Jack Miller has moved to Pramac Racing for the 2025 MotoGP season after leaving the factory KTM team.
Pramak Come behind the leader this season George Martin Heading to 2024 with Ducati. The Spaniard became the first independent team rider to win the championship in the premier class.
The 26-year-old was looking to join the factory team next door. Francesco Bagnaia For 2025, but the seat is gone Mark Marquez. Pramac boss Fonsi Nieto pulls a Marquez ‘beast’. It was the reason why the six-time champion defeated Ducati Martin for the seat.
As the defending champion became a factory, he chose to leave Ducati altogether Aprilia In the year Rider in 2025. Pramac is also entering pastures new for a deal with the Italian manufacturer. Yamaha.
Fausto Marseira told Dorna that Pramac signed Jack Miller because it was important to have an Australian in the sport.
The Tuscany-based team’s decision to become Yamaha’s satellite team is unprecedented given the manufacturer’s lack of power and performance on their bikes compared to Ducati.
Pramac joins Miller and runs a completely new line of drivers KTM and Miguel Oliveira from Aprilia Satellite Team Trackhouse Racing.
The duo had a challenging 2024 season, finishing 14th and 15th in the Riders’ Championship. And it could be set to be tougher as both are developing better performing bikes to join Yamaha.
Speaking on Motorsport Brasil’s YouTube channel, Fausto Marceira has ‘some hope’ for Oliveira at Pramac, but can’t say the same for Miller.
He said the team signed Australia because it was important to have a rider from outside Europe and the Australian Grand Prix was important to the Dorna structure.
“So I have some hope for Miguel Oliveira, the team that is coming up. I don’t have much hope for Jack Miller,” he said.
“I think it’s good to have a rider from outside Europe because the event. The Australian Grand Prix is important with the Dorna structure. He also accepts the Superbike, so I don’t have much hope for Miller.
“He rode the KTM so hard that it was irregular and crashed.”
Can Jack Miller improve on Yamaha in 2025?
Miller was overtaken by his KTM teammate. Brad Binder Last season. The latter took two podiums, failed to score just three times and finished fifth in the standings, while the former was only in the top 10 three times.
The OC will be under pressure to achieve a performance in 2025 and his teammate Oliveira will provide strong competition at Pramac.
Factory Yamaha are keen to improve their fortunes by keeping their 2024 riders. Fabio Quatararo Last year he was consistently in the points but struggled to achieve top results, with a best finish of sixth in Malaysia.
Teammate Alex Reigns faces a dismal 2024 campaign as he earns points irregularly. The Spaniard also recorded his best finish of eighth in Malaysia – his second top-10 finish all year.
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