VR46 confirm launch date and tease colours for 2024 MotoGP team with Pertamina
Indonesian oil company Pertamina Enduro is replacing Mooney as title sponsor of Valentino Rossi’s team for what will be its third season in the premier-class.
Their partnership will be made public on January 24, with trademark flourescent colours teased.
FLUO STREAM 24/01/24
— Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team (@VR46RacingTeam) January 11, 2024
This year we won't make you wait so long, because we will surprise you
See you in two weeks #MotoGP2024 #PertaminaVR46RacingTeam #VR46 #MB72 #Diggia49 pic.twitter.com/7E9Hoz2cIk
They slot into a hectic week of MotoGP launches that begins with Gresini Ducati on January 20, followed by the factory Ducati Lenovo team on the 22 and Trackhouse Aprilia on the 26.
VR46 celebrated its first MotoGP victories and briefly led the world championship with Marco Bezzecchi last season.
The young Italian will remain at the team, on its year-old machinery, for 2024 when the will be joined by Qatar winner Fabio di Giannantonio, who switches across from Gresini to take over the seat vacated by Luca Marini.
There are long-running rumours that VR46 will switch to Yamaha machinery for 2025, reuniting Rossi with the manufacturer with which he won four of his seven MotoGP titles.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
