Honda will be one of the teams allowed to field their riders in the MotoGP shakedown event at Sepang. The first joint exam of 2025 has been penciled in from January 31 to February 2.
All five MotoGP Manufacturers will remain in the same discount classes for 2025. Honda And their Japanese rivals Yamaha occupy the lowest band (D).
He finished the table in 2024, just one place ahead of the latter. The discount system is designed to make them more competitive thus improving the performance in the premier class.
| 2024 MOTOGP constructors stops | ||
| Place | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ducati | 722 |
| 2 | KTM | 327 |
| 3 | Aprilia | 302 |
| 4 | Yamaha | 124 |
| 5 | Honda | 75 |
That means Joan Mir and Luca Marini can test the 2025 bike again at the home of the Malaysian GP. They had a chance to sample it at a postseason test in Barcelona in November.
But as stated Australian Motorcycle NewsHonda did a private test at Jerez. The famous circuit will play host to the Spanish GP in April.
Every time Honda riders get on the bike this year, the feeling will be different. There will be new developments in evaluating and processing tests.
Aleix Espargaro overtakes Joan Mir and Luca Marini at the Honda test in Jerez.
Honda factory riders Mir and Marini are joined at Jerez by LCR’s Johannes Zarco, who took the company’s top spot last year. Zarco scored 55 points, 34 ahead of next best Mir.
They were also present. Alex EspargaroHe joined from Aprilia as part of the test team. The Spaniard is ‘believed’ to be the fastest of the quartet.
On one level, this is amazing. He has not practiced with Honda bikes and only recently announced his retirement from full-time racing.
Equally, it will not be good for Mir or Marini. The loss of a new recruit in Espargaro suggests that they are not particularly comfortable on the new bike.
Honda are trying to establish their ‘development direction’ for the upcoming season. They didn’t reveal ‘too many details’ about the test, but they tested a new chassis.
The moment Aleix Espargaro found out that he had to retire from MotoGP
Honda have signed a new technical director for 2025 in the form of Romano Albesiano. It was the first time a non-European had filled that position.
Tester Stefan Bradl says: By hiring Honda Albesiano, they sent a ‘clear message’. and adopting a new way of working. In the coming months, he will be guided by Mir and Marini’s feedback as he begins to make his impact.
But importantly, he will be reunited with his former Aprilia teammate. Espargaro knew he had reached the ‘end’ in MotoGP. He crashed in the Jerez sprint and soon announced he would be back.
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