The complete 2025 MotoGP rider line-up

This is the full MotoGP rider line-up ahead of the 2025 world championship.

Ducati

Ducati moved swiftly to tie star man Francesco Bagnaia down to a long-term deal but the saga over his 2025 team-mate dominated the early rider market.

Marc Marquez eventually claimed the role, after an apparent U-turn from Ducati, who had appeared to pick title leader Jorge Martin.

VR46 will replace Yamaha-bound Pramac as the new factory-supported satellite team. Fabio di Giannantonio will stay with VR46 but has signed directly with Ducati and been upgraded to factory-spec machinery. 

Diggia's new team-mate will be Franco Morbidelli, moving from Pramac to take over Marco Bezzecchi's year-old bike.

Ducati will also welcome Moto2 teenage talent Fermin Aldeguer to the premier class in 2025. Aldeguer will ride alongside Alex Marquez at Gresini, in place of Marc Marquez.

KTM

KTM had already locked Brad Binder into a long-term contract until 2026, with rookie star Pedro Acosta confirmed as moving from Tech3 GASGAS to the factory team.

But there was a surprise at the Tech3 team which will run an all-new line-up of Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales, while also dropping GASGAS branding for Red Bull KTM colours.

That also means current KTM riders Jack Miller and Augusto Fernandez are out of a ride. Both were then hotly linked with joining Yamaha next season, Miller at the new Pramac project and Fernandez as a test rider.

Aprilia

It'll be all change for 2025 at the factory Aprilia with Aleix Espargaro retiring at the end of this year and Maverick Vinales signing for KTM Tech3.

Jorge Martin will inherit good friend Espargaro's machine, after missing out at Ducati, with Marco Bezzecchi arriving from VR46 to replace Vinales.

The rebrand of the US-backed Trackhouse saw Moto2 race winner Joe Roberts linked with a move to his 'home' team, but the deal instead went to Moto2 title contender Ai Ogura.

Ogura will ride alongside Raul Fernandez, who will be the only Aprilia rider with prior race experience of the RS-GP.

Yamaha

A key piece of the 2025 rider market was solved by Yamaha when they tied Fabio Quartararo into new contract, rumoured to be making him MotoGP's highest-paid rider.

Alex Rins will remain his teammate too.

The factory then pulled off another major coup when, having lost out on VR46, they succeeded in tempting reigning teams' champion's Pramac away from Ducati on what is reported to be a seven-year deal for factory bikes starting next season.

Miguel Oliveira has signed a two-year deal directly with Yamaha to ride one of the factory-spec Pramac bikes, with Jack Miller then confirmed as his team-mate (on a one-year deal).

Honda

Luca Marini signed a two-year contract to be Marc Marquez's Repsol Honda replacement, with Johann Zarco also locked in until the end of 2025 at LCR.

Joan Mir then agreed a new two-year Repsol Honda deal midway through 2024, despite expressing frustration at the lack of technical progress with the RC213V.

LCR's Takaaki Nakagami is out of contract and, while Ogura's Trackhouse contract removed some pressure, his place will be taken by Thai Moto2 star Somkiat Chantra.

Nakagami will switch to HRC test rider duties in Japan and 'participate in some MotoGP races as a wild-card'.

Aleix Espargaro will also be a HRC test and wild-card rider in 2025.