chief, Phil Maron, will stay at KTM subsequent yr, working alongside Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio.
Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing, 2026 German MotoGP
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Nonetheless, the crew chiefs of Di Giannantonio and Alex Marquez for 2027 haven’t but been determined.
Riders usually develop belief of their crew chiefs and have them accompany them when shifting manufacturers, however that is not at all times doable.
Marc Marquez refused to signal a multi-year contract to trip a Ducati bike at that time, so he wouldn’t be allowed to carry Santi Hernández to Gresini in 2024.
He was paired with Frankie Carcedi at Gresini, however when he moved to the manufacturing unit workforce in 2025, Ducati paired him with Marco Rigamonti.
Nonetheless, Marquez gained the race with Carcedi in 2024 and the 2025 season with Rigamonti.
