Jack Miller has joined the Yamaha stable with Pramac for the 2025 MotoGP season. He was the last rider to secure his position on the grid.
In the year 2024 Pramak Through George Martin, the MotoGP riders became the first non-factory team to win the championship. But they are separated. Ducati Connecting instead for the new season Yamaha.
Fabio Quattararo and Alex Rins remain in place, but Pramac offers a new line-up. Miller joined after losing his seat at KTM, while Miguel Oliveira arrived from Trackhouse.
Yamaha are looking to bounce back in 2025 after a disappointing two years. In the past two seasons, they have finished fourth in the Constructors’ Championship.
2024 MOTOGP Teams Championship Standings | |||
POSITION | group | Bicycle | Points |
1 | Ducati | Ducati GP24 | 884 |
2 | Pramak | Ducati GP24 | 681 |
3 | Gresini | Ducati GP23 | 565 |
4 | Aprilia | Aprilia RS-GP24 | 353 |
5 | VR46 | Ducati GP23 | 318 |
6 | KTM | KTM RC16 | 304 |
7 | GASSGAS TECH3 | KTM RC16 | 242 |
8 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR-M1 | 144 |
9 | Tracking house | Aprilia RS-GP23/24 | 141 |
10 | LCR | Honda RC213V | 86 |
11 | Honda | Honda RC213V | 35 |
The factory team is ranked 8th with 144 points. Only the Honda was slower.
Meanwhile, Ducati are currently setting the standard in the premier class. They have won five titles in a row, and this dominance is expected to continue.
Yamaha was ‘expecting’ MotoGP to ban Ducati’s ride-height device, says Jack Miller.
Ducati pioneered the controversial ride height device in the MotoGP. It started with anti-wheelie technology when the race started, and switched to a corner-exit launch system.
As seen in motorsport, Ducati’s competitors copied the innovation when they saw the corresponding performance advantage. However, Yamaha believed it violated the spirit of the rules as an artificial aid.
The front ride height device is initially disabled. And the FIM subsequently announced that they would be completely banned from 2027, when the new rules come into effect.
But at that point, Ducati could have increased their trophy haul to seven. and talking Crash.netMiller admitted that Yamaha may have been affected by misreading the regulatory landscape.
“I feel like they probably thought they were going to be legislated early on and[they]didn’t need the early gates,” he said. But now we clearly find that they have been around for some time.
“And it’s the same with wings. We got to the point where we thought wings were illegal. Then they basically found a way around the rules.
“It’s also crazy to see what the back of the bikes look like. But focusing a large portion of your budget on this is a big deal.
Marco Melandri has made a big prediction for Yamaha ahead of the 2025 season
Yamaha can rely on Quattroro’s skills again this year. In the year The 2021 World Championship finished 13th in last year’s championship.
Reigns admits that he can’t match Quateraro Because of the Frenchman’s superior experience with the team. The engineers are now well aware of his choice.
More optimistic, Marco Melandri believes Yamaha will be the most improved team on the grid. In the year By 2025. The new partnership with Pramak will greatly help development.
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