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Aprilia RS-GP

The Aprilia RS-GP is the name of the series of four-stroke V4 Prototype Motorcycles developed by Aprilia to compete in the MotoGP World Championship, starting from 2015 season.

Aprilia RS-GP
Aleix Espargaró riding Aprilia RS-GP at Sachsenring 2021
ManufacturerAprilia
Parent companyPiaggio
Productionsince 2015
PredecessorAprilia RS Cube
ClassMotoGP Prototype
Engine1,000 cc (61 cu in) four-stroke 75°/90°V4
Transmission6-speed
Weight160 kg (dry)
Fuel capacity22 litres

History

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For 2015, Aprilia returned to the world championship supplying Aprilia Racing Team Gresini with two bikes for riders Álvaro Bautista and Marco Melandri, who made a comeback since he last competed in the premier class back in 2010.

For 2016, Aprilia stayed in MotoGP but this time the 2011 Moto2 World Champion, Stefan Bradl, joined the Aprilia squad, having competed with the team from 2015 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix onward.

On March 26, 2017, the RS-GP achieved its best result yet, having finished in 6th place in the 2017 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix with Aleix Espargaró after starting the race from 15 on the grid, the same feat occurred in 2018 at Aragon when Aleix Espargaró achieved another P6 result.

During the 2021 season, the RS-GP saw major improvements and results primarily by Aleix Espargaró as opposed to the results in 2018 through to 2020. The RS-GP once again achieved 2 more P6 finishes in Portimão and Jerez by Aleix Espargaró once again and saw consistent top 10 finishes by Espargaró while former test rider Lorenzo Savadori who was promoted after Bradley Smith left, only saw his personal best results within the top 15 with 2 15th-place finishes and a 14th-place finish. The RS-GP also achieved its best Qualifying result within the top 3 in the MotoGP era with Aleix Espargaró starting 3rd behind Fabio Quartararo in 2nd and Johan Zarco in 1st.

At the British GP, Aleix Espargaró earned both Aprilia and the RS-GP its first-ever podium finish in 3rd in the Modern MotoGP 4-stroke era and Aprilia's first podium finish in the premier class since Jeremy McWilliams in 2000.

In 2022, another bout of improvements to the RS-GP saw it qualify on pole position and for the Argentine GP. Rider Aleix Espargaró then went on to win the race. This was not only the first win for Aprilia in MotoGP, but the first win for Espargaró in 200 starts.[1]

Specifications

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Aprilia RS-GP Specifications
Engine
Engine type: Four-stroke V4 75° (90° since 2020), liquid-cooled, DOHC, pneumatic valves, gear drive
Displacement: 1,000 cc (61 cu in)
ECU: Magneti Marelli
Fuel System: Fuel injection
Fuel: BP
Lubricants: Motul (2015-2017)
Gulf (2018-2020)
Castrol (2021-present)
Lubrication system: Wet sump
Data recording: 2D
Maximum power: 255 PS
Maximum speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
Exhaust: Akrapovič (2015-2021)
SC Project (2022-present)
Transmission
Type: 6-speed cassette-type gearbox, with alternative gear ratios available
Primary drive: Gear
Clutch: Dry multi-plate slipper clutch
Final drive: Regina Chain titanium PBR sprocket
Chassis and running gear
Frame type: Aluminium twin-tube frame, Carbon fiber swingarm
Front suspension: Öhlins Magnesium, fully-adjustable telescopic fork
Rear suspension: Öhlins Pro-link, fully-adjustable monoshock
Front/rear wheels: 17” inch front and rear
Front/rear tyres: Michelin
Front brake: Brembo
Rear brake: Brembo
Weight: 160 kg (353 lb) in accordance with FIM regulations
Fuel capacity: 22 L (6 US gal; 5 imp gal), in accordance with FIM regulations
Accesoris: BARRACUDA

