Gresini Racing has confirmed who will replace Fermin Aldeguerre at the Thai Grand Prix after the Spaniard ruled himself out of the team’s season-opening 2026 event.
Fermin Aldeguer’s The 21-year-old has been impressive ahead of pre-season trials in his second season in the Premier Division after being diagnosed with a fractured femur in a training accident at Valencia.
Ducati Chief Davide Tardozzi was hoping for Aldeguer to return to the field. At the Thai Grand Prix, but the Gresini Star bought himself out of the season opener days later.
Following the development, many were wondering who would replace Aldeguerre for the Italian satellite team’s remaining test at Buriram, a race weekend there a week later.
Michel Pirro will replace Fermin Aldeguerre at the 2026 MotoGP season-opener in Thailand.
Ducati test rider Michel Pirro Last year, the Italian was given the green light to replace Aldeguer, who was injured following a factory change.
Pyro is empowered to replace him. Mark Marquez For Borgo Pangale, the title winner at the Australian and Malaysian rounds followed an injury in Indonesia.
The 39-year-old finished P18 and P17 respectively before being replaced by the Ducati World Superbikes star. Niccolò Bulega For the remaining two rounds of the season.
Aldeguer hopes to make a comeback in the second round Season in Brazil, which will be held three weeks after the opening of the competition.
He identified the following round in Austin as a potential date if he is not ready to return on the bike in Goyas.
It was a tragic event for the young Murcian. The first season in MotoGP in which Aldeguer won the rookie of the year award At the end of the period.
It has long been rumored that the factory Ducati outfit will be the future of team leader Luigi Daligna, and his absence from the pre-season test and the opening round could be a big loss for him when the rider’s market is at its peak.
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Marc Marquez has predicted that Fermin Aldeguer will stay at Gresini for the 2027 MotoGP season.
With Aldeguer sidelined with injury, the market for a 2027 MotoGP rider continues to heat up.
Marquez was asked to make the prediction in a social media video It was posted on the official MotoGP channels, and the tips were pretty interesting.
However, amid the big-name moves he envisages, Aldeguer believes he will remain a premier class rider until his third season as a Gresini rider.
He is also tipped to become a fully qualified factory rider for Ducati following his brother and Aldeguerre team-mate Alex Marquez in 2026 following his first season with factory support.
Considering that he didn’t place himself anywhere on the grid during the video, Marquez’s predictions should be taken with a grain of salt.
Despite this, some fans have theorized that the seven-time Premier Division champion is hinting at retirement rather than selling himself short.