Complete MotoGP results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Tyres Team No. Rider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Points RC Points TC Points MC
2015 B QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 6   Stefan Bradl 20 14 Ret 16 18 18 21 10 18 8 (17) 18th 39 11th 36 5th
19   Álvaro Bautista Ret 15 19 15 15 14 10 17 14 18 13 10 15 13 16 14 15 14 31 16th
33   Marco Melandri 21 Ret 20 19 18 18 Ret 19 0 NC
70   Michael Laverty 20 0 NC
2016 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL JPN AUS VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 6   Stefan Bradl Ret 7 10 14 10 14 12 8 DNS 19 14 Ret 12 10 10 11 17 13 63 16th 145 7th 101 5th
19   Álvaro Bautista 13 10 11 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 10 16 16 10 10 9 7 12 7 10 82 12th
2017 M QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 22   Sam Lowes 18 Ret Ret 16 14 19 19 Ret Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 20 13 19 Ret Ret 5 25th 67 12th 64 6th
41   Aleix Espargaró 6 Ret 16 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 8 13 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 62 15th
2018 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 41   Aleix Espargaró 19 Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret 13 DNS 15 17 C 14 6 13 Ret 9 11 Ret 44 17th 64 10th 59 6th
45   Scott Redding 20 12 17 15 Ret Ret 12 14 15 Ret 20 C 21 16 16 19 13 19 11 20 21st
2019 M QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 29   Andrea Iannone 14 17 12 DNS Ret 15 11 10 13 17 16 10 DNS 11 15 Ret 6 Ret Ret 43 16th 106 9th 88 6th
41   Aleix Espargaró 10 9 Ret 11 12 11 Ret 12 Ret 18 14 Ret 12 7 Ret 15 10 13 9 63 14th
  Aprilia Factory Racing
  Aprilia Racing Team 		38   Bradley Smith Ret 17 Ret 19 0 NC
2020 M SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 32   Lorenzo Savadori Ret 18 Ret 0 NC 54 11th 51 6th
38   Bradley Smith 15 12 17 13 19 19 13 16 Ret 19 15 12 21st
41   Aleix Espargaró Ret Ret 10 11 12 13 Ret 12 14 13 Ret Ret 9 8 42 17th
2021 M QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME MAL ALG VAL
  Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 12   Maverick Viñales 18 13 8 16 16 11 (106)[a] 10th 135 9th 121 6th
32   Lorenzo Savadori 19 20 14 19 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 DNS DNS 4 26th
41   Aleix Espargaró 7 10 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 Ret 10 3 4 8 Ret 7 Ret 9 120 8th
2022 M QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL
  Aprilia Racing 12   Maverick Viñales 12 16 7 10 10 14 10 12 7 Ret 3 2 13 3 13 7 7 17 16 Ret 122 11th 334 3rd 248 3rd
32   Lorenzo Savadori Ret 21 22 20 19 0 28th
41   Aleix Espargaró 4 9 1 11 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 6 6 3 16 11 9 10 Ret 212 4th
2023 M POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL
  Aprilia Racing 12   Maverick Viñales 25 127 4 Ret7 Ret9 12 Ret Ret7 53 68 23 56 88 199 24 11 Ret 11 46 104 204 7th 410 5th 326 3rd
41   Aleix Espargaró 96 15 Ret4 5 58 68 169 34 15 97 11 128 Ret 5 10 8 85 Ret Ret 8 206 6th
32   Lorenzo Savadori 18 11 19 5 (12) 24th —
  CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 12 13 4 (12) 134 8th
25   Raúl Fernández Ret 14 Ret 15 WD 17 15 12 10 Ret Ret 8 109 9 13 16 15 Ret 17 5 51 20th
88   Miguel Oliveira Ret7 58 Ret5 Ret 10 Ret 4 Ret 56 6 12 18 12 13 Ret Ret DNS 76 16th
2024 M QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD
  Aprilia Racing 12   Maverick Viñales 109 Ret1 11 9 53 128 85 53 127 138 7 Ret 16 6 67 Ret9 8 7 7 15 190 7th 353 4th 302 3rd
41   Aleix Espargaró 83 88 75 Ret 95 41 119 DNS WD 63 93 10 Ret 8 Ret 9 168 9 13 54 163 11th
32   Lorenzo Savadori Ret 21 DNS 20 0 (0) 28th —
  Trackhouse Racing Ret Ret Ret 18 0 (0) 141 9th
25   Raúl Fernández Ret Ret 109 11 119 6 12 8 10 Ret Ret 16 18 13 10 15 106 Ret 16 18 66 16th
88   Miguel Oliveira 15 9 11 88 Ret 10 14 15 62 Ret 12 Ret5 11 10 DNS 12 75 15th
2025 M THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL
  Aprilia Racing 72   Marco Bezzecchi
89   Jorge Martín
  Trackhouse Racing 25   Raúl Fernández
79   Ai Ogura

* Season still in progress.

  1. ^ Non-bracketed number refers to the number accumulated with the team, with number in brackets referring to the total accumulated for the season.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Argentina MotoGP Results". motorcycledaily.com.
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